a fact? source?
Source? My racist neighbour: voting UKIP. Racist relative: Voting UKIP. Racist people I know: Voting UKIP. Of course, these people would never admit to being racist, they don't see that they are racist, but they are with comments like "I don't like Pakistani's and blacks. They ruined the country didn't they?". It's generally older people who are "stuck in their way", but there really isn't an excuse for it today.
Also, there are all the recent racism scandals in the party. They've already been cited throughout this thread, and across the internet. Then you have the statements that the party "is not racist". Could you imagine the Libs, Labour or Cons having to make that kind of announcement? It's just absurd.
The other way to look at it is this. The UK has a percentage of racist residents ufortunately, many of them will be voting. Who are they most likely to vote for? BNP & UKIP, because they represent policies that are more in line with their views. UKIP also prey on people with xenophobic fears and are winning votes that way.
THEM & US
This.
But they will find other ways. These kind of people always do.
Yeah, fear "them".