State of the parties as 2015 General Election looms.

[Anna]

He revealed nothing! It was a long time ago and he was heavily sedated. Patrick O'Fynn, UKP's economic spokesperson said so, and he's very clever.

As we speak, pharmaceutical companies will be reprinting their information leaflets: may cause drowsiness, nausea, racism and homophobia.

Or perhaps not. “All that sedatives do is reduce your ability to restrain and hide your true thoughts,” says David Nutt, Edmond J Safra professor of neuropsychopharmacology and director of the Neuropsychopharmacology Unit at Imperial College London. “Politicians spend their whole lives telling people what they think people want to hear, and not what they believe. That takes quite a lot of effort. We know from brain imaging studies that lying and hiding things consumes more brainpower than telling the truth, so if people are repressing something they don’t want people to know, they have to actively work [at it]. When you are sedated, the control centres of your brain are dampened down and the underlying deeper truths are less likely to be suppressed and they come to the surface.”

[Beef Oven!]

Indeed. I wonder how much more embarrassing these kippers have to get before everyone stops taking them seriously at all.

It's about when people stop talking about them - any publicity is good publicity. When ya gonna learn?

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Ignoring people who talk claptrap is often a good ploy, though it doesn't always stop those who are fond of the sound of their own voice(s).

[P. G. Tipps]

It's about when people stop talking about them - any publicity is good publicity. When ya gonna learn?

Precisely ... and few things are more 'embarrassing' than liberal-leftists (and Marxists) getting their knickers in a twist and foaming at the mouth over anything to do with UKIP.

It's like 'Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells' in reverse and just as pathetic.

[MrGongGong]

I think the problem is that Farrago is a liar and fundamentally dishonest
if he and his elk (sic) aren't challenged then they really will get away with peddling more shite

[french frank]

It's about when people stop talking about them - any publicity is good publicity. When ya gonna learn?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30486154

Hmm.

[Flosshilde]

"UKIP could not afford to be too principled "

Sums them up.

[Serial_Apologist]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30486154

Hmm.

And of course keeping schtum is the way to give would-be's the green light.

[Richard Barrett]

I see that the foul Ian Duncan Smith is now considering limiting child benefits to the first two children in a family. (He himself has four children, poor b***ards.) This idea is clearly designed to prevent poor people from breeding, but if it works who's going to do the crap jobs in future? EU immigrants?

[ahinton]

I see that the foul Ian Duncan Smith is now considering limiting child benefits to the first two children in a family. (He himself has four children, poor b***ards.) This idea is clearly designed to prevent poor people from breeding

That won't do much for those who (like IDS himself) already have more than two but who (unlike IDS) are poor, will it?! It doesn't look as though the party's going overboard to make itself electable, does it?

[Beef Oven!]

FAO the host

Although the forum is pretty left-wing, and IDS is a right wing Tory, I don't think we should bring his children into the discussion and/or call them b***ards.

[Beef Oven!]

As we speak, pharmaceutical companies will be reprinting their information leaflets: may cause drowsiness, nausea, racism and homophobia.

Or perhaps not. “All that sedatives do is reduce your ability to restrain and hide your true thoughts,” says David Nutt, Edmond J Safra professor of neuropsychopharmacology and director of the Neuropsychopharmacology Unit at Imperial College London. “Politicians spend their whole lives telling people what they think people want to hear, and not what they believe. That takes quite a lot of effort. We know from brain imaging studies that lying and hiding things consumes more brainpower than telling the truth, so if people are repressing something they don’t want people to know, they have to actively work [at it]. When you are sedated, the control centres of your brain are dampened down and the underlying deeper truths are less likely to be suppressed and they come to the surface.”

HaHa. I of course was drawing attention to how stupid O'Flynn's explanation was. And he's an experienced journalist, too.

[MrGongGong]

FAO the host

Although the forum is pretty left-wing, and IDS is a right wing Tory, I don't think we should bring his children into the discussion and/or call them b***ards.

HO HO HO

Why do I always think of IBS when I see IDS?

( remember this moron http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/3..._gummer238.jpg)

[Beef Oven!]

HO HO HO

Why do I always think of IBS when I see IDS?

( remember this moron http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/3..._gummer238.jpg)

Toe-flavoured burgers?

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I see that the foul Ian Duncan Smith is now considering limiting child benefits to the first two children in a family. (He himself has four children, poor b***ards.) This idea is clearly designed to prevent poor people from breeding, but if it works who's going to do the crap jobs in future? EU immigrants?

This is a tricky one. I do think it's irresponsible for people to have large families (rich or poor) as the world is overpopulated and people who produce more than 2 children are contributing to the problem. But child benefit is for the needs of the children, who are innocent victims of this discussion having never asked to be born.