Wise words from progcon. Well worth considering by those would-be MEPs in the Eastern Region who appear to be fighting like cat and dog to get to the top of the list.
Nigel Farage has become an institution but his impact in terms of UKIP's aim has been nil. I recall when he was made leader of UKIP he announced his main aim was more MEPs in 2009. Why?
The E.U election in 2004 was in effect a referendum of Britain's membership of the EU. Getting 12 MEPs elected was as much due to outside circumstances as the skill of the UKIP leadership. They bombed at the General Election in 2005 and took a lot of the members money with them. £200,000 in lost deposits, but the MEP's were OK.
UKIP has failed to connect with the electorate except at E.U Elections and never will until its leaders step back from the high life in Brussels and Strasbourg.
The best thing for UKIP would a wipe out in June next year. This would get rid of its stars and make the leadership concentrate on how things work in this country.
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