Talking about us (From York Press)
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Talking about us
8:18am Thursday 6th December 2012 in Letters By Reader's letter
I WOULD like to thank former councillor Christian Vassie (Letters, December 5) for yet again having to talk about the rise in UKIP’s popularity.
As a seasoned ex-politician, he wrongly lists the numbers cast in the recent four by-elections, when he should have listed the percentage of the votes cast which were:
Rotherham: UKIP 21.9 per cent and Lib Dem 2.11 per cent;
Croydon: UKIP 5.7 per cent and Lib Dem 3.3 per cent;
Corby: UKIP 14.3 per cent and Lib Dem 5 per cent;
Middlesborough: UKIP 11.8 per cent and Lib-Dem 9.91 per cent.
I would point out that all the above showed a massive downturn in Lib-Dem votes, which in turn shows UKIP is appealing to everyone, across the board, not just disillusioned Tories, and that our policies are so much more than wanting to step back in time.
It shows that UKIP sees the problems this country is facing and is prepared to talk about them, with everyone everywhere and is, more and more, becoming a haven for the disaffected from all parties.
However, I do thank Mr Vassie for as, as a great man once said: “The only thing worse than being talked about, is not being talked about.”
Judith Morris, Chair, York UKIP.
Comments(15)
Despairing Yorkie
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11:45am Thu 6 Dec 12
21.9% of s*d all is still s*d all.
Buzz Light-year
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1:07pm Thu 6 Dec 12
capt spaulding
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3:14pm Thu 6 Dec 12
Buzz Light-year wrote:Hi Buzz bet you got told to behave as well
Judith Morris hates cyclists.
JudithM
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3:26pm Thu 6 Dec 12
capt spaulding wrote:Just FYI, I do not hate anyone but I dislike intensely people who act as if they are above the law, no matter if they are on foot, a bike, in a car, driving a train or anything like that. Unfortunately, the ones I see the most of (not necessarily the ones who do it most) are cyclists - can't help the facts.
Buzz Light-year wrote:Hi Buzz bet you got told to behave as well
Judith Morris hates cyclists.
PLUS, what on earth has that got to do with the subject matter??
last of the mandms
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3:47pm Thu 6 Dec 12
JudithM
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3:54pm Thu 6 Dec 12
Buzz Light-year
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4:21pm Thu 6 Dec 12
Do you mean by our hosts?
Did you get an email?
last of the mandms
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5:42pm Thu 6 Dec 12
JudithM
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5:46pm Thu 6 Dec 12
last of the mandms
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7:39pm Thu 6 Dec 12
Buzz Light-year
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9:58pm Thu 6 Dec 12
Our wonderful A19 into York has been desecrated in the cause of the cycle – and yet the majority of them still ride on the pavement, putting all our lives and limbs at risk.
I would certainly not call one of them a “vulnerable road user”.
what do bike riders contribute towards the upkeep of our roads? Absolutely nothing. They pay no tax, they do not have to have a roadworthy vehicle and certainly do not have any form of insurance for when they either ride into a pedestrian or assume, because they are riding a bike, they can swerve into the road, across any other vehicle.
And of course it is always the car driver's fault, is it not?
Judith Morris, Chair, York UKIP, Moorland Road, York"
capt spaulding
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6:48am Fri 7 Dec 12
Buzz Light-year wrote:Message came up when I logged on. Seems our great leader is rattled.
Ey up captain, no I didn't.
Do you mean by our hosts?
Did you get an email?
Buzz Light-year
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8:52am Fri 7 Dec 12
inthesticks
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4:48pm Fri 7 Dec 12
capt spaulding wrote:If other posters report a certain amount of your posts, you get the warning. I think that`s how it works.
Buzz Light-year wrote:Message came up when I logged on. Seems our great leader is rattled.
Ey up captain, no I didn't.
Do you mean by our hosts?
Did you get an email?
capt spaulding says...
9:57am Thu 6 Dec 12
Utterly disgusted with the Labour party.
Consider the Lib dems a joke.
Where do you put your mark ?
More independant councillors is whats needed.
Councillors who put the needs of the citizens of York and the City itself First.
Not using their precarious platform to score points against the government of the day, and not wasting counciltaxpayers money on spurious and grandoise schemes that benefit only themselves.
Failing that theres UKIP