tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12147812.post1228334072208976453..comments2008-02-29T13:59:23.679ZTrixynoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12147812.post-1669301547598204482008-02-29T13:56:00.000Z2008-02-29T13:56:00.000ZNigel, I hate to blow a massive hole in your argument but Portugal isn't over here. It's over there. It's a different country in a different place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12147812.post-78510009638284450842008-02-27T15:00:00.000Z2008-02-27T15:00:00.000ZI bloody hope UKIP have won by 20090. Do you think we will have a referendum by then?R.I.T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08583658895528269901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12147812.post-44324482059163047972008-02-27T13:43:00.000Z2008-02-27T13:43:00.000ZAt risk of double-posting:<BR/>Portugal pop 10m, UK pop 60m<BR/>5000 x 6 = 30000<BR/>UKIP has 16000 members.Mark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12147812.post-13064099675128936002008-02-26T21:09:00.000Z2008-02-26T21:09:00.000ZI covered this story a while ago. What struck me then was the fact that this will basically stop any new parties from coming into existence unless they can come up with 5,000 members on day one. It's never going to happen is it?wonkotsanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04896256040598397497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12147812.post-83848771036425648492008-02-26T20:19:00.000Z2008-02-26T20:19:00.000ZMassively against the state funding of parties? Really? <BR/><BR/>By the way, congrats to all at the UKIP press office for a truly comical last few days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com