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		<title>By: Lord T</title>
		<link>http://nourishingobscurity.com/2009/11/03/brit-politics-suddenly-interesting-time-for-the-coalition/comment-page-1/#comment-1726</link>
		<dc:creator>Lord T</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Adam,

It&#039;s clear from the comments that the fight is not over.   The fact that cameron said so has spurred us on to this.  It may not work but it might if enough people get behind it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Adam,</p>
<p>It&#8217;s clear from the comments that the fight is not over.   The fact that cameron said so has spurred us on to this.  It may not work but it might if enough people get behind it.</p>
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		<title>By: Adam Collyer</title>
		<link>http://nourishingobscurity.com/2009/11/03/brit-politics-suddenly-interesting-time-for-the-coalition/comment-page-1/#comment-1701</link>
		<dc:creator>Adam Collyer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ah but James, I wasn&#039;t talking about getting powers back. I was talking about fighting for right of centre politics at the European level. I agree that repatriation of powers is a non-starter. Sorry, but it&#039;s not now or never. It&#039;s already over.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ah but James, I wasn&#8217;t talking about getting powers back. I was talking about fighting for right of centre politics at the European level. I agree that repatriation of powers is a non-starter. Sorry, but it&#8217;s not now or never. It&#8217;s already over.</p>
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		<title>By: James Higham</title>
		<link>http://nourishingobscurity.com/2009/11/03/brit-politics-suddenly-interesting-time-for-the-coalition/comment-page-1/#comment-1696</link>
		<dc:creator>James Higham</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Adam, there are certain errors in that thinking.

1.  The conservatives will alter nothing in Europe - it&#039;s a fait accompli.  The EU never have and never will concede powers back to a state they consider is finished.  England is 9 regions on the EU map.

2.  The noose is about to be tightened. It&#039;s now or never.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Adam, there are certain errors in that thinking.</p>
<p>1.  The conservatives will alter nothing in Europe &#8211; it&#8217;s a fait accompli.  The EU never have and never will concede powers back to a state they consider is finished.  England is 9 regions on the EU map.</p>
<p>2.  The noose is about to be tightened. It&#8217;s now or never.</p>
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		<title>By: Adam Collyer</title>
		<link>http://nourishingobscurity.com/2009/11/03/brit-politics-suddenly-interesting-time-for-the-coalition/comment-page-1/#comment-1689</link>
		<dc:creator>Adam Collyer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My heart is with you, but it&#039;s too late for this. The European Union has been formed, and Britain is part of it. We have two choices now: wallow in the past and be irrelevant, or get stuck into Europe and make it a better (i.e. more Conservative) place. In fact, the EPP is the leading EU party, so we will have many allies. The more you succeed in splitting the Tories, the more the Socialists will be laughing. And they are certainly not Eurosceptic.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My heart is with you, but it&#8217;s too late for this. The European Union has been formed, and Britain is part of it. We have two choices now: wallow in the past and be irrelevant, or get stuck into Europe and make it a better (i.e. more Conservative) place. In fact, the EPP is the leading EU party, so we will have many allies. The more you succeed in splitting the Tories, the more the Socialists will be laughing. And they are certainly not Eurosceptic.</p>
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		<title>By: Redemption Blues &#187; Britblog Roundup 247</title>
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		<dc:creator>Redemption Blues &#187; Britblog Roundup 247</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] James Higham of Nourishing Obscurity has high hopes of a radically different coalition: Brit politics suddenly interesting &#8211; time for a coalition to win in 2010, an idea on which he elaborates further in Steps to getting this coalition [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Steps to getting this coalition afloat &#124; nourishing obscurity</title>
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		<dc:creator>Steps to getting this coalition afloat &#124; nourishing obscurity</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Short open letter to disaffected Tories &#124; nourishing obscurity</title>
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		<dc:creator>Short open letter to disaffected Tories &#124; nourishing obscurity</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: James Higham</title>
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		<dc:creator>James Higham</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s on the move and I&#039;ll put out ideas to a few people this evening - have to attend to work related matters now.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s on the move and I&#8217;ll put out ideas to a few people this evening &#8211; have to attend to work related matters now.</p>
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		<title>By: Sue</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sue</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think we need to bear in mind that the objective is to stop the monopolisation  of the main parties. We essentially have a two (sort of three) party country and they&#039;re aren&#039;t going to surrender without a fight.

