tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post5335841627693176881..comments2024-03-27T09:14:27.496+00:00Comments on All That Is Solid ...: Douglas Carswell and the Fall of UKIPPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-27884874048137936172017-03-28T12:08:47.348+01:002017-03-28T12:08:47.348+01:00Phil is right. Just because all the other major pa...Phil is right. Just because all the other major parties are currently in the doldrums doesn't mask the fact that the Tories ARE in decline. At the last election they won with only 36.9% of the vote, but that was in itself their highest share since 1992. They held control of major UK cities in the 1960s and 1970s, but are miles away from achieving political dominance in places like Leeds, Manchester or even Bradford now, and in some cases they hardly possess any representation. Once they come to put Brexit into practice their poll ratings will start to come down as well.Ben Philliskirknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-17288460034015253032017-03-27T21:48:06.959+01:002017-03-27T21:48:06.959+01:00Well-established arguments here. As in consistentl...Well-established arguments here. As in consistently made and consistently argued on this blog.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-48681527526106241862017-03-27T20:30:16.625+01:002017-03-27T20:30:16.625+01:00Well established? Where was it established that th...Well established? Where was it established that the Conservative Party is in long-term decline? Agreed, there are lots of old Tories due to die soon; but they seem to re ruin lots of new, rich younger bigots from the neoliberalism jungle about us. <br /><br />I'm no sociologist, so if you are referring to some esoteric professional analysis of political longevity help me out with chapter and verse. If not, where is your evidence? James Semplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01680969214027391169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-86268153813014772992017-03-27T19:02:02.175+01:002017-03-27T19:02:02.175+01:00As the piece draws on well-established arguments h...As the piece draws on well-established arguments here, I'm genuinely mystified by the above.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-86508564632129252112017-03-27T18:18:18.358+01:002017-03-27T18:18:18.358+01:00There are a lot of intemperate statements of opini...There are a lot of intemperate statements of opinion here, but little in the way of closely reasoned argument - which latter we have come to expect from you. I know it is a lot of work keeping up a regular blog, but don't drop your standards. James Semplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01680969214027391169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-83819984045078690782017-03-27T08:58:06.146+01:002017-03-27T08:58:06.146+01:00"Because the Conservative Party is in long-te..."Because the Conservative Party is in long-term decline - "<br />It's great to talk such wishful thinking but is it true? I doubt many psephologists would agree with you. Sadly, the Tories have been in power since WW2 far more often than Labour. That seems unlikely to change. The Tories have seen off the threat from the Kippers and Labour now faces slow demolition, given the threat from the LibDems in our post-Brexit future where Clegg's Co has repositioned themselves as the only pro-European mainstream party left.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-81210222823281815712017-03-26T18:45:13.835+01:002017-03-26T18:45:13.835+01:00Yay! Let's hope this is the beginning of the e...Yay! Let's hope this is the beginning of the end for the purple party. Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18097624792336619525noreply@blogger.com