fluttersky
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The Theresa May thread got me thinking about other points of divergence in mid-2010s British politics, and I'm wondering how British politics in the last seven years would be affected in the event of UKIP getting some MPs in 2015, thanks to better-concentrated campaigning or something. As well as Douglas Carswell, let's say Mark Reckless holds his seat in Rochester and Strood, and they gain Nigel Farage (South Thanet), Tim Aker (Thurrock), John Bickley (Heywood and Middleton), Robin Hunter-Clarke (Boston and Skegness), Jamie Huntman (Castle Point), Peter Harris (Dagenham and Rainham), Ian Luder (South Basildon and East Thurrock), Sid Pepper (Mansfield), Piers Wauchope (North Thanet), Allen Cowles (Rother Valley), and Phillip Broughton (Hartlepool).
In reality of course UKIP crashed and burned in the late 2010s, but the question is, would having Farage in parliament and a team of thirteen MPs be enough to ensure the survival of UKIP as a significant political party, even after brexit? Or would its demise be pretty inevitable sooner or later anyway?
In reality of course UKIP crashed and burned in the late 2010s, but the question is, would having Farage in parliament and a team of thirteen MPs be enough to ensure the survival of UKIP as a significant political party, even after brexit? Or would its demise be pretty inevitable sooner or later anyway?