If we could just keep a coalition together long enough to win an election, the separate parties could then decide what they want to do.

The alternative is that the BNP gathers speed and nobody wants that!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think we need to bear in mind that the objective is to stop the monopolisation  of the main parties. We essentially have a two (sort of three) party country and they&#8217;re aren&#8217;t going to surrender without a fight.</p>
<p>If we could just keep a coalition together long enough to win an election, the separate parties could then decide what they want to do.</p>
<p>The alternative is that the BNP gathers speed and nobody wants that!</p>
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		<title>By: Trooper Thompson</title>
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		<dc:creator>Trooper Thompson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t think we, as a nation, can afford to wait for the election after next. We must break the political establishment in this coming election, or we may never get another chance, certainly another better one. 

The country is sick of these politicians, and most people realise that there is no fundamental difference between the major parties, and they are all rotten to the core.

Those who vote for one of these parties will do so with no enthusiasm, merely because they hate the other ones more, and they fear that if they sit on their hands and don&#039;t vote, they&#039;ll live to regret it. 

If you consider what is actually necessary to save this nation, you couldn&#039;t really call it anything less than a revolution. The LibLabCon must be overthrown, and it can be done peacefully, if the right formula can be found.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t think we, as a nation, can afford to wait for the election after next. We must break the political establishment in this coming election, or we may never get another chance, certainly another better one. </p>
<p>The country is sick of these politicians, and most people realise that there is no fundamental difference between the major parties, and they are all rotten to the core.</p>
<p>Those who vote for one of these parties will do so with no enthusiasm, merely because they hate the other ones more, and they fear that if they sit on their hands and don&#8217;t vote, they&#8217;ll live to regret it. </p>
<p>If you consider what is actually necessary to save this nation, you couldn&#8217;t really call it anything less than a revolution. The LibLabCon must be overthrown, and it can be done peacefully, if the right formula can be found.</p>
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		<title>By: Fausty</title>
		<link>http://nourishingobscurity.com/2009/11/03/brit-politics-suddenly-interesting-time-for-the-coalition/comment-page-1/#comment-1427</link>
		<dc:creator>Fausty</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>From ConHome:

&quot;Dan Hannan MEP has resigned from the frontbench in the European Parliament. On his website he explains why he still supports a referendum. He has told me that he is staying off the airwaves and adding nothing to his statement on his blog.&quot;

Interesting indeed!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From ConHome:</p>
<p>&#8220;Dan Hannan MEP has resigned from the frontbench in the European Parliament. On his website he explains why he still supports a referendum. He has told me that he is staying off the airwaves and adding nothing to his statement on his blog.&#8221;</p>
<p>Interesting indeed!</p>
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		<title>By: Fausty</title>
		<link>http://nourishingobscurity.com/2009/11/03/brit-politics-suddenly-interesting-time-for-the-coalition/comment-page-1/#comment-1426</link>
		<dc:creator>Fausty</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>James, how about via Facebook Groups and Twitter? There are loads of Eurosceptic Facebook Groups.

Also, those opposed to the EU are very likely to be opposed to ID (i.e., No2ID groups, etc.

