2019 UK MEP elections Plus UK Local Elections

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Euro ... t_election

held between 23 and 26 May 2019.

A total of 751 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs)




UKIP have list of 73 Candidates - To be released FRIDAY


Gerard Batten Crowdfunder update - http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/ukip2019
UKIP Official Channel
Published on Apr 10, 2019

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UKIP have not voted on Tommy Robinson even joining the party?

Gerard Batten has ruled out Tommy as a UKIP candidate in the MEP elections? I guess that is "understandable" (kind of). Especially with LBC and other UK media already using "Tommy Robinson" as a club to bash UKIP... label them a fringe "Far right" party now. As opposed to Farage and his "Brexit party" which is clearly no more than a FARAGE PARTY.. a vehicle for Nigel to retain his cushy number as an MEP. He talks a good speech (on vary rare occasions) but he achieves NOTHING as a lone voice in the European talk-shop (parliament)
MAYBE Tommy needs to run as an independent (or form his own party) I suspect TIME is short to get this organized?

#TOMMY #ROBINSON Stephen Yaxley Lennon The Future Resistance Of Europe
J - MEDIA UK
Premiered Apr 10, 2019




Tommy Robinson talks about becoming MEP
English knight
Published on Apr 10, 2019








Oh Tommy, Tommy.... Tommy, Tommy, Tommy, Tommy.... MEP!

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Nigel Farage formally launches his MEP (Brexit Party) Campaign tomorrow

Because he is part of the Election.... he is stepping down as an LBC presenter. I daresay he will pop up as a guest politician as will people from all parties.

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European elections: How the UK is gearing up for likelihood of polls
11 April 2019

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-47871652

2014 Results

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I assume that Parties will publish LISTS of Candidates?

UKIP and The Farage Party will be interesting.

If Tommy is NOT on the UKIP list I hope he stands as an INDEPENDENT (or a Tommy Party)

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The only "Poll" I have found (looks a bit hokey to me)

https://openeurope.org.uk/today/blog/ne ... elections/





The so called "Brexit Party" (Farage Party) is obviously just a contrivance for Nigel Farage to stand and retain his MEP seat. Having Farage pontificating in Brussels is not necessarily bad... but I don't see that he is part of a group of UK MEPs or wider European MEPs, who have a cohesive mission. Farage is just there to show-boat and promote himself. The "Brexit" party did NOT stand a candidate in the Newport By-election, nor are they taking part in the nation-wide local body elections... and I very much doubt that Nigel would put in the time, money and effort to lead a Party, and run candidates in a future General election. He just in in for the "Easy" MEP election... to show-boat himself.


I'll be disappointed if the combined vote For UKIP and The Farage Party is not 30%+

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For future reference....


POLITICO - 2019 European Elections

https://www.politico.eu/2019-european-elections/
(Not including UK - They don't seem to have got the memo yet)


Poll of Polls EU (UK)
https://pollofpolls.eu/GB


European Election Polls - Wikepedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Euro ... nion_polls


Opinium
https://www.opinium.co.uk/our-thinking/ ... ng-centre/


Britain Elects - Twitter
https://twitter.com/britainelects


Election maps UK - Twitter
https://twitter.com/ElectionMapsUK

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Worth listening to again......

Why Did Nigel Farage REALLY Leave UKIP?
The Thinkery
Published on Dec 5, 2018





UKIP Leader Gerard Batten MEP and the UKIP Civil War
Sargon of Akkad
Published on Dec 4, 2018

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I learnt a new word on Twitter - Snollygoster

snollygoster. snol·ly·gos·ter. noun. Slang. One, especially a politician, who is guided by personal advantage rather than by consistent, respectable principles.

Looks like a very handy word to have in one's vocabulary.

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UKIP List
(claimed to be a shortlist of 190 total - more may be added?)


NOTE:
Sargon (Carl Benjamin) made the cut
Count Dankular and Tommy Robinson FAIL!

