UKIP Voting profile

[vetran]

Sounds like blue rosettes are the way forwards if they always win.

oops, typo. - ta

[Old Greg]

Sounds like blue rosettes are the way forwards if they always win.

In combination with a chimp.

[MicrosoftBob]

unless the entire shadow cabinet get caught in bed together with a herd of shetland ponies in suspenders I doubt it.

If it was Ed Milliband it might improve his electability, just from the the shock he actually has real world experience of something outside of politics...

[sasguru]

The question you need to ask yourself is, when you vote UKIP what are you voting for? As Farage has said, he threw away their 2010 manifesto because it was 'drivel' and so far they have not proposed a new one although they do have a number of 'policies.' This means that when you do vote for them, you don't actually know what you're voting for, they have no accountability. Now I know that all of the other parties renege on their manifesto, up to a point, and do things which weren't in there in the first place but at least the average voter can point to that and say that they lied.

UKIP know what they don't like but not what they like.
They don't like Europe but recoil at stronger links with the darkies/yellows in India and China.
They don't like globalisation but have no coherent policy to deal with its reality.
They want a strong armed forces but they haven't explained why since they think money shouldn't be spent on foreign wars.
They claim they'll spend more money at home but don't explain where it'll come from.
etc. etc.

That's why only the thick will vote for them.

[MicrosoftBob]

Anyway the current state of affairs is such that Vote UKIP = Get Milliband.
No doubt the Tories will use that effectively come election time.
I reckon UKIP will do well in the Euro election and may win it, but in the "proper" election people will go back to the main parties.

The same could be said in reverse Vote Conservative = Get Milliband

They have no chance of winning alone

[MicrosoftBob]

On a plus note, UKIP have peeled the soft racist vote away from the Labour party, and for all their faults UKIP are a democratic non-fascist party.

FTFY

[darmstadt]

UKIP know what they don't like but not what they like.
They don't like Europe but recoil at stronger links with the darkies/yellows in India and China.
They don't like globalisation but have no coherent policy to deal with its reality.
They want a strong armed forces but they haven't explained why since they think money shouldn't be spent on foreign wars.
They claim they'll spend more money at home but don't explain where it'll come from.
etc. etc.

That's why only the thick will vote for them.

What will also be interesting is that the forthcoming elections are also local elections and not just for Europe and it would be nice to hear what UKIP candidates who are standing only as local candidates have to say. I wonder if they know that they are there to represent the local electorate for local issues or will they bang on about Europe which is not their remit?

[Old Greg]

The same could be said in reverse Vote Conservative = Get Milliband

They have no chance of winning alone

UKIP will fail in a General Election because of the 1st past the post system. But the votes they attract will leave the Tories in a very uncomfortable politically squeezed position. Whichever way they veer, they lose supporters.

[oracleslave]

UKIP will fail in a General Election because of the 1st past the post system. But the votes they attract will leave the Tories in a very uncomfortable politically squeezed position. Whichever way they veer, they lose supporters.

Never mind that. How good are you really at chess?

[Old Greg]

Never mind that. How good are you really at chess?

I'll PM you an invite to a game if you like. No engines and no tablebases.