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Unfortunately at a national level Cameron is betraying us on Europe. I had thought that UKIP's days were numbered, but the Conservatives are nothing but Blue Labour on this issue. If you look at the seats the Tories just lost in the general election many would have swung their way with UKIP votes so they ignore us at their peril.

Stop being so lazy and read what it says on the site.

Sir James Goldsmith, Lord Lowe of Withington and Lord Pearson of Rannoch are three off the top of my head.

So instead of welcoming the salvation of a few public sector jobs, and the forecasted growth, you choose to ignore the story and try to point score. I think you're typical of the far left - quick to cry oh woe is me, but slow to acknowledge the achievements of the Conservatives policies.

Can't argue with any of that. It's the playstation generation coming through to adulthood so hardly surprising.

My answer is the UKIP answer. If you wish to know it don't be such a long haired layabout and look on the site I linked.

I'm amazed that none of the far left types didn't mention this.

http://www.ukip.org/

The only ignorance is on your part. I'm not surprised though what with you being a far left activist.

Aren't you forgetting Bolshys, tree huggers and ginger rodents.

You have a very bigoted view of Express readers.

Who cares. I like it.

Do they have lots of pictures in them?

The Express logo is a crusading knight. I think it's cool.

I was thinking more buttons.

And what does superdoopermikey read?

It's my favourite paper.

UKIP Leader Nigel Farage has thrown the Party's full support behind the Daily Express 'Get Out of Europe' crusade. "I wholeheartedly support the Daily Express campaign," Mr Farage said. "It is a brave campaign from a brilliantly patriotic newspaper and not the first time that the Express has stuck its neck out on an issue that is best for our nation. "Back in the 1930s, nearly all the politicians and press thought that Adolf Hitler's Germany posed no threat. Only the Daily Express supported Churchill and a handful of backbench MPs in demanding rearmament. "The Express got it right then and they've got it right now. "I urge all UKIP supporters to buy the Daily Express and support this vitally important campaign." http://www.ukip.org/content/latest-news/2018-daily-express-is-spot-on-again

Good man, sign up at the link above.

The Daily Express are the first newspaper to call for us to leave the EU and I fully support them. Join the crusade at the link below. http://www.express.co.uk/web/europecrusade

A UKIP MEP has been ejected from the European Parliament after directing a Nazi slogan at a German colleague. Godfrey Bloom said "Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuehrer" - one people, one empire, one leader - as Martin Schulz was making a speech. I agree with him. The EU is all about Germany trying to rule Europe. Essentially they're sneakily achieving what two world wars failed to achieve for them.

Not really being sarky as only a dime bar would not instantly get the point I was making.

Fool.

Looking out from the restaurant balcony of Southampton's West Quay shopping mall across the Retail Park towards Leisure World, it is difficult now to imagine the scene in the final year of WW2. Then, in the foreground stood a transit camp for German prisoners of war, guarded by soldiers of the American 14th Major Transportation Corps. Southampton docks, beyond, laboured under the embarkation of 3.5 million troops, materials and equipment bound for the European theatre of war. Southampton High Street was mostly destroyed, and much of the rubble had been pushed towards Town Quay to construct the Staging-Hards for D-Day. From Millbrook to West End, hundreds of bomb sites littered the town. The full force of the Blitz Southampton was the seventh heaviest bombed city in Britain. It was considered an obvious target; it was Britain's number one military port, and the home of Spitfire production. Therefore, Southampton's air-raid precautions were advanced and preparations in the borough were intensive. The first blackout exercise in England was staged in Southampton in June 1937, more than two years before the war broke out, and the town was well provided with shelters. The historic Bargate, and many of the town's 600-year-old underground vaults, were used as bomb shelters. Southampton was raided 57 times, and three raids were classified as major attacks. The first bombs fell on 20 June 1940, after which a pattern emerged of strategic daylight raids on aircraft factories, shipyards, docks and railway lines, with occasional small-scale attacks on populated areas and sometimes machine gun strafing of streets. There is a strong folk memory of certain incidents and attacks. These include the drop of a propaganda leaflet entitled A Last Appeal to Reason, by Adolf Hitler; the sight of Flight Lieutenant JB Nicholson baling out of his burning Hurricane over Millbrook, only to be shot by an over-excited Home Guardsman; the attack on the International Cold Storage Depot which set alight 2,300 tons of butter which ominously burnt for nine days; and the harrowing destruction of the Civic Centre School of Art. In late September 1940, heavy raids destroyed the Vickers Supermarine Spitfire factory at Woolston, but amazingly Spitfire manufacture continued through the dispersal of production into a variety of buildings including garages, laundries and bus stations. The increasing number of attacks ratcheted up the level of fear in the town, culminating in three major raids at the end of November 1940. The raids were of similar duration and intensity, starting around 6.30pm and each lasting between five and seven hours, with 120 bombers streaming in on each raid. The glow of Southampton burning could be seen from as far away as Cherbourg in France. Most of the High Street and thousands of homes were destroyed or damaged. Two thousand firefighters from surrounding brigades came into the town to reinforce the courageous local firefighters, but incompatible equipment and lack of water supplies rendered the situation hopeless. It was Southampton's darkest hour. Accounts of people's reaction varied widely, ranging from the Southern Daily Echo's, 'these people survive today amazingly cheerful, and full of courage'; to Mass Observation Unit's, 'people are broken in spirit', and the controversial Hodsall Report (made public in 1973, and heavily refuted) claiming incompetence on the part of the local authorities. Certainly the most widespread public reaction to the Blitz was to vacate the town at night, and for a while 'trekking' became a way of life. Build-up to D-Day Although sporadic attacks continued, the worst was over with the last big 50-bomber raid in June 1942. The spring of 1942 was a turning point. In February the docks re-opened to receive Lease-Lend cargoes from America. Then there followed the gradual build-up to D-day and Operation Overlord, with Southampton people playing an important role working long hours in the factories and shipyards, and building the Mulberries, the artificial harbours that were crucial in the Allies' success on D-Day. South Western House became the headquarters of Combined Operations Military Movement Control. The US Army 14th Major Port Transportation Corps arrived in July 1943 and took over the organisation of the docks. One of their final tasks in 1946 was the embarkation of British war brides for the USA and Canada. Fact File: Southampton Blitz 57 raids 1,605 air raid alarms 475 tons of high explosive bombs (2,361 bombs) 31,000 incendiaries 631 dead, 898 seriously injured, 979 slightly injured 963 homes destroyed, 2,653 demolished, 8,927 seriously damaged, 32,019 slightly damaged http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/heritage/the_blitz/8488619.Recalling_our_darkest_hour/