Also, on Facebook, a known Eurosceptic&#039;s page (e.g., Farage) is likey to have Eurosceptic friends.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>James, how about via Facebook Groups and Twitter? There are loads of Eurosceptic Facebook Groups.</p>
<p>Also, those opposed to the EU are very likely to be opposed to ID (i.e., No2ID groups, etc.</p>
<p>Also, on Facebook, a known Eurosceptic&#8217;s page (e.g., Farage) is likey to have Eurosceptic friends.</p>
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		<title>By: James Higham</title>
		<link>http://nourishingobscurity.com/2009/11/03/brit-politics-suddenly-interesting-time-for-the-coalition/comment-page-1/#comment-1418</link>
		<dc:creator>James Higham</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>On Independence Home they&#039;re coming out with this too.  The thing is, here we are on our blogs but how to get this across to the Eurosceptic Tories to get them off their butts?  I know one or two but that&#039;s hardly enough.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On Independence Home they&#8217;re coming out with this too.  The thing is, here we are on our blogs but how to get this across to the Eurosceptic Tories to get them off their butts?  I know one or two but that&#8217;s hardly enough.</p>
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		<title>By: Guthrum</title>
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		<dc:creator>Guthrum</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Edgar You are a Freeman, nobody is forcing you to do anything that you don&#039;t want to do</description>
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		<title>By: Edgar</title>
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		<dc:creator>Edgar</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:19:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I joined LPUK on principle. I shall not be renewing my subscription on practicalities. &quot;What practicalities?&quot;, you might ask. &quot;Exactly!&quot;, I would answer.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I joined LPUK on principle. I shall not be renewing my subscription on practicalities. &#8220;What practicalities?&#8221;, you might ask. &#8220;Exactly!&#8221;, I would answer.</p>
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		<title>By: Ted</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ted</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The Lisbon Treaty has been the creeping mortality of the Conservative Party for more than a year.

Cameron was desperate to make sure it wasn&#039;t ratified before the election, because of course he wouldn&#039;t be able to promise a referendum once it was in place. Eurosceptics who suggest otherwise are wrong. Imagine the wording...&quot;If you had had a vote on the Lisbon Treaty, how would you have voted? Yes or No.&quot;

Meanwhile, Brown was desperate to get it ratified before the election, because he knew what kind of position that would put Cameron in and now, if he plays it right, he can goad Cameron on the referendum issue relentlessly and cause a split in the party. 

In a way, this validates the Eurosceptic thesis: that the EU was, is and always will be a game played for national interests. There is no common European political society at all, just a convenient institution for politicians&#039; games. 

Nevertheless, consumatum est. The cleverest part of Orwell&#039;s 1984 was the last page, when he mischievously plays with the idea that the protagonist was much happier when he gave up the struggle, stopped forcing himself to hold on to the truth against all the pressure to believe the lies, and with an exultant shout runs out into the street to dance in celebration at the phony news of Big Brother&#039;s latest military triumph. For the first time in his life, he feels at peace. 

I think a lot of us have got to the stage where it&#039;s either that, or emigration. Ho for Ontario, tendebant manus ripae ulterioris amore...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Lisbon Treaty has been the creeping mortality of the Conservative Party for more than a year.</p>
<p>Cameron was desperate to make sure it wasn&#8217;t ratified before the election, because of course he wouldn&#8217;t be able to promise a referendum once it was in place. Eurosceptics who suggest otherwise are wrong. Imagine the wording&#8230;&#8221;If you had had a vote on the Lisbon Treaty, how would you have voted? Yes or No.&#8221;</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Brown was desperate to get it ratified before the election, because he knew what kind of position that would put Cameron in and now, if he plays it right, he can goad Cameron on the referendum issue relentlessly and cause a split in the party. </p>
<p>In a way, this validates the Eurosceptic thesis: that the EU was, is and always will be a game played for national interests. There is no common European political society at all, just a convenient institution for politicians&#8217; games. </p>
<p>Nevertheless, consumatum est. The cleverest part of Orwell&#8217;s 1984 was the last page, when he mischievously plays with the idea that the protagonist was much happier when he gave up the struggle, stopped forcing himself to hold on to the truth against all the pressure to believe the lies, and with an exultant shout runs out into the street to dance in celebration at the phony news of Big Brother&#8217;s latest military triumph. For the first time in his life, he feels at peace. </p>
<p>I think a lot of us have got to the stage where it&#8217;s either that, or emigration. Ho for Ontario, tendebant manus ripae ulterioris amore&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: WitteringsfromWitney</title>
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		<dc:creator>WitteringsfromWitney</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>James,

Nice idea, but feel the thought of a &#039;coalition&#039; with parties retaining their identity and name is a non-starter. Likewise the thought that Hannan and Carswell would jump ship.

