Reasons why I'm voting for UKIP

[Leighgull]

Exactly, although your post made me smile, i got the underlying point. If you care or are concerned about, or indeed agree with what a local candidate plans to put into practice, then you vote for that candidate.
I did not really look at which party the candidate represented, just what they felt were the important issues for my constituency. You might be surprised (because of my perceived views on this board) who i actually voted for, locally that is.

Dogshit. It's the way forwards.

 

[Soulman]

Dogshit. It's the way forwards.

Or down the slippery slope.

 

[wellquickwoody]

This Twitter campaign, you know the one, 'Reasons why I'm voting UKIP', designed to discredit all that UKIP stands for, and thereby reduce their proportion of the total vote?

That went well then! Oops........

 

[Deleted member 22389]

This Twitter campaign, you know the one, 'Reasons why I'm voting UKIP', designed to discredit all that UKIP stands for, and thereby reduce their proportion of the total vote?

That went well then! Oops........

The whole plan to discredit UKIP over the last 5 days has ended in total failure. It's been a disgrace.

 

[BadFish]

Well congratulations to UKIP, lets hope they use this to force a referendum to find out what people actually want with regards to Europe and immigration!

Let's also hope they don't get the chance to push any of their other policies.

Another great victory for fear.

 

[keaton]

This Twitter campaign, you know the one, 'Reasons why I'm voting UKIP', designed to discredit all that UKIP stands for, and thereby reduce their proportion of the total vote?

That went well then! Oops........

How do you know? Maybe twice as many would have voted UKIP as a protest vote, saw that and switched their vote

 

[Buzzer]

How do you know? Maybe twice as many would have voted UKIP as a protest vote, saw that and switched their vote

If you believe that then UKIP will be around a lot longer than either of us want.

It's clear that the smears, the playing on people's fears, the name-calling hasn't worked. How about treating those who voted for UKIP as grown-ups for a change and finding out what they are worried about and why rather than what you think they should be doing?

Anyone who thinks that Buzzfeed thing a hoot clearly has their head in the sand regarding British politics.

 

[Bladders]

Wish I'd known about dogshit man, he would have got my vote.

 

[keaton]

It's clear that the smears, the playing on people's fears, the name-calling hasn't worked. .

I thought UKIP did pretty well yesterday?

 

[Buzzer]

I thought UKIP did pretty well yesterday?

Oh my sides. You carry on matey. Whilst you're congratulating yourself on a killer bon mot the party you and I dislike intensely keeps winning votes.

 

[BadFish]

I thought UKIP did pretty well yesterday?

buddum tishhhhh!

 

[wellquickwoody]

How do you know? Maybe twice as many would have voted UKIP as a protest vote, saw that and switched their vote

You carry on believing that.

Bet the big three party mangaers don't.

 

[User removed 4]

No, I'm having a wild guess here, your answer is they should stay at home like good little brown people and let the nice men murder them?

No, they should stay in the first country they come to that offers asylum, just why do you suppose they don't claim asylum in France ?

 

[Billy the Fish]

No it's because they're a bunch of self serving, PPE Educated, expense fiddling CJTCs who don't mind picking a party that suits their own rabid ambition because they know that, in power, they will simply have to trill out the party line or face the whips. They have no experience beyond grabbing their way up their own party's greasy pole. Whether it's dish faced Dave patronising foreigners and slashing basic welfare, Milliband not knowing the value of the weekly shop, Clegg abandoning all his principles, Farage hiring bigots to make up the numbers or KItcat slashing and burning his way through former friends in order to run this City they are all the same.

It doesn't need people to research the parties. Every party is hamstrung by it's ideology and need to appeal to a certain demographic. It needs a rethink from top down, non partisan politics and people running things who are qualified to run things rather than leech off the very voters who got them in.

Pretty much my thoughts on politics. The system needs to change.

 

[Deleted member 22389]

No, they should stay in the first country they come to that offers asylum, just why do you suppose they don't claim asylum in France ?

Let's be honest, for the last 15 years this country has been taken for a ride.

 

[ROSM]

If you believe that then UKIP will be around a lot longer than either of us want.

It's clear that the smears, the playing on people's fears, the name-calling hasn't worked. How about treating those who voted for UKIP as grown-ups for a change and finding out what they are worried about and why rather than what you think they should be doing?

Anyone who thinks that Buzzfeed thing a hoot clearly has their head in the sand regarding British politics.

Spot on

The audience member on question time last night is a case in point. He voted ukip because in Bishop Stortford there was a shortage of school places to which he believed immigration was a contributory factor. Okay I'm paraphrasing. Now I don't know if he's right or wrong or the demographics of his area, but that's a.valid concern interns of the end product (no school places) that the other parties need to address

 

[Leighgull]

Wish I'd known about dogshit man, he would have got my vote.

I know you're all wondering about dogshit man. He came 2nd.

The conservatives only held on by their fingertips. I hope that - like UKIP and their immigration policies that the Tories once condemned, lost votes because of,and then stole - that dogshit policies will now rise to the top of the agenda.

Perhaps immigrants should only be allowed in to clear up dogshit? Everyone wins

 

[The Spanish]

The whole plan to discredit UKIP over the last 5 days has ended in total failure. It's been a disgrace.

according to people on here its on purpose so they will split the tory vote in the general election. and they say UKIP voters are loons!

 

[Nibble]

The whole plan to discredit UKIP over the last 5 days has ended in total failure. It's been a disgrace.

Has it? You wait for the next few months. UKIP have gained zero power, they have gained some presence as everyone predicted. I also predict they will make that presence felt with a ceaseless string of bigoted gaffs and foul ups that would make Prince Phillip wince.

 

[mikeyjh]

The whole plan to discredit UKIP over the last 5 days has ended in total failure. It's been a disgrace.

It's not a disgrace to argue what you believe in and try your best to warn people about what really is at the heart of UKIP, I am passionately anti-discrimination and make no apology for trying to warn people about what handing power to UKIP would really mean. Have we failed? Time will tell, as it stands they've got some local council seats, no great harm done. It's down to the rest of us to continue to try and expose the true nature of UKIP.