Farage Chased Out Of Town

[mushroom25]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-32009961

is harrassing someone having lunch legitimate protest?

[andy-hughes]

Jackdaw - // I don't that privately Nige will be too bothered about this. The surrounding publicity will ensure a few more votes in the bag. //

If I were running for election, I would think that even one vote was too high a price to pay for my children being frightened, and my family Sunday lunch being spoiled - nothing I have heard so far leads me to think that Mr Farage would feel differently.

[Jackdaw33]

True, but it's an ill wind...as they say.

[SeaJayPea]

And that, surely, is the point. These idiots have given Mr Farage a load of sympathetic press coverage. He and his party will get more votes as a result of this behaviour. Totally counter-productive. No thought went into it whatever. Or, if there was any, it wasn't very well thought-out at all.

[-Talbot-]

Imagine the Edl harassing Anjem Choudary out of a building...would the Edl get of with so little reaction, or would the reaction be amplified about a thousand million billion times? (Give or take a billion)

This sort of thing is not on, I hope the mob are proud of themselves.

[jno]

I seriously doubt that anyone is going to look at Farage and think "Oh, poor baby, I must make things right for him by voting for Ukip".

[ludwig]

// I seriously doubt that anyone is going to look at Farage and think "Oh, poor baby, I must make things right for him by voting for Ukip". //

It actually works the other way around. People who may be only toying with idea of voting UKIP will possibly look at the protestors, and think 'What a bunch of bullying scumbags. I must do everything I can to ensure people like that don't get their way'.

[Zacs-Master]

I completely agree that the mob's actions were deplorable but to live in a country with free speech where there are known extremists and pretend that you will not invite their (miss-placed) wrath, is very naive.

[jno]

is there any evidence for that, ludwig? People generally seem to vote in their own economic interests, not because they disapprove of non-aligned protesters

[anotheoldgit]

Waiting to see the leaders of the other political parties standing up and announcing that "this type of behaviour is uncalled for and will not be tolerated in this country"

Who knows it could happen to them.

[naomi24]

Wherever the children went, they were probably a lot safer away from the mob. Perhaps he's not so daft after all.

[andy-hughes]

Zacs-Master - //I completely agree that the mob's actions were deplorable but to live in a country with free speech where there are known extremists and pretend that you will not invite their (miss-placed) wrath, is very naive. //

I don't think Mr Farage is naïve enough to expect not to be challenged for his views, which is the right and proper process for a democratic society.

However, it is perfectly reasonable, and not naïve, to be able to expect to enjoy time with his family without being the victim of this kind of nonsense.

[Zacs-Master]

It is reasonable to expect that, yes. It would also be wise to expect the opposite, given the sometimes controversial nature of UKIP's policies and views.

[andy-hughes]

Zacs -// It is reasonable to expect that, yes. It would also be wise to expect the opposite, given the sometimes controversial nature of UKIP's policies and views. //

Expect bad behaviour - maybe.

Accept it - never.

[Zacs-Master]

Acceptance of it is not really part of this thread and I for one, never mentioned its acceptance or otherwise.

As you accept that he should maybe expect it, do you think he was wise, just before an election, to risk going to the pub for lunch?

[icecreamicecream]

Blooming hell,Zacs .Do you want all our politicians to behiding under the stairs or cowering in a cupboard .If we let these unwashed eejits off with this then its open season on all politicians.

[andy-hughes]

Zacs-Master - // As you accept that he should maybe expect it, do you think he was wise, just before an election, to risk going to the pub for lunch? //

I meant he should expect a degree of hostility -as any politician must, but that does not mean accepting in when he is having Sunday lunch with his family.

There is a time and a place to make a protest - this was neither.

[Zacs-Master]

Again, I do not disagree but I would reiterate that I think he was naive in not allowing something like this to happen.

[mushroom25]

//I think he was naive in not allowing something like this to happen. //

why should he be required to allow himself and his family to be harrassed?

would you?

[DSJ]

Mob rule in this country? Absolutely no place here.

[Zacs-Master]

Mush, maybe I would be as powerless,as he was to prevent it.