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It couldn’t happen, could it? PM Farage

It couldn’t happen, could it? PM Farage

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Farage Number 10? pic.twitter.com/NF05OOYWVL — PolPics (@PolPics) January 25, 2014 David Herdson on a nightmare or a dream The toothy beaming smile said it all.  The new prime minister stood on the steps of Downing Street and waved to nobody in particular but it was what the assembled media wanted anyway.  They were as stunned at the result as everyone else.  True, the polls a few days before had been predicting it but no-one really believed them did they?  Polls…

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Half of those who told YouGov that they’ll vote UKIP in the May Euros supported the Tories at GE210

Half of those who told YouGov that they’ll vote UKIP in the May Euros supported the Tories at GE210

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UKIP only 2% behind LAB amongst those certain to vote UKIP WAS included in YouGov’s opening prompt UKIP WAS included in the opening prompt for YouGov's EP2014 poll & firm indicates possible change for Westminster http://t.co/J61mBrOrCf — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) January 16, 2014

Wythenshawe and Sale E could be a dry run for Toby Young’s tactical voting campaign

Wythenshawe and Sale E could be a dry run for Toby Young’s tactical voting campaign

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http://t.co/Vru6eBegqP http://t.co/ZAEV366pJS — PolPics (@PolPics) January 11, 2014 @AndrewCooper__ @LordAshcroft I hope you'll both join me in urging all good Tories in Wyenshawe and Sale to vote UKIP #CountryB4Party — Toby Young (@toadmeister) January 11, 2014 An interesting development in the past week has been a move by Tony Young to encourage CON>UKIP and UKIP>CON tactical voting in key marginal seats. Such schemes have been seen before between the reds and yellows but this is the first I’ve seen from…

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Dramatic council by-election boost for UKIP in Suffolk

Dramatic council by-election boost for UKIP in Suffolk

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Huge UKIP GAIN from CON at Haverhill East on St Edmundsbury DC UKIP 529 Lab 240 Con 157 LD 54 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) January 10, 2014 If this is the shape of things to come all the main parties are in trouble Vote share changes from 2011 in the Haverhill, Suffolk, district council by election UKIP 54% +54 LAB 24.5% -12.7 CON 16% -31.9 LD 5.5% -9.4 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) January 10, 2014 The one qualification was that the turnout, at 18.5%, was very low. Even…

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It would be playing into UKIP’s hands to bar Farage from the debates

It would be playing into UKIP’s hands to bar Farage from the debates

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What message would this send to those already turned off by politics? Judging by comments coming out of the Miliband camp it appears that Labour has decided that it would not work in their favour if they were seen to be black-balling Nigel Farage from the GE2015 leaders TV debates. I’m sure that Clegg and the Lib Dems will take a similar approach so that if Farage isn’t there it will be blamed on the Cameron team. UKIP, of course,…

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Farage gives in to UKIP’s Facebook revolution over Syrian refugees and gives a Christmas gift to the Tories

Farage gives in to UKIP’s Facebook revolution over Syrian refugees and gives a Christmas gift to the Tories

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Now he only wants to help Christian Syrian refugees UKIP Leader @Nigel_Farage has today urged the Govt to take some responsibility in helping those Christians fleeing the civil war in Syria. — UKIP (@UKIP) December 30, 2013 Nigel Farage's position yesterday designed to defy critics who attack #UKIP as intolerant. His position today reinforces their argument. — Rob Ford (England) (@robfordmancs) December 30, 2013 So is a Muslim fleeing #Assad's murderous regime not as worthy as a Christian doing the…

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#Fingergate is proving to be an opportunity lost for Farage/UKIP

#Fingergate is proving to be an opportunity lost for Farage/UKIP

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Tim Montgomerie got this right: A humourous response was required Soubry v Farage shaping up as most entertaining political feud de nos jours. UKIP overreaction to #fingergate makes it funnier still — James Chapman (Mail) (@jameschappers) December 22, 2013 @jameschappers he should have responded with humour, not anger — Tim Montgomerie (@TimMontgomerie) December 22, 2013 Of course, Anna Soubry’s comments on the Marr about Nigel Farage show were wrong but the interesting thing, as is being noted in the Tweets…

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The big question is what exactly does UKIP want?

The big question is what exactly does UKIP want?

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This might be their one and only big chance but how to maximise it? This parliament has been about as kind as possible to UKIP.  The Conservatives and Lib Dems are both having to make unpopular decisions in government (and opting to make other unpopular ones to boot), while coalition pulls each party from its core vote.  Labour has not fully recovered from its own time in office.  None of the three leaders is well regarded.  That provides a massive…

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