Moderators PowerButchi Posted September 20, 2013 Moderators Share Posted September 20, 2013 Just spent the last 20 minutes pissing myself at the coverage of the UKIP conference on Channel 4 News. Really, what idiots. Â What does Slut actually mean then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Sergio Mendacious Posted September 20, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted September 20, 2013 He said it with gay abandon... the old meaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted September 20, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted September 20, 2013 Women use "slut" in exactly that non-sexual sense (Nigella Lawson has done it) but it's not a good move at a women in politics event, especially when you have previous. It's a bit like Nick Griffin going to a BME politics conference and opening up with "What's up, niggers" and then complaining black people are allowed to say it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CracktonMoj Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 It's more like Nick Griffin going to a BME etc and repeatedly using the word 'niggardly', I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Despite their relatively large number of idiots, I'm really enjoying the rise of UKIP and their change into a proper, professional political party. Â If they get a few MPs at the next election, it could throw everything open. Even with the shitty FPTP system, we could end up with 4 main political parties, and the various coalition potentials that entails. Will make politics more interesting and inclusive. Â People in this country (especially the press) seem finally to be getting their heads round how coalition-style politics works. Just look at the German elections going on right now - they have 3 or 4 potential coalition governments that might form. Â The way I see it, at the next election UKIP will eat into the Tory base and stop the Tories from taking some key seats from Labour and the Lib Dems; they'll also make the Lib Dems lose a few seats as UKIP is now the protest vote party. The Tories will also lose some marginals to Libs and Labour. The result of that may be that Labour will get most seats, but not a majority, so you'll either get a Lab-Lib coalition, or potentially a Con-Ukip coalition. or even a Con-Lib-Ukip coalition to keep Labour out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Freebird Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 The result of that may be that Labour will get most seats, but not a majority, so you'll either get a Lab-Lib coalition, or potentially a Con-Ukip coalition. or even a Con-Lib-Ukip coalition to keep Labour out! Pretty sure that UKIP have said that under no circumstances would they form a coalition with the Conservatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnum Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 The result of that may be that Labour will get most seats, but not a majority, so you'll either get a Lab-Lib coalition, or potentially a Con-Ukip coalition. or even a Con-Lib-Ukip coalition to keep Labour out! Pretty sure that UKIP have said that under no circumstances would they form a coalition with the Conservatives. Â Surely bluffing, seeing as none of the other parties would have anything to do with them and Farage would be at least as opportunistic as Clegg if presented with the chance of some power. What a fucking country this would be to live in if a UKIP/Tory coalition came into power. Would be like being run by a Partridge/Clarkson/Littlejohn axis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted September 21, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted September 21, 2013 I don't think there's any serious prospect of UKIP getting any meaningful number of seats at the general election. Their support isn't geographically concentrated enough, even compared with the Lib Dems, and they don't have the resources to win seats, particularly as they plan to put up candidates everywhere. Look at how the Greens, who've got a similar number of councillors to UKIP, had to put everything into a single seat in the place most suite dto their politics and with their only recognisable figure and still only just scraped in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 The prospect of a conkip government fucking terrifies me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Freebird Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Their support isn't geographically concentrated enough Aren't they the official opposition in the Peterborough area now? I know that's only a small area, but it shows there is pockets of support dotted around. I agree though, I don't think they've got much hope of getting any serious leeway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted September 21, 2013 Moderators Share Posted September 21, 2013 (edited) Despite their relatively large number of idiots, I'm really enjoying the rise of UKIP and their change into a proper, professional political party. Â I'm going to assume you've not seen the news over the last week then. Even Roger Helmer was being dragged over the coals for his rape apologism (real word?) Edited September 21, 2013 by PowerButchi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted September 21, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted September 21, 2013 And Godfrey Bloom calling a bunch of female activists "sluts". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted September 21, 2013 Moderators Share Posted September 21, 2013 (edited) And Nigel Farage going on BBC Breakfast as a digital glitch decides to play homage to Father Ted. Â Edited September 21, 2013 by Astro Hollywood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted September 21, 2013 Moderators Share Posted September 21, 2013 Bongo Bongo Land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Freebird Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 And Godfrey Bloom calling a bunch of female activists "sluts". Only if they don't clean behind their fridges, be fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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