Nothing to do with Leyton Orient

But a response to a Thread Discussion in the Fantastic Os Facebook Group.


WE have changed the topic.

Clearly some who UKIP have nominated as public representatives have been personally of less than good character, just like those of other political parties.

The totality of their policies is vague and possibly some of their policies are in conflict with some others, I have little doubt.

Overall I think they are wrong about wanting to withdraw from the various EU treaties rather than strengthen those treaties so that the UK is better served than at present.

Some of those being elected to public positions will be incapable of performing adequately in those positions (I am not any longer confident that the professional abilities of Civil Servants and Local Government Officers are sufficient to compensate the populace from serious damage {I am astounded for example, at the work of those in the Ministry of Justice who are managing the destruction of the probation services in England and Wales} [which is even further off topic - but something I have knowledge and some experience about]).

It is also true that the other parties bring forward public representatives who fail to understand the responsibilities they hold - I believe that is true of Lord Hanningfield - who was the leader of Essex County Council for many years and even an Opposition Party spokesman in the House of Lords, yet he seems not to understand the concept of absolute liability. I believe Lord McNally is an example from the Liberal Democrats and I am sure but cannot immediately name one, there are examples from the Labour Party and other groups.

However, once in a position as a public representative, one learns, on the job, as I did as a school governor - for example and in other positions and so it will be the same for UKIP representatives but no doubt, some perhaps even many will fall by the wayside, soon after election, and then as has happened in some places, there will need to be by elections - that is the nature of the UK system of governance. UKIP members are seemingly doing OK in some councillor positions - I have Norfolk County in mind, and even some BNP and Monster Raving Loony Party members have managed their responsibilities as elected councillors within the law, so I think it reasonable to believe that by the time they actually get elected so will most others. Then it will be for the views of the majority to predominate in the making and amending of statutes and council policy etc.