What I do agree is that all Eurosceptics do need to get together - it means therefore a new party being formed? Not that much time to get everything agreed, a party set up etc prior to the GE?

Anyway have sent you a PM.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>James,</p>
<p>Nice idea, but feel the thought of a &#8216;coalition&#8217; with parties retaining their identity and name is a non-starter. Likewise the thought that Hannan and Carswell would jump ship.</p>
<p>What I do agree is that all Eurosceptics do need to get together &#8211; it means therefore a new party being formed? Not that much time to get everything agreed, a party set up etc prior to the GE?</p>
<p>Anyway have sent you a PM.</p>
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		<title>By: North Northwester</title>
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		<dc:creator>North Northwester</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;ve had second thoughts - maybe there&#039;s a sooner way to do this. Or the road may be long, but.. Whatever: the meaning of Guthrum&#039;s comment just above is essentially correct - &quot;Either we sink our differences and face the EU State. Your call.&quot;

We conservatives have it on the most respectable of &lt;a href=&quot;http://quotationsbook.com/quote/2027/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;authorities&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve had second thoughts &#8211; maybe there&#8217;s a sooner way to do this. Or the road may be long, but.. Whatever: the meaning of Guthrum&#8217;s comment just above is essentially correct &#8211; &#8220;Either we sink our differences and face the EU State. Your call.&#8221;</p>
<p>We conservatives have it on the most respectable of <a href="http://quotationsbook.com/quote/2027/" rel="nofollow">authorities</a>.</p>
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		<title>By: Wet Cameron punches above his weight &#171; IanPJ on Politics</title>
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		<dc:creator>Wet Cameron punches above his weight &#171; IanPJ on Politics</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] to the suggestion of a coalition with breakaway Conservatives to fight the next election, on which James Higham did the basic analysis figures only last [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Guthrum</title>
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		<dc:creator>Guthrum</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well if it keeps you happy- you win

LPUK in existance for two years only one councillor, Norwich North was a major disappointment. UKIP, how long have you been in existance?, how many Westmister MP&#039;s 0. That is the way it is going to stay. You will never win in this rigged system.

We are solvent, you need a major whipround because you owe quite a bit of cash in Legal fees fighting the Electoral Commission

Either we sink our differences and face the EU State. Your call.

Its not about the number of votes its about the number of seats</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well if it keeps you happy- you win</p>
<p>LPUK in existance for two years only one councillor, Norwich North was a major disappointment. UKIP, how long have you been in existance?, how many Westmister MP&#8217;s 0. That is the way it is going to stay. You will never win in this rigged system.</p>
<p>We are solvent, you need a major whipround because you owe quite a bit of cash in Legal fees fighting the Electoral Commission</p>
<p>Either we sink our differences and face the EU State. Your call.</p>
<p>Its not about the number of votes its about the number of seats</p>
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		<title>By: haddock</title>
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		<dc:creator>haddock</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;LPUK since its inception has spent its time bickering, promoting drugs and putting down UKIP&quot;

that&#039;s what I said, evidence to back it up can be checked by reading old posts on OH and DK&#039;s sites.

No we have no MP at present but I will bet you pound to a pinch of pooh that Nigel will poll more than 36

UKIP have made allowance in their calculations for the same number of dyslexics who mark the LPUK box by confusing it with UKIP..... and decided they pose no threat to UKIP getting a majority.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;LPUK since its inception has spent its time bickering, promoting drugs and putting down UKIP&#8221;</p>
<p>that&#8217;s what I said, evidence to back it up can be checked by reading old posts on OH and DK&#8217;s sites.</p>
<p>No we have no MP at present but I will bet you pound to a pinch of pooh that Nigel will poll more than 36</p>
<p>UKIP have made allowance in their calculations for the same number of dyslexics who mark the LPUK box by confusing it with UKIP&#8230;.. and decided they pose no threat to UKIP getting a majority.</p>
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		<title>By: James Higham</title>
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		<dc:creator>James Higham</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s not helpful to dwell on past sensitivities when what we&#039;ve got to do is get ourselves out of the mess we&#039;re in.  We are roughly in the same political area - small government, incentives for startups and medium and small businesses, jobs on offer.  Peeling back the insane Brownian and EU laws is an imperative.

