Ray,
No personal attack of any form has been made on this thread. This is supposed to be a positve, constructive thread, so please do not read between the lines to find an inference that is not there.
All I am seeking to do is get people to think differently, to think if there could be a more effective solution to UKIP's strategy.
I have been impressed by almost everyone I have met within UKIP, but have found the strategy to have created a tunnel vision, a single belief the way forward that I personally believe is doomed to failure.
UKIP's strategy is to gain more MEPs, try to find more donors, expand policies and hope to win representation in the HoC. It is not going to happen.
The day after the next general election, UKIP is likely to be back to zero representation in the house of commons. Imagine if instead, if all the BOO MP's switched to RP mk 2. You would suddenly have a party with 10 MP's that would have 5 years to pressure Cameron (the likely PM) to deliver a referendum. If the election result is close, these MP's could carry a decisive balance of power. This would be an ideal result.
Of course the chances this happening is very slim, but what chance is there of UKIP's strategy of delivering a referendum in the same period?
Just ask yourself this; can UKIP deliver EU withdrawal in 5 years? If not, is there an alternative strategy both within and without UKIP that could do so?
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