I agree, if I was to guess a single reason as to why they have done so well it's because they are a more palatable party than the likes of the BNP for people who wish to register a protest vote.
Does UKIP have any longevity in politics?
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I think it's fair to say large portions of the electorate are being ignored and are unhappy about where the country is headed. So who are you supposed to vote for if none the three main parties don't represent your views or look after your interests in anyway shape or form? It's difficult to separate any of the main parties on policy as they all tread an unpalatable (to me) distinctly right of centre path, all pandering to a particular section of the electorate.
Perhaps people went UKIP because they knew nobody else was listening to their concerns, no matter how un pc they may be. Of course those fools, with Farage at the helm, won't win an election, but they might wake up MP's who are getting worried about their majorities.
Perhaps people went UKIP because they knew nobody else was listening to their concerns, no matter how un pc they may be. Of course those fools, with Farage at the helm, won't win an election, but they might wake up MP's who are getting worried about their majorities.
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As a libertarian and a fan of deregulation, small government and personal responsibility I vote UKIP. Sorry everyone but the racist line doesn't wash anymore. And studying PPE at Oxford doesn't qualify anyone to run the country.
I also quite like Farage. A spade is a spade with him.
I also quite like Farage. A spade is a spade with him.
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I asked the same question about labour the other day. Their policies are simply unsustainable.
While people speaking from experience can be a good thing, should we really listen to the same people who probably got us in the **** in the first place?
Experienced maybe but doesn't guarantee wisdom or common sense
He may not wash with you but their core policy is xenophobic nationalism that would make Hitler proud.
Xenophobia and Nationalism are the "answer"? Relevant username
That's not really fair.
Some members and support of the UKIP may be xenophobic, however that doesn't mean the party aren't addressing real issues. On Europe specifically, our country cannot afford to keep it's current postion if there is a massive influx of non-working adults claiming benefits.
Since we seem to be against setting up a benefit system that takes into account how much tax you've paid or how long you've resided in the country, even though you're British, our only legal options would seem to be leaving the EU or accepting that the benefits we recieve from the EU outweigh this negative, and take the brunt of it.
Now I'd rather not see Britian leaving the EU. The trade is one thing, sure, but I'd morn the ability to freely move and work within the EU quite a bit more, especially if Britian goes down the pan, which is hypocritical as that's what we're essentially whining about eastern europeans doing.
Where the nationalism comes into effect is we don't want to swallow the bitter pill that the quality of lives of the poor in this country will go down in our efforts to equalise Europe, as I don't think anyone is capable of making those who can afford to do so, pay for this.
If you want to avoid this and remain in Europe, we either need a European benefits system (which will likely just have the same effect in reality), or we need the ability to preserve the benefits of being British such as the free health care, without the need to share it with every European that enters our country. Without the threat of us leaving the EU, I doubt we'd ever get any such agreements.
Regardless of whether you care about the entire population of Europe more than your own country men, it's entirely obvious why the poor in this country have a problem with becoming poorer for the greater good. We don't need to be racist to vote UKIP, just selfish enough to care about our own personal interests.
The thing is in 10 years the people currently in their 50s will likely take over and I doubt there will be a shortage of those with fairly right wing views (people typically get more conservative as they get older)
In times of economic uncertainty people tend to blame foreigners for the nation's problems. UKIP exists to validate this prejudice, hence its recent boost in the polls.
In times of prosperity UKIP is seen for what it really is: a tiny club for angry, insecure middle class white men with a worldview inherited from Britain's dark colonial past.
In times of prosperity UKIP is seen for what it really is: a tiny club for angry, insecure middle class white men with a worldview inherited from Britain's dark colonial past.
That's exactly what BNP voters say. It's difficult to ignore the parallels here.