Thread by @tony_nog

1) Brexit party "democracy"
Just spoke to my partner who is pretty switched on and she didn't know that Farage was #Brexit Party leader for life, and has designed the Brexit Party Ltd so that he cannot, ever be voted out

If she doesn't know, 85% of the country doesn't know

2) #Brexit Party are coming out of the woodwork again shouting about "democracy"
@LibDems, @theSNP, @UKLabour, @peoplesvote_uk please consider getting on this

No members
No manifesto
No way to vote on Policy
No way to vote Farage out
All by design
Least democratic org in the UK

3) you can shut down these agitators easily
"Why should I take lessons in democracy from a party with a leader for life?"
"How do I join the Brexit party?Oh I can't can i,I can only give you money?"
"There were other parties in Europe had a leader for life, it didn't end well"

4) "(any #Brexit MEP) are you a member, because it looks like you are basically an employee reporting to chairman Farage"
"If democracy is so important to you why is the #Brexit party designed from the ground up to have none?"
"Why is Farage scared of democracy?"

5) "do you not think it's a bit of a scam that people can give you their money but have absolutely no say over the Brexit company direction?"
"I join political parties, I subscribe to Netflix, why can't I join yours?"

6) and the killer "isn't it true that you made it impossible to be a member because although you're more than happy to have these ultra right rent a mobs agitating on the streets in your name you don't want the embarrassment of them actually joining your party?"

7) this has to be called out, and MPs need to be prepared to drill into this
A "party" set up like a company, supported through dodgy PayPal payments rather than members fees

Designed explicitly so it has 2 executives, 1 of whom has a leader for life who *cannot* be removed

8) PostScript, 11 mins in

"Got tired of the democratic processes in UKIP so decided not to have any"

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