Membership of the EU is a massive benefit to UK business. How do the UKIP say they fill this gap if we were to withdraw? The EU is our single biggest trading partner. Why on earth would we want to jeopardize that?
EU regulations are a lot more involved than straight bananas. Any business that works within the EU will know that homogenized tax and employment regulations as an example make for easier working.
From personal experience, we conducted an intensive flight trials programme while adhering to the Working Time Directive. It was not a problem. We were initially sceptical as normally we would have to work 50, 60 70 hour weeks to deliver such an intensive programme. What we had to do was resource it properly and the reult was an efficient and above all safe test programme. I’ve worked 70 hour weeks and 48 hour weeks and I know which one works best. It is just a shame that British bosses feel that restricting employees to working 48 hours a week is somehow a bad thing.

If, as you are suggesting, those in favour of EU membership are a minority, why is it that in every election recently parties which by and large favour continued membership of the EU, get into power? Why is that?

The problem in withdrawing from the EU is not just making the UK increasingly isolated in what is a world market. Currently businesses that operate within the EU find it much easier dealing with other precisely because it is a level playing field from a regulatory point of view. From a trade point of view withdrawing from the EU would stack the odd firmly against UK businesses who would in all probability relocate to the continent. The geographic barrier is something we have had to deal with. Creating an ideological barrier helps no-one.

The EU is far from perfect but we are much more likely to change it while in it.

I also like how you picked the lowest possible figure

If that’s the election 2010 figure then that’s it. Sorry. Opinion polls are exactly that – opinions.

Less cash means fewer candidates and much, much less advertising and so on. I’m quite sure that if you are a UKIP supporter – which I’m sure you are – your imagination will complete the picture.

I would need to have a very fertile imagination to ever imagine me as a UKIP supporter.
If UKIP really appealed to voters and supporters, they would have no problem in gaining financial support. But they don’t. Why is that?

Mr Farage seems to be very vocal in criticizing the EU and its excesses but it seems is more than happy to partake of his share of the “gravy train”. His utterances need to be treated with caution as he is a “playing to the gallery” soundbite sort of politician. A bit like his Tory counterpart Hannan.

Shades of “My Lovely Horse” 😀

If Nigel Farage says what people think and is in a “populist” party how come in the 2010 general election UKIP only attracted 3% of the vote?

If exit from the EU is so important to people why do parties who are happy to stay in the EU keep getting voted into power?

I’m not sure anyone should take lessons from Farage about competence. Ask the UKIP London mayoral candidate.:D

He was a great patron of the armed forces and the Bomber Command memorial in particular and in that respect he will be missed.

Couldn’t stand the BeeGees though.