More Farage wisdom

[Gittins Gal]

No, because I don't agree with referenda, but why is it so difficult to say 'no' twice? Do YOU find that difficult? I don't.

Have you reached Australia yet?

[Mich the Tester]

Have you reached Australia yet?

Stop being flippant; what makes it so difficult for anyone other than a cretin to vote 'no' twice?

[Old Greg]

As I understand it the Irish live in a democracy where they can elect a government that gives them a third referendum if that's what they want.

And you think the will of the Irish people is so easily exercised when the Troika has been breathing down the government's neck?

[vetran]

You've proved my point; UKIP have come from almost nowhere to become mainstream, so how on earth can anyone claim that the Tories and Labour have some monopoly?

Monopoly - exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices. Compare duopoly, oligopoly.

market control by virtue of size and establishment definitely.

Nowhere in 1993, they have taken 20 years to have become mainstream. They chance of them winning the next election and electing Farage as Prime minster is near zero that will take another 10 - 20 years.

The Monkey with a rosette effect is alive and well.

[d000hg]

Clegg isn't doing a great job of this at all.

That's because he's a wish-washy liberal career politician.

[Mich the Tester]

on what - the existence of the Monarchy. Why not but don't be surprised if the royal company become more political. I'm reasonably happy with the status Quo and apart from a few Guardian journalists I think I'm in the majority.

On who is in the Government - we do and it keeps them in check.

On the EU - we haven't had a vote on whether we want them to rule us. So yes please!

Anyway, back to my question; why does the EU seem to be working well for me, and Mr Darmstadt, and some others on the board, and not for you?

[OwlHoot]

Then when a monarch dies, the accession of the new monarch could be ratified by a popular vote. I really don't see how anyone who believes in democracy could object to this. ...

Back in Saxon times, that's pretty much what used to happen.

The only qualification was that the proposed monarch had to prove descent from the God Woden, and only descendents of Cerdic could do this to everyone's satisfaction

[Mich the Tester]

And you think the will of the Irish people is so easily exercised when the Troika has been breathing down the government's neck?

Did the troika turn up and alter the crosses on the ballot papers?

[vetran]

So presumably you don't knock the Labour party because they are mainstream.

huh? You been on the Nick Clegg debating course, next you will accuse me of being a fantasist and yearning for the empire.

[vetran]

Did the troika turn up and alter the crosses on the ballot papers?

why not, the Tory & Labour party both did.