Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUKIP appears to win second Parliamentary seat
AndrewSparrow @AndrewSparrow · 2h 2 hours ago
Ukip heading for majority of around 2,500 in #RochesterandStrood, some sources suggest - Tories privately admitting defeat
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
7 replies, 683 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (0)
ReplyReply to this post
7 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
UKIP appears to win second Parliamentary seat (Original Post)
brooklynite
Nov 2014
OP
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)1. Gag me with a full place setting
for those of you just joining us, UKIP (UK Independence Party) is the UK version of the Tea Party (even more racist, if you can believe it ), but in a parliamentary system, they get to have their own party instead of being a faction of the Tories like the teabaggers are of the repukes. Whoopee!
Prophet 451
(9,796 posts)5. Well summarised n/t
brooklynite
(94,792 posts)2. Interesting sidebar...
Clandestine Chris @ChrisClandestin 29s30 seconds ago
Hahahaha! There's an independent candidate in #RochesterandStrood, who is apparently a dominatrix, that is ahead of the LibDem in the voting
brooklynite
(94,792 posts)3. ...and Lib Dems apparently also running behind Monster Raving Loony Party
Prophet 451
(9,796 posts)6. That's not a surprise
Clegg betrayed all LibDem voters (including me, something I bitterly regret now) by selling out to teh Tories for proximity (because their influence is non-existent) to power. The party getting decimated was an obvious reward for that.
Prophet 451
(9,796 posts)4. Fuck-a-doodle-doo
That's all this fucking country needs, more of these nutters.
Rex
(65,616 posts)7. My condolences to the UK. Just the thought of a British Ted Cruz running around over there
makes me physically ill.