Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Taking a few days off now from going out with our leaflets, and more time in my garden I have 3no hanging baskets to plant up and put out and alot of seeds now growing in the greenhouse and want poting up.But next week it is out again and the run in to the Election day and the visit of Lord Pearson on the 15.4.10.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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great stuff, don't forget to get some pics of yourself with lord pearson, if possible.
i have to hand it to your party, considering they are starting from a position of having no MP's they do make themselves noticed.
ahead of the other parties locally in this respect.
Guest 674- Registered: 25 Jun 2008
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HOWARD
I think you will find UKIP do have some MP's
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i am sure that they do not keith, you may be thinking of that european mickey mouse parliament.
Guest 674- Registered: 25 Jun 2008
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HOWARD
I could be wrong but i'm sure I watched prime ministers question time recently and one of the questions came up as a UKIP MP
THAT WAS the banner heading name when he spoke.
wonder best way to find out total Party MP make up?
Guest 674- Registered: 25 Jun 2008
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HOWARD
I owe you an apology
I'm sad enoug to look up the list of MP's and not one UKIP amongst them
So I humbly apologise
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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glad you looked it up, i was beginning to have doubts.
many people would not know the difference between a westminster MP and an MEP, similarly many people do not know what the district council and county council are responsible for.
Guest 674- Registered: 25 Jun 2008
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Surprized when I looked theres a few indies in there
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Well glad to see John has joined the forum,he is my right hand man and very good at it to.Wecome John beween us,Andy,You, And me we are onto a winner.
.And the rest of our very good team both in Dover and DEAL.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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keith
you will always get a few genuine independents, usually single issue ones.
going by memory there is or was a GP in kidderminster that campaigned against the closure of the local hospital.
don't forget that miserable looking bloke with the white suits that outed the brown envelope chap.
Guest 674- Registered: 25 Jun 2008
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I think the bloke in the white suit gone bk reporting only did one term
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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We are not a single issue party as you have seen in my post,s over the last weeks,we have a full Manifesto.Called Straight talking just log into the UKIP webb it is all on there.It covers all Law and Order/Crime, Defence, Healthcare and the N.H.S.The Economy,Taxs, Budget,And Regulation,Jobs, Enterprise and Skills. Immigration,Asylum.Education,Training, Pensions, Welfare,Social Security,Foreign Affairs,International Trade. Energy and the Environment. Transport. Housing Planning. The Constitution and How we are Governed. Culture, Restoring Britishness,Food, Farming and the Countryside. Fishing, Animal Welfare.The post office and royal Mail. Pubs and Smoking, And Small Business .And More but that does not sound like a one Single issue party to me,I would say we have the best Manifesto in print than any partys even the main ones,all we hear them do is shouting at each other, you will not get me or my party doing alot of that.I will be telling you about our manifesto and how it can help you and the UK . Thank you.
Keith, I think you found the answer, but just in case:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPs_elected_in_the_United_Kingdom_general_election,_1997
Affiliation Members
Labour Party 418
Conservative Party 165
Liberal Democrats 46
Ulster Unionist Party 10
Scottish National Party 6
Plaid Cymru 4
Social Democratic and Labour Party 3
Democratic Unionist Party 2
Sinn Féin 2
Independent 1
UK Unionist Party 1
The Speaker 1
Total 659
Notional Government Majority 179
Effective Government Majority 180
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Sid carry on what about the EU numbers now please.
The EU? Sorry Vic, not interested due to blood pressure concerns. I'd rather sort out KCC and immigration first.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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So good to read your late night postings Sid .
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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I think you are right with that one, keep a eye on the blood pressure i have that and at times it is not fun.
Sue, why aren't you either putting your feet up with a nice glass of something, or gettting your beauty sleep?
Guest 670- Registered: 23 Apr 2008
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Vic, one of the items you mention is the constitution, the UK does not have a written constitution, the bulk of the Magna Carta has been repealed over the years. We have a system where parliament, through, allegedly, the will of the people imposes our laws. In theory parliament can opt out of the EU tomorrow but in practise I do not think that is what people want, more that Brussels does not interfere in our internal affairs and leave us to control our own Country.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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I usually have a glass before retiring .Reading the forum before bedtime is like putting on your bed socks before turning off the light .
Sweet dreams one and all .
