Nigel Farage Launches New Brexit Party.

[mike9009]

I was also glad to see the Berxit Party have got big international business on their side by hosting the event at B.G. Penny and Co. It is a big boost for their campaign......

[bitchstewie]

smn159 said:

bhstewie said:

mike9009 said:

It is great to see their policies clearly laid out, their vision for the future of the UK and workings out clearly demonstrated on their website. Emotional drivel again. Nothing more.

UKIP v2.0.

That's the problem.

When it's easier to give a political party money than it is to see what you get in return for it that should ring alarm bells IMO.

None of that seems to matter to large swathes of the PH 'right'. All it takes is Brexit in the title and a few mouthings from St Nigel and they're smitten it seems.

Emperors new clothes indeed.

I knew the original leader of the Brexit party had to leave because of anti-Islamic tweets.

I didn't realise the treasurer had to leave because of anti-semitic comments.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/apr/03/brexi...

It doesn't bode well.

[kurt535]

Labradorofperception said:

He got into a lift I was in a couple of months ago - we are above a media outlet.

he is

Quite small

Definitely a product of Matt Groening

Very polite and courteous

A good voice for voice over work

His blue suit is way to big for him

He smells like an ashtray and his breath was like hot dogst

Walks like Charlie Chaplin

my biggest worry about him when i heard years ago he was going into politics was whether he would he screw that career up too. he has the distinction of being one of the very few people ever to stuff up being a metals broker on the LME. I mean that really, really, really took some doing.

[psi310398]

bhstewie said:

I knew the original leader of the Brexit party had to leave because of anti-Islamic tweets.

I didn't realise the treasurer had to leave because of anti-semitic comments.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/apr/03/brexi...

It doesn't bode well.

To be fair, I think Farage has pointed out that they were ejected immediately and that those ejections were a rather more decisive performance than any other party has hitherto managed.

He also said publicly today that the Brexit Party was going to be intolerant of all intolerance. It remains to seen, of course, if he means it but that is the Party's position and its actions to date are consistent with that.

[bitchstewie]

psi310398 said:

To be fair, I think Farage has pointed out that they were ejected immediately and that those ejections were a rather more decisive performance than any other party has hitherto managed.

He also said publicly today that the Brexit Party was going to be intolerant of all intolerance. It remains to seen, of course, if he means it but that is the Party's position and its actions to date are consistent with that.

Do you think there's a reason these sort of people seem to flock to parties like UKIP and the Brexit Party?

Kicking them out is laudable.

Might want to ask why you're attracting them in the first place though.

[alfie2244]

kurt535 said:

my biggest worry about him when i heard years ago he was going into politics was whether he would he screw that career up too. he has the distinction of being one of the very few people ever to stuff up being a metals broker on the LME. I mean that really, really, really took some doing.

Don't tell fibs.....your biggest worry is that he achieves what he said he will.......again.

You got broker friends in the LME as well eh?

[mike9009]

alfie2244 said:

kurt535 said:

my biggest worry about him when i heard years ago he was going into politics was whether he would he screw that career up too. he has the distinction of being one of the very few people ever to stuff up being a metals broker on the LME. I mean that really, really, really took some doing.

Don't tell fibs.....your biggest worry is that he achieves what he said he will.......again.

You got broker friends in the LME as well eh?

https://www.ft.com/content/02cad03a-844f-11e4-bae9-00144feabdc0

[psi310398]

bhstewie said:

Do you think there's a reason these sort of people seem to flock to parties like UKIP and the Brexit Party?

Kicking them out is laudable.

Might want to ask why you're attracting them in the first place though.

Sure.

But, as I indicated on the other thread, the mainstream parties seem to attract their share of them, too, and in some cases, continue to give them house room to say the least. It might be politics at large that attracts the fruit loops rather than any particular brand.

[bitchstewie]

psi310398 said:

Sure.

But, as I indicated on the other thread, the mainstream parties seem to attract their share of them, too, and in some cases, continue to give them house room to say the least. It might be politics at large that attracts the fruit loops rather than any particular brand.

Agreed.

But having to kick out the leader and a senior figure in a party before it's even launched?

I don't want to turn it into a numbers game because there's never an acceptable number, but christ, when you break it down that probably means 66% of its founding members have been forced to resign.

That's fked up.

[kurt535]

alfie2244 said:

kurt535 said:

my biggest worry about him when i heard years ago he was going into politics was whether he would he screw that career up too. he has the distinction of being one of the very few people ever to stuff up being a metals broker on the LME. I mean that really, really, really took some doing.

Don't tell fibs.....your biggest worry is that he achieves what he said he will.......again.

You got broker friends in the LME as well eh?

you think he's made a success of brexit? i have definately missed that one!!!

and i do indeed have some pals left still in the game and wringing it out why? need a broker?

