tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657878812884081988.post7901192781573618807..comments2023-08-29T09:01:57.436+01:00Comments on Musings of a Durotrigan: UKIP: Nigel Farage makes a Bid for the Working Class VoteDurotriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427474698912082351noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657878812884081988.post-69852200728906875242011-09-21T13:33:59.039+01:002011-09-21T13:33:59.039+01:00Thanks for your reply, Durotogian. I am not just a...Thanks for your reply, Durotogian. I am not just a BNP member but one who actively campaigned to get Mr Griffin elected last year in Barking to no avail. Quite a few BNP supporters and members believe Mr Griffin is connected to the security services and that is why he has acted as he has done in the last year or so. I don't believe this but I wouldn't be surprised if some of the people heAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657878812884081988.post-32263645590528083722011-09-20T20:45:30.609+01:002011-09-20T20:45:30.609+01:00Hi Brett,
Yes, the Americans seem to have a bit o...Hi Brett,<br /><br />Yes, the Americans seem to have a bit of a soft spot for him, as they do Daniel Hannan. However, from the perspective of someone from an English working class background, neither of these men seem overly trustworthy or to have the interests of the people as a whole at heart. They are very much men of their own class with specific class interests in mind, rather than being Durotriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12427474698912082351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657878812884081988.post-29429250325100383902011-09-20T20:37:12.465+01:002011-09-20T20:37:12.465+01:00The general public will never accept the BNP now, ...The general public will never accept the BNP now, whatever reforms it undertakes. There has to be a new, clean nationalist political vehicle free of those who possess a fetish for Germany in the 1930s and early 1940s who bang on about Jews. Take the positive 90% of the BNP’s policies and move forward with them. It is a great pity that many decent individuals have risked their reputations in good Durotriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12427474698912082351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657878812884081988.post-29072909967924894792011-09-20T20:36:49.147+01:002011-09-20T20:36:49.147+01:00Anonymous and Barry, thank you both for your comme...Anonymous and Barry, thank you both for your comments. I am in total agreement with both of you with respect to UKIP's myopia regarding economics. It is unfair to blame our people for much of the poverty that they experience, when there isn't actually much if any meaningful work that they can do that covers the costs of commuting and keeping a home together.<br /><br />UKIP are in essenceDurotriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12427474698912082351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657878812884081988.post-42565650954144046462011-09-20T16:54:32.122+01:002011-09-20T16:54:32.122+01:00I am a BNP supporter but the party has a toxic ima...I am a BNP supporter but the party has a toxic image which is largely made-up by the biased media. Unfortunately, Mr Griffin and his cohorts have also contributed to this bad image being given some credibility. I voted in the recent leadership election for his opponent but he managed to scrape to a victory. The BNP under his leadership is clearly going nowhere fast and sadly he refuses to see it Barrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657878812884081988.post-74668147389988586022011-09-17T02:18:46.834+01:002011-09-17T02:18:46.834+01:00I think he classes himself as libertarian, which i...I think he classes himself as libertarian, which is good in small doses, but tends to Ron Paul levels of Stupid if over-indulged. American conservatives love this guy though, and Darrell Hannan. Not just the message but also the robust and direct Parliamentary debate style of speaking - which is something they don't experience in their political life. Americans are much more polite ... Brett_McShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18395081638073964244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657878812884081988.post-69935376532061478982011-09-16T15:56:57.550+01:002011-09-16T15:56:57.550+01:00I am a BNP supporter and whilst my party needs to ...I am a BNP supporter and whilst my party needs to be reformed and have a new leader I still couldn't support UKIP. The fact is they are only right on the EU question and Britain has a lot more wrong with it than just being governed by foreigners via the EU. For example, our economy is too globalised and we need to form a new vibrant manufacturing base to provide jobs for those parts of our Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657878812884081988.post-71806948979104897522011-09-15T21:38:40.279+01:002011-09-15T21:38:40.279+01:00Greetings Brigantian! Yes, I concur with your opin...Greetings Brigantian! Yes, I concur with your opinion of Farage on all three counts. So far as clutching at straws goes, UKIP is the biggest around at the moment, and could even be classed as a substantial reed. I wonder what 'Atrebates' makes of him? The latter hasn't commented for a while.Durotriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12427474698912082351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657878812884081988.post-27335591691824176692011-09-15T20:58:42.567+01:002011-09-15T20:58:42.567+01:00Unfortunately Farage gives out an image of being a...Unfortunately Farage gives out an image of being a fairly comical figure, lacking weight, although I may be being unfair to him. His roots in Toryism may make him unpalatable anyway to those members of the working class who feel betrayed by Labour. But, as a democrat, and someone proud to be English, I have to say he is, at present, all we've got.Brigantianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119657769040417966noreply@blogger.com