Scrutable

David Schneider wrote:As Nigel Farage takes £100 from would-be candidates before unilaterally deciding they won’t stand, Brexit Party members get to know what it really feels like to send significant sums of money to undemocratic, unelected leaders.

Fishnut wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 2:17 pm I doubt it's introspection as much as recognising it'll be expensive to fund that many campaigns and he'd rather keep the money for himself. Apparently prospective candidates had to pay a £100 non-refundable application fee and thousands applied.

P.J. Denyer wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 4:45 pm

Fishnut wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 2:17 pm I doubt it's introspection as much as recognising it'll be expensive to fund that many campaigns and he'd rather keep the money for himself. Apparently prospective candidates had to pay a £100 non-refundable application fee and thousands applied.

I thought it was £200? But I could be wrong, certainly they required it with the application while other parties only ask for it when you've passed the interview stage and are accepted in principal as a candidate.

So I guess this means that the deal that Farage said wasn't Brexit last week is Brexit now?

(Bye the way, "Hello Everyone"!)

P.J. Denyer wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 4:45 pm

Fishnut wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 2:17 pm I doubt it's introspection as much as recognising it'll be expensive to fund that many campaigns and he'd rather keep the money for himself. Apparently prospective candidates had to pay a £100 non-refundable application fee and thousands applied.

I thought it was £200? But I could be wrong, certainly they required it with the application while other parties only ask for it when you've passed the interview stage and are accepted in principal as a candidate.

So I guess this means that the deal that Farage said wasn't Brexit last week is Brexit now?

(Bye the way, "Hello Everyone"!)

Fishnut wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:59 pm

P.J. Denyer wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 4:45 pm

Fishnut wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 2:17 pm I doubt it's introspection as much as recognising it'll be expensive to fund that many campaigns and he'd rather keep the money for himself. Apparently prospective candidates had to pay a £100 non-refundable application fee and thousands applied.

I thought it was £200? But I could be wrong, certainly they required it with the application while other parties only ask for it when you've passed the interview stage and are accepted in principal as a candidate.

So I guess this means that the deal that Farage said wasn't Brexit last week is Brexit now?

(Bye the way, "Hello Everyone"!)

Multiple sources say £100. James O'Brien asked a former Brexit Party candidate if he'd ask for his £100 back and someone who applied to be a candidate wrote up their story and said it was £100. That person said that while the Conservatives charge £250 that's only after they've gone through a process to ensure you're not wasting everyone's time with your application.

Nigel Farage has told @eddiemair that he won't be giving the money back that he took off potential candidates. Here's my piece from earlier this year that exposed the process
https://bylinetimes.com/2019/07/19/weve ... -the-cold/

nefibach wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 6:58 pm And Farage isn't giving the money back:

P.J. Denyer wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 7:15 pm

nefibach wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 6:58 pm And Farage isn't giving the money back:

Well there's an enormous surprise.....

'I never thought leopards would eat MY face,' sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party.

https://twitter.com/cavalorn/status/654 ... 36?lang=en

Fishnut wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 2:17 pm I doubt it's introspection as much as recognising it'll be expensive to fund that many campaigns and he'd rather keep the money for himself. Apparently prospective candidates had to pay a £100 non-refundable application fee and thousands applied.

shpalman wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2019 7:47 am

Fishnut wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 2:17 pm I doubt it's introspection as much as recognising it'll be expensive to fund that many campaigns and he'd rather keep the money for himself. Apparently prospective candidates had to pay a £100 non-refundable application fee and thousands applied.

Tiny violins at the ready:
https://twitter.com/Wayne_BayIey/status ... 58690?s=19

TopBadger wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2019 10:20 am Given the rebrand to Jo Swinson's Liberal Democrats I thought I'd look up her voting record.

As far as I can tell she's a Yellow Tory, there seems to be very little 'Social Democrat' values left in the LD's.

Makes my vote easier to call - I'll be voting Labour.

Fishnut wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2019 12:30 pm I say this as a LibDem member but I really wish the LibDems would stop attacking Labour. We need to be looking to build coalitions with the left, not alienate them. The fact that Sam Gyimah was happy to attack Labour councillors in a Conservative-dominated local authority but refused to attack the Conservative councillors for their role in the Grenfell fire speaks volumes. I've been very nervous about the influx of former Conservative MPs to the party and this only heightens my concerns.

Fishnut wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2019 12:30 pm I say this as a LibDem member but I really wish the LibDems would stop attacking Labour. We need to be looking to build coalitions with the left, not alienate them. The fact that Sam Gyimah was happy to attack Labour councillors in a Conservative-dominated local authority but refused to attack the Conservative councillors for their role in the Grenfell fire speaks volumes. I've been very nervous about the influx of former Conservative MPs to the party and this only heightens my concerns.

El Pollo Diablo wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2019 10:38 am She was a minister when she voted in much of that. Best to look at the manifesto.