Wednesday, 2 December 2015

Clacton Plays The Blues

Based on his Twitter in the last few minutes, it does look as if UKIP's only MP is going to vote for war.

Well, of course.
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6 comments:

  1. Anonymous2 December 2015 at 15:20

    He's defying his party leader-as are the many Labour MP's who are going to join him.

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    1. David Lindsay2 December 2015 at 15:30

      But do we know that? John Bickley told Newsnight last week that he would vote however his senior, Douglas Carswell, told him.

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    2. Anonymous2 December 2015 at 16:10

      If you showed the Ukip war record to almost any Ukip voter without telling him what it was, he would scream "Islamo-Maoist" or some such thing. They have no idea what they are voting for. Until today maybe, when their only MP votes for war.

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  2. Anonymous2 December 2015 at 15:27

    Will there be another byelection when he defects back? Or is this war now Ukip policy? He has never actually voted against one, unlike Reckless who voted against bombing Isil in Iraq.

    We all know where the huge majority of votes against this war are going to come from and where the huge majority of votes in favour are going to come from. The split between the parties will be clear, it already is. The problem will be the how many of the relatively few Labour rebels were front benchers.

    No wonder Cameron insisted on a short debate, it is slipping away from the Labour hawks, such as they are. Will the ashen faced Tom Watson go through with voting for this war? A two day debate would have ended in a Government defeat.

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  3. Anonymous2 December 2015 at 15:32

    The DUP are in for war this time, unlike in 2013. Any news on Sylvia Hermon?

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    1. David Lindsay2 December 2015 at 16:04

      I have been trying to find out about her, among others.

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