We&#039;re going to need the total numbers of all of us, retaining our own party structures [I&#039;m dissident &quot;Dry&quot; Tory] and getting this lot out of power - that&#039;s our imperative.  Then we can deal with our grievances later.  Coalition is the only way. It worked in the last war and in the first - it will work again.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s not helpful to dwell on past sensitivities when what we&#8217;ve got to do is get ourselves out of the mess we&#8217;re in.  We are roughly in the same political area &#8211; small government, incentives for startups and medium and small businesses, jobs on offer.  Peeling back the insane Brownian and EU laws is an imperative.</p>
<p>We&#8217;re going to need the total numbers of all of us, retaining our own party structures [I'm dissident "Dry" Tory] and getting this lot out of power &#8211; that&#8217;s our imperative.  Then we can deal with our grievances later.  Coalition is the only way. It worked in the last war and in the first &#8211; it will work again.</p>
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		<title>By: Guthrum</title>
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		<dc:creator>Guthrum</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>LPUK since its inception has spent its time bickering, promoting drugs and putting down UKIP

Huh ?

But you still have not got an MP have you ?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>LPUK since its inception has spent its time bickering, promoting drugs and putting down UKIP</p>
<p>Huh ?</p>
<p>But you still have not got an MP have you ?</p>
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		<title>By: haddock</title>
		<link>http://nourishingobscurity.com/2009/11/03/brit-politics-suddenly-interesting-time-for-the-coalition/comment-page-1/#comment-1367</link>
		<dc:creator>haddock</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>LPUK since its inception has spent its time bickering, promoting drugs and putting down UKIP. Now there has been a shift in the politics of the country towards the despised UKIP, you want to be their bestest friends... well fancy that, who would have thought ?
UKIP 2,440,000 votes in EU election
LPUK 36 was it in Norfolk ?

&quot;LPUK seems to be quite silent just now but maybe are waiting for their conference before they say anything but they might count on 5-7%&quot;....

Oh dear dear dear, wishful thinking trumps all rational thought.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>LPUK since its inception has spent its time bickering, promoting drugs and putting down UKIP. Now there has been a shift in the politics of the country towards the despised UKIP, you want to be their bestest friends&#8230; well fancy that, who would have thought ?<br />
UKIP 2,440,000 votes in EU election<br />
LPUK 36 was it in Norfolk ?</p>
<p>&#8220;LPUK seems to be quite silent just now but maybe are waiting for their conference before they say anything but they might count on 5-7%&#8221;&#8230;.</p>
<p>Oh dear dear dear, wishful thinking trumps all rational thought.</p>
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		<title>By: Man in a Shed</title>
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		<dc:creator>Man in a Shed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Before June 2010 this is just not going to happen.

What would be helpful would be for UKIP and LPUK not to field candidates against know Eurosceptic or indeed any Conservative candidates for this election only.

This would save you money and deliver a gift of say 10 - 15 seats - which in the final arithmetic of the next general election could be the difference between a Conservative govt and a Lib/Lab pact Govt.

The Lib/Lab pact will probably push for the Euro and common defence structures as well as give in on the forthcoming EU request to hand over our security council seat ( as Brown&#039;s hamfisted down grading of UK diplomatic clout to the G20 from the now almost defunct G7 shows ).

Look at what happened in New York when a minor party forced a republican candidate to withdraw from a election. ( The New York Conservative party - not even the same as the US equivalent).

That&#039;s the way to far more influence than can ever be achieved under the current configuration.

