Comments on: UKIP supports the government in crucial votes yesterday http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/12/09/ukip-supports-the-government-in-crucial-votes-yesterday/ Incisive and topical campaigns and commentary on today's issues and tomorrow's problems Thu, 24 May 2012 10:38:06 +0000 hourly 1 By: David morris http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/12/09/ukip-supports-the-government-in-crucial-votes-yesterday/#comment-8940 David morris Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:49:55 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=2343#comment-8940 If Bob Spink is anything to go by you might as well give your vote to Labour as UKIP. Their raison d'etre seems to be aimed at splitting the Tory vote in marginals, which ironically will achieve exactly the opposite to their stated aims, perhaps they're just a bunch of closet federalists and, in Mr Spink's example, are fully signed up to Labour's march to removing our tradional freedoms. If Bob Spink is anything to go by you might as well give your vote to Labour as UKIP. Their raison d’etre seems to be aimed at splitting the Tory vote in marginals, which ironically will achieve exactly the opposite to their stated aims, perhaps they’re just a bunch of closet federalists and, in Mr Spink’s example, are fully signed up to Labour’s march to removing our tradional freedoms.

]]> By: Yet Another Political Blog http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/12/09/ukip-supports-the-government-in-crucial-votes-yesterday/#comment-8939 Yet Another Political Blog Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:57:11 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=2343#comment-8939 I agree. His voting pattern was both disappointing and totally bizzare given his political leanings. However, by far the most scandelous thing involving Bob Spink yesterday was when he was verbally and physically accosted by Tory MP Brian Binley while addressing the house. Quite how Brian wasn't thrown out of the chamber for that i'll never know. It was a disgrace, and one that I never thought i'd see from a Tory MP. It's usually Labour backbenchers that behave (badly-ed) in the chamber, not Tory backbenchers. I expected better, and I hope the party are both aware of it and privately take him to task for it. Labour MP Tom Harris also blogged about the shameful event, although also implicated Tory backbencher and Monmouth MP David Davies in the accosting. BBC Parliament's viewing angle didn't show him though, just a clear view of the disgraceful behaviour of Brian Binley. Reply: The Speaker saw nothing wrong in Brian's behaviour. I agree. His voting pattern was both disappointing and totally bizzare given his political leanings.

However, by far the most scandelous thing involving Bob Spink yesterday was when he was verbally and physically accosted by Tory MP Brian Binley while addressing the house. Quite how Brian wasn’t thrown out of the chamber for that i’ll never know. It was a disgrace, and one that I never thought i’d see from a Tory MP. It’s usually Labour backbenchers that behave (badly-ed) in the chamber, not Tory backbenchers. I expected better, and I hope the party are both aware of it and privately take him to task for it.

Labour MP Tom Harris also blogged about the shameful event, although also implicated Tory backbencher and Monmouth MP David Davies in the accosting. BBC Parliament’s viewing angle didn’t show him though, just a clear view of the disgraceful behaviour of Brian Binley.

Reply: The Speaker saw nothing wrong in Brian’s behaviour.

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