Reply to: Farage unresigns...

[barrydidit]

To be fair it was predicted that seat would be lost as Wreckless wasn't a good constituency MP.

Reckless and feckless? No wonder he got the boot.

[MicrosoftBob]

To be fair it was predicted that seat would be lost as Wreckless wasn't a good constituency MP.

And he was a bit reckless

[d000hg]

When you've only 2 seats, applying statistical analysis is meaningless. It's like saying Greens have 100% female MPs.

[barrydidit]

Although they didn't lose as many seats as Ukip, 50%....

Liberals, being down from 56 to 8, lost 48 seats. Or an ~85% reduction.
Labour was down from 256 to 232 so ~10% reduction.

[SueEllen]

Although they didn't lose as many seats as Ukip, 50%....

To be fair it was predicted that seat would be lost as Wreckless wasn't a good constituency MP.

[TheFaQQer]

So basically, you can't believe anything he says

You can.

He wrote in his book that he wouldn't be credible to be leader without a Westminster seat.

In that respect, he's correct.

[TheFaQQer]

He actually said he would stand again in the UKIP leadership elections. As there is no one to stand as potential opposition who would make the party electable he may as well not stand down.

No - he said he would consider standing in the leadership election if they wanted him to.

[Zero Liability]

Something they really don't appear too bothered by, given their increase in vote share.

[darmstadt]

And to be fair, they've lost seats, whilst UKIP has increased its vote share under Farage. In all likelihood, Clegg and Miliband would have faced a rather hostile environment within their parties post-election. Even during the election campaign, Miliband suffered a lot of internal attacks on his leadership and campaign, so I think it'd have been untenable for him to try and return as party leader following this GE.

Although they didn't lose as many seats as Ukip, 50%....

[Zero Liability]

And to be fair, they've lost seats, whilst UKIP has increased its vote share under Farage. In all likelihood, Clegg and Miliband would have faced a rather hostile environment within their parties post-election. Even during the election campaign, Miliband suffered a lot of internal attacks on his leadership and campaign, so I think it'd have been untenable for him to try and return as party leader following this GE.

[SueEllen]

He resigned and said he might consider standing again... then the party made it clear they couldn't do it without him.

That is pretty unusual - you do not see Labour or LibDems clamouring for their leaders to return.

They have more than one MP and a few MEPs so don't have the need.

[darmstadt]

[d000hg]

He resigned and said he might consider standing again... then the party made it clear they couldn't do it without him.

That is pretty unusual - you do not see Labour or LibDems clamouring for their leaders to return.

Seems reasonable to me.

[SueEllen]

He's still a liar: http://www.buzzfeed.com/sirajdatoo/farage-leader

He's a politician.

[darmstadt]

There was never any prospect of his 'demise'. Clegg and Miliband were under pressure to resign. Farage was and is under none and was going to stand in September anyway for party leadership. Those who voted on the premise of ousting him from the political scene miscalculated.



The biggest risk to the Tories is Eurosceptic voters defecting.

He's still a liar: http://www.buzzfeed.com/sirajdatoo/farage-leader