There is a danger that those of us who agree on a Eurosceptic viewpoint will cut of our nose to spite our face and let the Euro-Federalist Lib Dems and Labour dismantle our country.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Before June 2010 this is just not going to happen.</p>
<p>What would be helpful would be for UKIP and LPUK not to field candidates against know Eurosceptic or indeed any Conservative candidates for this election only.</p>
<p>This would save you money and deliver a gift of say 10 &#8211; 15 seats &#8211; which in the final arithmetic of the next general election could be the difference between a Conservative govt and a Lib/Lab pact Govt.</p>
<p>The Lib/Lab pact will probably push for the Euro and common defence structures as well as give in on the forthcoming EU request to hand over our security council seat ( as Brown&#8217;s hamfisted down grading of UK diplomatic clout to the G20 from the now almost defunct G7 shows ).</p>
<p>Look at what happened in New York when a minor party forced a republican candidate to withdraw from a election. ( The New York Conservative party &#8211; not even the same as the US equivalent).</p>
<p>That&#8217;s the way to far more influence than can ever be achieved under the current configuration.</p>
<p>There is a danger that those of us who agree on a Eurosceptic viewpoint will cut of our nose to spite our face and let the Euro-Federalist Lib Dems and Labour dismantle our country.</p>
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		<title>By: North Northwester</title>
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		<dc:creator>North Northwester</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;I think they won’t split before being elected but might very well after that. &quot;

Bring the jubilee.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;I think they won’t split before being elected but might very well after that. &#8221;</p>
<p>Bring the jubilee.</p>
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		<title>By: James Higham</title>
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		<dc:creator>James Higham</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Fausty - sound points there too.</description>
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		<title>By: James Higham</title>
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		<dc:creator>James Higham</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The timing is off, NNWer because it is being forced on us.  I think they won&#039;t split before being elected but might very well after that.  There are the events of 1979 to haunt the party.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The timing is off, NNWer because it is being forced on us.  I think they won&#8217;t split before being elected but might very well after that.  There are the events of 1979 to haunt the party.</p>
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		<title>By: North Northwester</title>
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		<dc:creator>North Northwester</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think that a Commons coalition for a referendum might have some purchase within Westminster - let&#039;s see where Cameron&#039;s credibility goes when he has to govern with the help of Labour or the DUP, but I think the timescale and dynamics for another new party are off. 
A grand alliance inside and outside the next Parliament, yes; something the MSM could not ignore and wold have to spend time slandering, with Tory patriots, UKIPpers and others saying &#039;A plague on all their houses&#039; at every opportunity, and getting out there to the people above the political class&#039;s heads [or below their radar] - now THAT would be something to threaten and even prevent a federast Cameron&#039;s second term. 
It&#039;s doable.

Over at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.indhome.com/2009/11/02/tory-splits-on-europe/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Independence Home&lt;/a&gt; they seem to have similar ideas, and gioven the way we are right now, it&#039; slikely the righ ttime to pounce.

For comparison, in the USA Conservative Party candidate is standing against a democrat in New York now that the RINO has jacked in the race and endorsed the Democrat. 
On thing&#039;s for sure - we aren&#039;t going to let them get away with selling us to the Reds and the Greens without a fight.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think that a Commons coalition for a referendum might have some purchase within Westminster &#8211; let&#8217;s see where Cameron&#8217;s credibility goes when he has to govern with the help of Labour or the DUP, but I think the timescale and dynamics for another new party are off.<br />
A grand alliance inside and outside the next Parliament, yes; something the MSM could not ignore and wold have to spend time slandering, with Tory patriots, UKIPpers and others saying &#8216;A plague on all their houses&#8217; at every opportunity, and getting out there to the people above the political class&#8217;s heads [or below their radar] &#8211; now THAT would be something to threaten and even prevent a federast Cameron&#8217;s second term.<br />
It&#8217;s doable.</p>
<p>Over at <a href="http://www.indhome.com/2009/11/02/tory-splits-on-europe/" rel="nofollow">Independence Home</a> they seem to have similar ideas, and gioven the way we are right now, it&#8217; slikely the righ ttime to pounce.</p>
<p>For comparison, in the USA Conservative Party candidate is standing against a democrat in New York now that the RINO has jacked in the race and endorsed the Democrat.<br />
On thing&#8217;s for sure &#8211; we aren&#8217;t going to let them get away with selling us to the Reds and the Greens without a fight.</p>
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		<dc:creator>Scouring of the Shire &#8211; practical steps this November &#124; nourishing obscurity</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
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