NationStates Jolt Archive

Hi. First of all, congratulations on your result.
I may not agree with your basic (and only) idea, but you have to admire the way you managed to reduce the electoral impact of the Conservatives and, more importantly, the BNP.

Now, the point.
What are your hard won MEPs going to do now they are in the position?

They have been elected to a body which they do not believe in, on the premise that they shouldn't be there.
They say that they wish to point out waste in the system, yet at the same time, will be paid despite it being very unlikely that they will ever do any work. Hypocrisy?
If they do attend the European Parliament, isn't that against their values and rhetoric that Britain should not be taking part? Yet more hypocrisy.

Is there any option left for these MEPs that would not make them into everything they, and their voters, claim to hate?

Nobody want to respond?

Maybe there are no answers.
Maybe nobody wants to admit wasting a vote.
More likely, nobody cares.

That is pretty funny actually. Rather like electing an anarchist

Hi. First of all, congratulations on your result.
I may not agree with your basic (and only) idea, but you have to admire the way you managed to reduce the electoral impact of the Conservatives and, more importantly, the BNP.

Now, the point.
What are your hard won MEPs going to do now they are in the position?

They have been elected to a body which they do not believe in, on the premise that they shouldn't be there.
They say that they wish to point out waste in the system, yet at the same time, will be paid despite it being very unlikely that they will ever do any work. Hypocrisy?
If they do attend the European Parliament, isn't that against their values and rhetoric that Britain should not be taking part? Yet more hypocrisy.

Is there any option left for these MEPs that would not make them into everything they, and their voters, claim to hate?


Well, as one of their MEPs said, their goal is to "wreck" the Parliament, basically it seems they want to obstruct and sabotage as a means of getting Britain out or at least keeping its independence. Basically their goal is to make a statement, much like Sein Fein electing MP's in Northern Ireland...

Anyway, are you guys saddened that the Eurosceptics beat out the Liberal Dems and the Tories beat up on Labour?