optics have been replaced by virtue-signalling, which is abominable

I just feel it was a mistake for ukip to focus so much on the eu elections

they should of prioritised the locals

eu presence is a bigger platform than locals

atm EU is a huge issues with the brexit betrayals of may

They want to send a message both the EU and Britain with limited resources - couldn't achieve that with local elections

you're forgetting the brexit party

which will split the vote

brexit party really fucked shit up

if nigel wasn't so fucking spineless

yup Nigel Farage is a damn idiot

a powerhungry idiot at that

he is a diva that hates that other people then him gets the attention

i wouldn't get too worried about that as long as euroskeptics are in the EU thats good enough, its not like MEP's can really do much anyway

Farage can pull in the normies, which is still best chance for Brexit to happen

that's why I say locals would of been better

for ukip

because that would make them the only non-establishment leave supporting party

I will still vote UKIP however because i like the new direction

in terms of representation and optics if you want to look at it that wway too

Once Brexit confirmed as betrayed, next move is to destroy EU from within

saying ukip should step aside because farage wants his eu salary is pretty silly

I mean I know it's an improvement but contesting only 16% of council seats just isn''t enough

it shouldn't step aside, i would prefer the vote wasn't split too, but i'm saying it could be worse

I'm saying the locals is a long term strategy for party growth

the eu elections just aren't

they're short term and narrow minded politically

They didn't even need to step aside just put less money towards the eu elections and focus the financial support on the locals

that would of been the way forward for ukip to get their foot further into the door of UK politics

yea, atm what they need to do is build up a stable base

Exactly and the only way to do that is the local elections which is the long term power plan let’s be honest not the short term power gain from potential “success” in the eu elections which at some point we’ll apparently leave anyway. At least long term the locals will allow people to hold UKIP more to account generally rather than one issue

i mean, ukip should run in every possible election if they want to be treated like a "real" party

https://twitter.com/Tom_Slater_/status/1123680117388185601

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/01/greta-thunberg-right-environmental-activist-attacks

https://i.guim.co.uk/img/uploads/2017/10/06/Aditya-Chakrabortty,-L.png?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=8cf37b6f34727210e6629cf934dcc6b2

MUH HARD RIGHT

not that she is a crapy puppet for environmental Marxists

Greta Thunberg is proof the Left have resorted to using children as human shields to shut down criticism of their shit

nooo she's a woke child

my Daughter is one year older than Greta. Imagine how much I listen to her politics

at that age at best they can hope for is getting in is a suggestion for dinner that day