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It seems to me far from co-incidence that "in Germany[URL="http://www.theguardian.com/world/germany"][/URL], the most powerful EU state, Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats scored an expected easy victory".

Actually the CDU/CSU, especially the CSU (which is more right/conservative than the CDU) lost significant votes. Many of their Euro-skeptic voters turned to the AfD (a Euro-skeptic party with many anti-immigration followers). The AfD got 7% of the vote. The CSU, especially, tried to play the populist card and lost 10% of the votes they had in 2009--- showing their worst results in decades. The NPD (radical right party) even put in a showing getting 1% of the vote. Greens, SPD (nearly 7% gain) and even Linke (Left Socialist) gained in the polls. The urban divide was quite significant with city dwellers voting increasing left. If this was a general election the new Chancellor would be from the SPD with a SPD/Green government (38% against CDU/CSU's 35% with the FDP not making the needed 5%). Toss in the 7.4% that the Linke got and one would see a clear left-socialist agenda for government!

the goodnews : nick griffin loses his MEP seat
the badnews : ukip storms the uk polls in the EU elections

The UKIP MEPs must be terribly upset and not only having to collect a salary from the very institution they hate but also-gulp-having to travel to the lair of the beast and be surrounded by filthy forrins all trying to body snatch and furtively rodger them.

Assuming that they turn up for work, which they usually don't. They probably use the excuse that they went to the wrong parliament, or whatever.

my guess is they'll manage to find the expense claim forms without any problems

is it me or are there an awful lot of day release prisoners absconding at the minute
or has this been going on and just not reported ?

i guess the sun is out and being in a cell isn't that much fun
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/second-prisoner-lewis-powter-absconds-from-suffolk-jail-9434759.html

Boris already trying to score points off the back of the European UKIP results... Amazing, more smoke and mirrors...

"drunk on local hooch and chanting nationalist slogans"

Sounds like a Bullingdon Club night out.

And finally...

^^'Sharon Bromance'

We like Audi drivers don't we?

We also like Daily Mail links.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2639714/Audi-employed-thousands-concentration-camp-inmates-Second-World-War-firmly-ensnared-Nazi-regime-shocking-investigation-finds.html

Worth a read, mainly for the Farage anecdotes;

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/may/26/ukip-founder-alan-sked-party-become-frankensteins-monster

OK, I looked at the comments. Only had to read about 10 before someone started laying into the Jews.

Any vote for Ukip in the European poll, says Sked, was wasted. "If you elect a Ukip MEP, you're just going to elect another incompetent charlatan that you're going to turn into another millionaire. They go native in Brussels, take the expenses and the perks and do fuck all."

Say it isn't so!

I really must stand for election as an MEP next time round.

Vote Dammit!

squints

bringing them down from the inside ?

I'll pursue an agenda of EU subsidised Duck Houses for all!

Vote Dammit!

And, no Romanian Ducks will be allowed to build a house next to your Ducks.

I'll run as sole member of the "Venal Racists" party

Sounds good, I'll sell you my vote.

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/politics/politics-headlines/uk-thanks-russell-brand-2014052786930

Is the Daily Mash just for people who find The Onion too subtle?

Is the Daily Mash just for people who find The Onion too [strike]subtle?[/strike] american

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