UKIP launch 'kickstarter like' campaign to get election funds

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Can't they just use the ridiculous amount of expenses that they falsely claim to pay for the campaign?

Can you show me sources of ukip fraudulently claiming ridiculous amounts of money ?

Can you show me sources of ukip fraudulently claiming ridiculous amounts of money ?

Not fraudulently, but prior to 1999, the original, non-extreme-right UKIP was resolved not to send representatives to the European Parliament on principle. Beginning in 1999, they send them, don't vote, and claim millions of pounds in expenses, ostensibly on principle, in order to highlight the Eurocrat gravy train.

It's funny that this high-minded principle involves making UKIP MEPs loads and loads of money (Farage has earned £2m from expenses alone).

That's the kind of thing that starts happening when rich, privileged Thatcherite businessmen infiltrate your party. All principle out of the window in the pursuit of private financial gain, ideally with as little work as conceivably possible. Work the little people for your profit with one hand and steal their taxes for your profit with the other.

Not fraudulently, but prior to 1999, the original, non-extreme-right UKIP was resolved not to send representatives to the European Parliament on principle. Beginning in 1999, they send them, don't vote, and claim millions of pounds in expenses, ostensibly on principle, in order to highlight the Eurocrat gravy train.

It's funny that this high-minded principle involves making UKIP MEPs loads and loads of money (Farage has earned £2m from expenses alone).

That's the kind of thing that starts happening when rich, privileged Thatcherite businessmen infiltrate your party. All principle out of the window in the pursuit of private financial gain, ideally with as little work as conceivably possible. Work the little people for your profit with one hand and steal their taxes for your profit with the other.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2604981/Nigel-Farage-facing-expenses-probe-claims-UKIP-leader-received-60-000-EU-office-given-supporter-rent-free.html

£60,000 seems ridiculous to me.

*actually that's £10,000 more than what they want people to just give them....odd

This used to be called "joining a political party" and back in the day you would get something in return for your money, such as voting rights, rather than vague hopes and promises.

I would suggest UKIP go to their extremely wealthy, ex-Tory financial backers to get money for their election campaign.

This afternoon UKIP launched a kickstarter like campaign to help get funds from ordinary supports to fund the 2015 election campaign. The target is £50,000 and it has raised almost £16,000 in just a couple of hours

Thoughts? is this a good way to raise funds, will it get people more connected with politics, is it a good contrast with rich donors by getting a mass of smaller donations? Should other parties do it

Not fraudulently, but prior to 1999, the original, non-extreme-right UKIP was resolved not to send representatives to the European Parliament on principle. Beginning in 1999, they send them, don't vote, and claim millions of pounds in expenses, ostensibly on principle, in order to highlight the Eurocrat gravy train.

It's funny that this high-minded principle involves making UKIP MEPs loads and loads of money (Farage has earned £2m from expenses alone).

That's the kind of thing that starts happening when rich, privileged Thatcherite businessmen infiltrate your party. All principle out of the window in the pursuit of private financial gain, ideally with as little work as conceivably possible. Work the little people for your profit with one hand and steal their taxes for your profit with the other.

i will ask for the second time show me where they have FRAUDULENTLY gained expenses please as you stated in your original post

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Can't they just use the ridiculous amount of expenses that they falsely claim to pay for the campaign?

Ah yes of course because with their zero MPs (until a couple of days ago) and their 24 MEPs they will obviously have been falsely claiming massively more than the other parties with their 649 MPs and 49 MEPs between them.

Of course there will have been some expenses falsely claimed by UKIP but there has been a hell of a lot more claimed illegally by members of the Tories, Labour and the Lib Dems.

I'll also assume the strippers and what not that Farage hired while being an MEP is perfectly fine

What's wrong with hiring strippers?

Claiming £60,000 expenses to cover the rent of a property in which they do not pay rent isn't fraudulent to you?

I'll also assume the strippers and what not that Farage hired while being an MEP is perfectly fine