Senior Labour official quits and urges voters to back Ukip

[EC]

Harriet Yeo, a former chairwoman of Labour's ruling National Executive Committee, is understood to have resigned her party membership in protest at Ed Miliband's refusal to support an EU referendum.

She also resigned as leader of the Labour group on Ashford Council and will now sit as an independent councillor.

Ms Yeo is the highest profile Labour figure to give her support to Ukip.

And her resignation follows fears within the party that a handful of Euro-sceptic Labour MPs could defect to the anti-Brussels party.

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Mr Farage said he is 'delighted' by Ms Yeo's support

Ukip leader Nigel Farage said: "I'm delighted that UKIP can now count upon the support of such respected figure as Harriet Yeo.

"A life-long trade unionist and Labour Party member who served as Chair of Ed Miliband's NEC she is yet another voice calling for Britain to have a choice about its future.

"We are welcoming support from across the board and Harriet's support is evidence of this."

Ms Yeo was said to have not formally joined Ukip because of links to other independent councillors but will give the party her support in the run up to the general election.

    I'm delighted that UKIP can now count upon the support of such respected figure as Harriet Yeo

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[alicewonders]

I haven't kept up, how is Ukip doing?  Is this signaling a trend?

[Oceander]

Not sure what to think. 

[Fishrrman]

Kind of like an old beaver dam built of sticks.

First, one stick breaks off.
Then, one or two more.
Then......

Could this happen here, with the Republican party?

[alicewonders]

Kind of like an old beaver dam built of sticks.

First, one stick breaks off.
Then, one or two more.
Then......

Could this happen here, with the Republican party?

I think so.  But I'd sure like to see it in my lifetime!

[Oceander]

Kind of like an old beaver dam built of sticks.

First, one stick breaks off.
Then, one or two more.
Then......

Could this happen here, with the Republican party?

If the analogy were to be drawn, it would be sticks falling away from the democrat party.  That is what is to be hoped for.

[EC]

I haven't kept up, how is Ukip doing?  Is this signaling a trend?

I'm honestly too close to it to be able to judge well, and am biased by my total detestation for UKIP supporters. So consider that as tempering my look at it.

UKIP has a strong showing in the MEP elections and it is increasing every election. A significant portion of the UK is what could be charitably called "anti-EU" and wants us to have nothing to do with the mess they are creating. That cuts across political lines - Labor, Conservatives and Liberals all seem to lose the same sort of percentage of their core voters to UKIP candidates.

BUT - MEP elections are pretty much considered a joke. Comic relief with no real value or influence. In terms of national elections, UKIP is pretty much a none starter so far. Single issue parties rarely do well - even the Greens have only managed one seat in parliament in years of trying, and that was a protest vote against the Lib Dem candidate who'd normally have a lock on that seat.

So - people are getting upset with the same old shit we get delivered, but I doubt it is to the extent of any significant change in the actual power structure.

[alicewonders]

I'm honestly too close to it to be able to judge well, and am biased by my total detestation for UKIP supporters. So consider that as tempering my look at it.

UKIP has a strong showing in the MEP elections and it is increasing every election. A significant portion of the UK is what could be charitably called "anti-EU" and wants us to have nothing to do with the mess they are creating. That cuts across political lines - Labor, Conservatives and Liberals all seem to lose the same sort of percentage of their core voters to UKIP candidates.

BUT - MEP elections are pretty much considered a joke. Comic relief with no real value or influence. In terms of national elections, UKIP is pretty much a none starter so far. Single issue parties rarely do well - even the Greens have only managed one seat in parliament in years of trying, and that was a protest vote against the Lib Dem candidate who'd normally have a lock on that seat.

So - people are getting upset with the same old shit we get delivered, but I doubt it is to the extent of any significant change in the actual power structure.

Thanks.  You can really see it over the whole world - people's dissatisfaction with their governments.  People don't get up and do something until the discomfort hits them personally, and as long as governments can wring all the money they can print to give people food stamps, unemployment, etc - gov't benefits will serve as a drug to keep the masses pacified.  Meanwhile, the problem keeps getting worse and it won't take much to topple it down.  I keep expecting to wake up some morning and the world will have turned upside down overnight!