Nigel Farage says UKIP is "100% united."

Yes, he really said that. What next, I wonder?

Equivalent headlines might be

"David Cameron says immigration is down"

"Ed Miliband says Labour won the election."

"Nicola Sturgeon says the SNP have a rational economic policy"

"Jean-Claude Juncker says he welcomes the forthcoming British EU membership referendum"

"Jamie Reed says he actually does have a chance of becoming leader or deputy leader of the Labour party ..."

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Jim said…
"Jean-Claude Juncker says he welcomes the forthcoming British EU membership referendum"

Actually, he probably does. DC is as we know, planning an article 48 Fudge, dressed up as a "great re-negotiation" he will take this to the electorate, along with a healthy does of FUD (mainly on the trade arguments, which of course are a red herring anyway) and will quite likely win.

Nothing will please Junker more than hearing "thats the UK question settled for a gerneration" in the way politicians do.

Though even if the above is the case "settled for a generation" is not.
we still have the referendum lock, which will trigger a referendum on any new treaty, a no vote will lead to a second In/Out vote. Think of the first one as a Warm up
6:45 am
Chris Whiteside said…
I don't think anyone with any sense will take the result of the EU membership referendum for granted.

Referenda in this country tend to break 2:1 in favour of the status quo but that still leaves a one in three chance of Brexit.

As the EU has a long history of coming up against the wrong side ofpublic opinion in referenda, even in much more pro-EU countries like France and Holland, I personally suspect Juncker will be very worried at the possibility of an "Out" vote.
12:18 pm
Jim said…
Right now the out side is too fragmented, its difficult to do anything because of the "friendly fire" from our own side.

that mixed with camerons fudge, and though its not impossible, its a blooming mountain.

who gets the "offical" out campaign as decided by the electoral commission may be a large deciding factor though.
9:59 pm
Chris Whiteside said…
If there was one thing in the past week which almost made me want to go towards the "Out" campaign (I'm keeping my powder dry on that one at the moment and making my mind up which way to vote nearer the time) it was the sight of some very pro-European people falling about laughing with glee at the fact that Nigel Farage has been re-anointed as UKIP leader and they thought that meant he would have to have a big role in the "Out" campaign, which might well kill its' chances.


That annoyed me, as someone who thinks there is a decent "out" case which ought to be put properly, because I like to see that kind of arrogance upset but in this instance I strongly suspect that they are absolutely right.
10:17 pm
Jim said…
It wont be a politician with the strongest case to take the out campaign, least of all Farage, though he can still poison it by association.

Luckily the decision does lie with the electoral commission, which means that there is still hope.
8:36 am
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