Update
According to Sargon... Dankula IS a candidate.. 4th on his area list.
Sargon doubts he will get in at 2nd on his list.. Dankula even less chance


Sargon has a twitter account back (kinda)
Carl Benjamin MEP Campaign
https://twitter.com/CarlUKIP?lang=en

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The Farage Party list

Mr Farage said the Brexit Party had an "impressive list" of 70 candidates for the elections. Among those revealed at the launch was Annunziata Rees-Mogg, sister of leading Conservative Brexiteer MP Jacob Rees-Mogg.

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Nigel Farage launches Brexit Party, introduces first EP candidates, Coventry, 12th April 2019
Brexit MEPs - EFDD Group - Europarl
Published on Apr 12, 2019




Speaking candidates:

1. Annunziata Rees-Mogg - a freelance journalist, whose focus is finance, economics and European politics. She has written for the Daily Telegraph, MoneyWeek and the European journal. She is also a sister of Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg

2. Ben Habib - founder and CEO of First Property Group plc, an award winning commercial property fund manager with operations in the United Kingdom and Central Europe. Ben is a passionate Brexiteer and believer in Britain.

3. June Mummery - managing director of Lowestoft fish market auctioneers BFP Eastern and veteran Brexiteer. She has spent years fighting for the rights of British fisherman by finally taking back controls of our waters.

4. Dr Alka Sehgal Cuthburt - a researcher, author, academic and educator. She is a part time teacher of English and educational consultant. Her research interests are in liberal education, literature and aesthetic knowledge

5. Richard Tite has a long track record in business as a property entrepreneur. A committed Brexiteer, he founded of Leave Means Leave and is now Chairman of the Brexit Party. Richard believes that huge opportunities will open up for the UK withe a proper clean Brexit.

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The Express Poll....

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics ... heresa-may

Results of the poll:


Online polls... The Express... FWIW....

But hey..... looks kosher to me

I made a bar Graph




I am SURE that will not be the actual election result.... but I do HOPE to see Labour and Tories getting few, if any, votes.

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My Campaign to become an MEP for South West England
Sargon of Akkad
Published on Apr 12, 2019




FIRST... we take Swindon... then we take Berlin!!
(and Brussels and Strasbourg)

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Tommy not quite given up....yet......

Tommy Robinson , Julian Assange . UKIP . Nigel Farage . Hate not Hope
TR NEWS
Published on Apr 12, 2019

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BTW - Local Body elections will also be a "Referendum" in effect....

Thursday, 2 May



https://twitter.com/britainelects/statu ... 2714322947



Farage Party and CUKs added to the choices....

https://twitter.com/britainelects/statu ... 3434254336


Of course it is NUTS that The Farage Party are polling well... since they have NO MANIFESTO and NO CANDIDATES in local elections??

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Farage Party v UKIP

Many people (and Media) are QUICK to "hail" The Brexit Party..(The Farage Party)... and yet it is UKIP who have worked to achieve "Brexit" over the past 25 years.. as well as worked on the whole range of broader political issues. Sure, Farage was a big part of "Brexit".. but only one person among many dedicated UKIP people. To abandon UKIP after all that, and blindly follow Farage (with no Manifesto, nor stated position on issues other than Brexit) is DISLOYAL and shortsighted. Group-think, Reef fish attracted to a shiny (loud) object. Will the Farage Party be putting up Candidates, and putting in the grass-roots effort for Local Body elections? Will they even produce a Manifesto?

Farage UK Party - FUK

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Gerard Batten interviewed on The Andrew Marr Show
UKIP Official Channel
Premiered 8 hours ago






BEHIND THE SCENES: Gerard Batten candid ITV interview
UKIP Official Channel
Premiere in progress. Started 18 minutes ago

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My Crimes Against Political Correctness
Sargon of Akkad
Started streaming 77 minutes ago

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