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The far right and Russia

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whitewave Sun 02-Apr-17 13:17:23

Just read a very interesting article about Banks - who it seemed bank rolled Brexit. He single handedly bought Brexit.

What I found fascinating and which begins to make sense with regard to the alt right and Trump who are supporters of Putin, is that looking at their political ambitions, so much of it falls in line with Putins ambitions. So I wonder whether Putin can be classed as hard right?

Farage apparently voted almost entirely in the European Parliament in the way that favoured Putinesque ambitions.

Bank it seems is now bank rolling a movement (not a political party because it would be subject to British political law). His ambition is to destroy the traditional political parties in the U.K. Particularly what he terms "Bad MPs" who characteristically are ex Oxford etc. His associates include Bannon, Farage, Gunter, Wigmore, Kassandra (Brietbart editor UK). There is no doubt that they have been playing for the long term, and much of what they want is beginning to reach fruition.

Liberal Democracy - and this includes the Tory Party is under threat.

durhamjen Sat 08-Apr-17 16:11:17

The petition on PR got over 103,000 votes and is to be debated in parliament.

varian Sat 08-Apr-17 16:29:05

Tricia don't forget that the SNP's 56 MPs only represent half as many voters as the 8 Liberal Democrat MPs who were elected in 2015.

First past the post has a lot to answer for.

I agree Daphnedill that it would have been worth the price of electing UKIP MP's. They would have been seen for what they are - an incoherant rabble who keep falling out with each other.

durhamjen Sat 08-Apr-17 17:30:03

Hopefully by the time of the next election there will not be a Ukip party.