9/8/2023 0 Comments One man band app![]() ![]() ![]() Each MEP pays for their stall from the promotonal budget they each get from the European Parliament. Around the conference hall were st alls for each of UKIP’s MEPs – a clever way, the party freely admits, to channel EU money into UKIP’s coffers. ![]() It was an eyeopener – rather disorganised, but also very colourful – full of people sporting Union Jack ties, bow-ties or cravats, in bright waistcoats and with incredible moustaches. I’ve never been to a UKIP conference before. And when the party is competing with the Liberal Democrats for third place in the national polls, on 9, 10 or even 12 per cent of people’s voting intention, it’s hard to justify ignoring them. The BBC had at least two national correspondents at their gathering in Birmingham today, while ITV and Channel 4 had at least three between us. Suddenly broadcasters have started to cover their annual conference.
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