Ha ha ha - this made me laugh as Obnoxio often does.
... but this I don't find funny at all from Iain Dale. http://iaindale.blogspot.com/2009/12/exclusive-ukip-tries-to-muscle-in-on-tv.html
Why on earth should UKIP not take part in a leaders' debate on the BBC? Oh, that's right, I forgot. The electorate is not allowed choice but bullied, cajoled and conned into thinking that there is only really a choice of two, or three if we want to appear democratic. Strange choice of words from Iain as well who says that UKIP is "trying to muscle in on the debate." That shows exactly what contempt there is out there for democracy.
Dale also states that UKIP will not even be putting candidates throughout the UK.
WRONG Iain. They will and if the electorate is permitted to know that they have a choice by seeing what is on offer in the leadership debates, then it will cost the Tories votes.
I am afraid that what Cameron or Brown or Clegg fail to realise is exactly what sort of change the British people want. It is radical and life changing which can only come by breaking the three party system we have at present. Anything less than this kind of change is simply more of the same.
And when it comes to debates on Europe, immigration, etc.. then let's not forget that the British trust UKIP far more than the other main parties hence it's astounding second place win at the Euro elections.
Here is my prediction : If the main parties do not start listening to the electorate and don't stop treating voters with utter contempt, then 20 years from now the two main parties in the UK will be UKIP on the right and the BNP on the left.
If you think this claim is outrageous, then just remember there was a time when Labour never won elections until Ramsey McDonald became PM and the Liberals/Lib Dems/ Socialist Democratic bollox or whatever it calls it's irrelevant self these days, has also come further in Parlt then any of us expected 25 years ago when the seeds of this new party were sown from disaffected old Labourites and old Liberals.
Finally, I note one of the commenters on Dale's blog calls UKIP " a Tory presure group."
Ha ha ha. Dreamers and fools and that's why many of us old Labourites, disaffected Conservatives, non traditional voters, and freedom lovers, looking at where we can now put our support would never vote Tory.