[psi310398]

bhstewie said:

Agreed.

But having to kick out the leader and a senior figure in a party before it's even launched?

I don't want to turn it into a numbers game because there's never an acceptable number, but christ, when you break it down that probably means 66% of its founding members have been forced to resign.

That's fked up.

Background vetting and attention to detail have never been his strong suits, it must be said. You'd have thought he'd have learned from his time in UKIP. Astonishingly casual.

I know he gives the impression of having spent his life propping up a golf club bar and he runs his parties as if they were some extended practical joke he and his cronies are playing after a Pimms or five too many. But you'd have thought he'd have learned to delegate a bit more and have someone professional quietly checking that all the moving parts were as they should be.

Still, such weakness will surely be a comfort to you as it will prevent him converting his party into anything more than a protest movement.

[alfie2244]

kurt535 said:

alfie2244 said:

kurt535 said:

my biggest worry about him when i heard years ago he was going into politics was whether he would he screw that career up too. he has the distinction of being one of the very few people ever to stuff up being a metals broker on the LME. I mean that really, really, really took some doing.

Don't tell fibs.....your biggest worry is that he achieves what he said he will.......again.

You got broker friends in the LME as well eh?

you think he's made a success of brexit? i have definately missed that one!!!

and i do indeed have some pals left still in the game and wringing it out why? need a broker?

Is he in charge of Brexit? Without him there would not have even been a vote let alone a majority for leave............very successful job well done IMO.

I knew you would have...in fact everyone on here knew you would have stockbroker friends.

[mike9009]

psi310398 said:

bhstewie said:

Agreed.

But having to kick out the leader and a senior figure in a party before it's even launched?

I don't want to turn it into a numbers game because there's never an acceptable number, but christ, when you break it down that probably means 66% of its founding members have been forced to resign.

That's fked up.

Background vetting and attention to detail have never been his strong suits, it must be said. You'd have thought he'd have learned from his time in UKIP. Astonishingly casual.

I know he gives the impression of having spent his life propping up a golf club bar and he runs his parties as if they were some extended practical joke he and his cronies are playing after a Pimms or five too many. But you'd have thought he'd have learned to delegate a bit more and have someone professional quietly checking that all the moving parts were as they should be.

Still, such weakness will surely be a comfort to you as it will prevent him converting his party into anything more than a protest movement.

Nigel has never worried about the fine detail - that is someone else's problem.

[Vanden Saab]

bhstewie said:

smn159 said:

bhstewie said:

mike9009 said:

It is great to see their policies clearly laid out, their vision for the future of the UK and workings out clearly demonstrated on their website. Emotional drivel again. Nothing more.

UKIP v2.0.

That's the problem.

When it's easier to give a political party money than it is to see what you get in return for it that should ring alarm bells IMO.

None of that seems to matter to large swathes of the PH 'right'. All it takes is Brexit in the title and a few mouthings from St Nigel and they're smitten it seems.

Emperors new clothes indeed.

I knew the original leader of the Brexit party had to leave because of anti-Islamic tweets.

I didn't realise the treasurer had to leave because of anti-semitic comments.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/apr/03/brexi...

It doesn't bode well.

With most Tory voters guaranteed I am guessing he is going for the Labour vote.

[Merc 450]

Anunziata Rees Mogg, Jacobs sister has left the Conservatives after 30 years to join the Brexit party, she made a good speech today too

[Randy Winkman]

dandarez said:

irocfan said:

Randy Winkman said:

Can you give me an example or two of how someone can be anti-EU but pro-Europe?

Easy I love Europe and the people there - hate the political institution of the EU

This^^^^^^ a billion times!
I have plenty of friends across the Channel and ones whom I do business with - I go on regular hols there, like many.
What I f hate is Brussels and its EU clique and gravy train with a vengeance, I could not be more anti them!

And just for Randy, you do realise the island you are standing on this minute is actually situated in Western 'Europe', don't you?

What's better about Europe than the rest of the world? Aren't people in all countries great? And aren't countries all over the world great places to go on your hols?

[p1stonhead]

Stick it to the establishment!

With a Rees-Mogg!

[Merc 450]

p1stonhead said:

Stick it to the establishment!

With a Rees-Mogg!

Good speech today at the launch

[bitchstewie]

Being cynical she's run for Parliament twice and failed so may see this as a shoe-in.

Third time lucky?

Or just chasing Nigel's failed 7 attempts?

[crofty1984]

El stovey said:

A lot of PHers will be very happy at this news.

"Ooh, stick it to me like you stuck it to Merkel!"
"Do me with your mighty trouser Tusk!"
"fk me like the Euro fked Greece!"

etc.