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Live webchat with UKIP leader Nigel Farage, Thurs 24 Feb, 1-2pm

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KatieMumsnet · 22/02/2011 12:40

Our live webchat guest this week is Nigel Farage. He is the leader of UKIP and has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 1999.

Known for his straight-talking, Nigel has made the headlines with forthright speeches, once telling the EU President he had the charisma of a 'damp rag'.

He is a regular on programmes including BBC Question Time.

If you have a question you'd like to put to Nigel, please join the webchat this Thursday lunchtime, 1pm - 2pm. If you won't be around then, please post your question here.

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imright · 22/02/2011 16:36

Farage is't offensive UKIP just wants to leave the EU and stop paying them 50 million a day!

Scottishmummy please illustrate how are laws 75% are NOT made up by the EU?

My question is this how are you going to get a referendum ON OUR MEMBERSHIP of the EU. How will you force the political elite to do this? They have ignored most requests so far!

imright · 22/02/2011 16:40

Tondelayoschwarzkopf.
I'm afraid you are being very economic with the truth aren't you. I had leaflets they spoke about MASS IMMIGRATION. You are scaremongering because yuo don't believe he should have a voice. 900.000 voted for UKIP at the last election they deserve a voice.

foxytocin · 22/02/2011 16:40

won't be around to give this hot air balloon the attention he seeks.

TondelayoSchwarzkopf · 22/02/2011 16:48

Sorry imright - did you not read the part of my post that said "he should be allowed his voice" or did you not understand that?

The leaflet that Dominic Lennon (UKIP candidate for Islington North) put through my door at the end of April last year talked about the Islamification of the UK. That is scaremongering.

imright · 22/02/2011 16:51

Justinemumsnet. It is about tinme you invited Nigel Farage on you totally ignored UKIP at the last election, although they got 900.000 votes.
YOU should have asked him to come on, not he asking you.IMHO it shows how biased MN is. Surely you are NOT meant to be biased, it's certainly how you come across!

imright · 22/02/2011 16:55

Many are worried about the Islamification of here and Europe it's not new. Any country that ignores it is stupid IMO. Islamic schools all over this country, are teaching children to hate the west/infidels/jews and that's scaremongering?

LessNarkyPuffin · 22/02/2011 16:57

JaxTellersOldLady · 22/02/2011 16:59

JayS22 Tue 22-Feb-11 14:49:49

Offensive? Odious? Islamaphobic? All because he wants to leave the EU?

I'd rather like to live in a free democracy with a functional autonomous parliament.

Why not listen to what he says rather than what the Guardian or BBC has told you to believe?

err I listened to him when he doorstepped our area to try and win votes before the GE. My information is NOT from the media but directly from 'the horses mouth' and it is a load of spout about immigrants and how 'we' NEED to get rid of them.

My question is How does it feel to have JC as speaker of the house, and I do not mean Jesus Christ!?

elkiedee · 22/02/2011 17:01

So the first UKIP supporter's here already?

elkiedee · 22/02/2011 17:06

My question(s): What do you think about the movement for democracy in so many countries in North Africa and the Middle East? Do you not think these people, of various faiths, are bravely setting an example of standing up for their rights? What attitude should the British government take towards them?

BitOfFun · 22/02/2011 17:16

BarryShitpeas · 22/02/2011 17:43

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CaptainNancy · 22/02/2011 17:44
DillyDaydreaming · 22/02/2011 18:00

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scottishmummy · 22/02/2011 18:03

imright,you misunderstand the premise.onus upon farage to answer questions posted

seeing he asked to be invited on to mn. so no, i dont have to answer questions i set.and i do hope farage is asked a range of questions

imright · 22/02/2011 18:21

scottishmummy. I hoped farage is asked many questions particularly on the EU.

ScramVonChubby · 22/02/2011 18:25

'Many are worried about the Islamification of here and Europe it's not new. Any country that ignores it is stupid IMO. Islamic schools all over this country, are teaching children to hate the west/infidels/jews and that's scaremongering?

Jewish and Christian people are classed under Islamic faith as 'people of the book' and supposed to be treated humanely. If you know of a school teaching otherwise, I suspect MI5 has an entire department set up to help you.

Islamic? Christian. With a world faith degree, and friends who are Islamic. And proud of my stance.

Otherwise, will join in with the nothing to say to Mr Farage bunch.

As you all were.

FannyFifer · 22/02/2011 18:27

UKIP, seriously!
Any member or candidates of UKIP in my area are all seriously unhinged, sure why not get the BNP on as well.

complimentary · 22/02/2011 18:31

fannyfifer. 900.000 people unhinged who voted for them? how biased and patronising! Frankly stupid.

JaxTellersOldLady · 22/02/2011 18:36

this is going well.

AitchTwoOh · 22/02/2011 18:41

daftpunk

TheArmadillo · 22/02/2011 18:53

complimentary - the uk electorate is over 45 million see here

900,000 is fuck all and easily that number of people could be unhinged.

TondelayoSchwarzkopf · 22/02/2011 18:58

It's 3.1% of the votes. Fact fans. I think 3.1% is a gross under-estimation of the number of unhinged around us.

Look at this way, 97% people didn't vote for them.

Isn't being the UK's fourth biggest party, a bit like being the world's third biggest cola brand?

SheikYerbouti · 22/02/2011 19:06

This is going almost as well as that goat woman's webchat, you know, the one married to that horrid little man Zac "shagger" Goldsmith

PStaveley · 22/02/2011 19:27

Currently all our laws are enacted in Westminster. However, 75% of our laws originate from regulations and directives issued by the EU. The majority of them are enacted as Statutory Instruments. That is a Minister stands up and says that the following regulation will be enacted: no discussion, no voting.

The others are enacted through an Act of Parliament. Yes, there is discussion and yes, there is a vote. However, if the MPs vote no to that Bill then the Government has to try again with a different Bill in order to get that Bill through Westminster. So it is a bit like the Irish Referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, you keep having a referendum until you get the 'right' answer.