Nigel Farage Is An Alien

21st May 2014

If you saw that in tomorrows Telegraph or Mail, it wouldn't surprise you would it?

Here's todays:

UKIP are not big on cyclists!

As we go into the European and local elections, those who cycle regularly would be well advised to take note of the attitudes of the political parties towards cyclists. Forty three per cent of Britons own or have access to a bicycle, and five million of us cycle three times a week or more. That’s a lot of voting power. And in a country where longstanding antagonism towards cyclists, and associated failings in infrastructure and safety measures, are holding us back, cyclists are in a position to exercise it.

A brief examination of the stance of UKIP is all any cyclist would need to know to establish them as the anti-cycling party. The last time they had an official manifesto – 2010 – the sections relating to cycling were framed in the traditional language used by people who hate cyclists, focusing on “aggressive abuse of red lights” and lack of road courtesy. The document goes on to recommend the introduction of liability insurance for cyclists to cover “damage to cars and others”, the mandatory carrying of a “Cycledisc” ID to deter “dangerous cyclist behaviour”, and increased powers for local authorities to enforce a “cyclists dismount” or “no cycling” regulation on busy junctions or bus lanes or “where the road would be too narrowed by cycle lanes and cause unacceptable delays to traffic”.

A series of punitive measures, then, directed at the large group of people who bring immeasurable benefits to the economy via the savings to the NHS of regular exercise (compare and contrast with the health benefits of a --- and a pint, Nigel), minimal environmental footprint, low impact on existing road infrastructure, and easing of traffic congestion in cities.

Despite the fact that Nigel Farage has since described his own party’s manifesto as “drivel” written by an “idiot” who has now left to join the Conservatives, there’s no suggestion that UKIP is likely to move on from its ragbag of anti-cycling prejudices in 2015. Last month, when the European parliament overwhelmingly adopted new rules on lorry design, partly aimed at making them safer for cyclists and pedestrians, only 54 voted against them, with 606 in favour. That 54 included all but one of UKIP’s remaining seven MEPs, including Farage, plus the BNP’s Nick Griffin. When UKIP gets a chance to exercise power to act against the interests of cyclists, they appear to take it.
For cyclists, the implication is clear: don’t vote for these people.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/recreational-cycling/10846025/Cyclists-dont-vote-for-an-anti-cycling-party.html

So in other words, everything the article says is true, but people are just angry because someone's telling the truth about UKIP?

How very democratic!

Well that's a really good reason not to vote UKIP - they wrote something in 2010 that wasn't praising cyclists. Thank God we've found out in time to save the country from that disaster.

FFS - what next!   

Tesstacious wrote:Well that's a really good reason not to vote UKIP - they wrote something in 2010 that wasn't praising cyclists.  Thank God we've found out in time to save the country from that disaster.

FFS - what next!    

So, because it isn't an important issue to a die-hard UKIP supporter, it can't be important to anyone else?

Ben_Reilly wrote:

Tesstacious wrote:Well that's a really good reason not to vote UKIP - they wrote something in 2010 that wasn't praising cyclists.  Thank God we've found out in time to save the country from that disaster.

FFS - what next!    

So, because it isn't an important issue to a die-hard UKIP supporter, it can't be important to anyone else?

This has made the front page of their website though.

Desperate!

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/22/ukip-map-of-the-world-spoof_n_5370590.html?utm_hp_ref=uk

I notice something becoming very clear:

One side is all about spoofs (lies, possible scenarios, just plain stupidity).

The other is about facts.

Ha Ha Ha Ha

You are right there, UKIP keep spreading lies all the time, that has been a a massive aspect of late, which is why spoofs are being created because of them.

Again irony is not one of your strong points.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/21/should-you-vote-ukip-flowchart_n_5363204.html?utm_hp_ref=uk

ah so it's been confirmed...no need to read the thread! ::D:: ::D:: 

That flowchart got a lot of people talking on Facebook today.

Shit Ukip must be smarter than I give them credit for

Aussies are Role Models       

eddie wrote:That flowchart got a lot of people talking on Facebook today.

Facebook?

I'm guessing you have voted Labour in the past eddie?