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Originally Posted by progcon.org
I've got to say that having seen the John West video, if he is typical of the future of ukip then you are f#cked. Was the absence of any charisma a mandatory requirement for applying?
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It really wasn't that bad.
He managed to answer the questions and didn't sound like an idiot. That's a result in my book. Don't forget that he is untrained - people can learn to improve their media performances. I certainly wouldn't fail someone on the basis of that interview.
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Originally Posted by progcon.org
It's about time you had politically experienced and younger people like Annabelle as MEP's instead of some of the candidates who look like they haven't spent much time out of their sheds interacting with other humans.
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UKIP is somewhat limited in its options. Apparently there were some areas where there were so few applicants they didn't even bother with the media interviews.
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Originally Posted by progcon.org
This whole scrabble to become MEP's for UKIP is very distasteful. I know we've argued the pros and cons of UKIP having MEP's to death, but this scrabble seems nothing more than greedy people blinded by the smell of eu swill.
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I am sure that there are some decent people in there too, but there are, as you say, a number of individuals engaging in some rather underhand self-promotion. There are also questions being raised about the selection procedure itself, the suitability of some candidates, the eligability of Marta Andreason, nepotism and in the South West they don't appear to trust the central party not to rig the votes. All in all a great start.