FINANCIAL TIMES: How Ukip’s commanding officer fell out with his troops

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“I don’t really think this changes anything about the state of the party,” said Robert Ford, a professor of politics at Manchester university. “At some point in future, the kind of voters that like Ukip’s offer . . . will get annoyed with government again.

“Even if Ukip goes bankrupt, the brand remains valuable,” he added.

Period22 Jan 2018

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  • TitleHow Ukip’s commanding officer fell out with his troops
    Media name/outletFinancial Times
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date22/01/18
    Description“I don’t really think this changes anything about the state of the party,” said Robert Ford, a professor of politics at Manchester university. “At some point in future, the kind of voters that like Ukip’s offer . . . will get annoyed with government again.

    “Even if Ukip goes bankrupt, the brand remains valuable,” he added.
    URLhttps://www.ft.com/content/ee19dfb8-ff76-11e7-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5?FTCamp=engage/CAPI/webapp/Channel_Moreover//B2B
    PersonsRobert Ford
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  • UKIP
  • UK politics