tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post5613260694534181884..comments2024-01-16T08:40:53.682+00:00Comments on <a href="http://www.openeurope.org.uk">Open Europe</a>: Has Marine Le Pen put Farage's European Parliament group out of business (and out of pocket)?OEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556463374230498875noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-45732887925111835532014-06-12T17:16:34.714+01:002014-06-12T17:16:34.714+01:00Parties like IP should position themselves obo nat...Parties like IP should position themselves obo national support not on EP stuff.<br />Their power even their European power comes from there.<br /><br />IP has a profile that is different from that of a lot of European populist parties. And probably as important Farange seems to feel pretty unconvenient when people put him in say LePen's Sr-FN.<br />Simply shouldnot do that just to get access to some funding.<br />Doesnot fit in his image. The only funny thing they cn put on him is that he is against mass immigration. Which is only 'racism'in the eyes of the larger guardianistas who will never vote IP anaway. And are effectively already a minority on top of that.<br /><br />LePen's group should probably start with agreeing to disagree. No strong fractiondiscipline. Hard to see it could work otherwise.<br />A lot of angry people who need room and not discipline.<br /><br />Wilders might join the EP fraction. Would be bad news for the EU. He might be vulgar and rude but he is at least one divisionhigher than guys like Schultz and Juncker.<br />Possibly need a new challenge himself as well (his Dutch campaigning was simply pretty sloppy the last couple of years).<br />Probably will combat with Farage who of the MEPs get the most media coverage. Probably Wilders I would say his oneliners are more controversial and therefor more mediagenic. Riknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-80727803619750627162014-06-11T19:00:01.892+01:002014-06-11T19:00:01.892+01:00"UKIP's Europe of Freedom and Democracy (..."UKIP's Europe of Freedom and Democracy (EFD) group looks in serious trouble having lost the Danish People's Party and the Finns party to the ECR"<br /><br />Just remind me, didn't the Tories previously say that these were parties with unacceptable views and they would not sit in the same group with them?<br /><br />Oh, and the latest is that the Tories are nominating somebody who was previously a LibDem and who insults eurosceptics to become the President of the EU Parliament:<br /><br /> http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-London/2014/06/11/Hubris-Tories-in-European-Parliament-back-MEP-who-insults-euroscepticsDenis Coopernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-240730505093378642014-06-11T16:01:45.366+01:002014-06-11T16:01:45.366+01:00It was to be expected that the Polishouder would v...It was to be expected that the Polishouder would veel themselves at home by FN. Both have a turbulent history of Holocaust denial, don't think that Farage (whatever my opinions about him) should affiliate with this lot.Philip Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-42692022811347554922014-06-11T13:59:28.333+01:002014-06-11T13:59:28.333+01:00Whatever the UKIP does, it must not associate itse...Whatever the UKIP does, it must not associate itself with fascist and racist and sectarian parties. It should hardly be astounding that Farage will stick to his principles. He is not of the 'political elite'; that scum that has floated to the top in the EU and in Parliaments around the continent.Rollohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18255460090580758354noreply@blogger.com