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Anti-EU and protest parties expected to take 25% of seats in parliament election

Wednesday, May 21st 2014 - 06:40 UTC
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The centre right has extended its lead over the centre left in the race for dominance in the European Parliament elections this week, a poll showed, but both sides are expected to fiercely contest the presidency of the European Commission. Read full article

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  • ChrisR

    It would be great if the anti-EU section got hold of the Presidency!

    May 21st, 2014 - 11:49 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Briton

    according to the ungreat Mr clegg, all anties are raciest and nationalist,
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    and yet, he himself seems to be anti British, so what does that make him.
    ??

    May 21st, 2014 - 12:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • A_Voice

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    So I'm assuming that the Conservatives are aligned with the centre right if Labour are aligned with the Centre left....
    Not so sure that a UKIP protest vote will now achieve anything as they would be under the far right anti-EU parties and by the very nature of being far right nationalists wouldn't join other far right groups that they are technically against.
    So UKIP would have no influence in EU policies at all....
    Whereas if Conservatives are with the Centre right they would be able to influence EU policies....I don't know enough about it to know if this is the case, but it seems logical....

    May 21st, 2014 - 02:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Conqueror

    @3 You can “assume” all you like. The best things about a UKIP is that it will start the process of removing the REAL UK from the EU. It will also differentiate the REAL UK from the scotch. It's a long-term strategy. Timing. We're in and can keep the i-scotch out of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Then when we get out, we can let the scotch into the EU and still keep the scotch out of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. AND get rid of all the EU migrants. AND everyone else we don't want. So many wins. We can get rid of Afghans, Argies, Bangladeshis, Bulgarians, Estonians, French, Germans, Gabonese, Ghanaians, Hungarians, Italians, Kenyans, Latvians, Lithuanians, Nigerians, Poles, Portuguese, scotch, Somalis, spaniards, Urineguayans, Venezuelans and so many more.

    May 21st, 2014 - 03:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • A_Voice

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    Have I been upsetting you lately.....?...was it something I said....;-)))
    I always knew you were a brainless fuckwit...
    Might you explain just how UKIP are going to influence the UK Parliament when they don't have any UK MP's in it...?
    Long term strategy alright...they might start by getting some MP's and then enough to sway a vote to have a referendum...when you consider both Labour and Libs are against it...shall we say 50 years....

    May 21st, 2014 - 05:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Briton

    Save the Royal Navy •
    Silly Scale comparisons - You could fit 2 Type 23 frigates side by side in hangar of HMS Queen Elizabeth
    http://www.pinterest.com/pin/481885228851642651/
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    Starting to look like a warship - Grey painting Carrier Queen Elizabeth
    http://www.pinterest.com/pin/481885228851642651/
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    What UKIP are trying to do in the uk, is in reality to upset the political spectrum and change British politics for evermore,

    by proving he can take the EU seats away from the others would be the spring board he wants,,
    after all, some seem to forget that the mess we are in , was in , and the past fxck ups and crappie decision making have been between 2 parties,
    Labour and conservatives, with the tiny impute from the liberals in 1922 I believe, so although UKIP have no MPs and are just starting, they at least cant be blamed for the mess, yet if you listen to the main parties , the press and the TV you would think UKIP has done all this to the UK,

    some are so brainwashed,
    yesterday a man in the sun stated, he would be glad when labour got back in and put everything back to rights,

    seemingly forgetting labour almost bankrupt us,

    at least UKIP is trying, and at the very least, it forces the other parties to confront immigration , defence , NHS , EU , to whom without UKIP would just ignore it, and continue to sell us over to the EU for salami slicing,
    just an opinion..

    May 21st, 2014 - 07:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Andy Scott the spark

    BNP.....yippee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    May 22nd, 2014 - 12:31 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ilsen

    ????????

    May 22nd, 2014 - 10:53 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Andy Scott the spark

    It's a Party in the UK. Big hopes for them.

    May 22nd, 2014 - 01:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Britworker

    @9
    My prediction is that you are going to be disappointed, UKIP will take from the Tories and labour but are likely to wipe out the BNP all together.

    May 22nd, 2014 - 06:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • JollyGoodFun

    Don't you just love how the spin is put in newspaper I suggest that anti-fascism and pro democratic nationalism is somehow extreme (far right, far left).

    For goodness sake UKIP are pro free trading and pro security for Europe (aka not empire building and in fighting). What they are against is unelected government, foreign nationals deciding British Law and trading rules.

    It's made me laugh so much recently how the mainstream and government parities have tried to make out UKIP is predjudice and racist.

    If you read their manifesto the only thing predjudice is that they won't let prisoners vote, and that the UK will control its territorial waters and charge nations to fish in them.

    That must really bug the Spanish considering they believe they have free access to British waters. It must really bug many nations that the British people are again leading the way to promote democratic, independent systems of governance.

    The world never learns, no matter how many times we and our allies clear up the mess and chaos.

    May 23rd, 2014 - 01:50 am - Link - Report abuse 0

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