The media are like a shoal of Piranhas fighting over every morsel. Farage must go. The party will split. There is in-fighting and intrigue. Who will be next leader.......
I cannot see me voting UKIP, except in extremis, but I do see it as necessary in today's political landscape, just as the SDP and 'Gang of four' were in 1981.
If there is going to be some blood-letting now is about as good a time as any for it to happen. It will leave plenty of time to regroup before the referendum and the next set of elections. If UKIP remains, and I think it will, the smirks could be wiped off a few editors and commentators faces. Wouldn't that be good?