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Finally a sensible article about UKIP – thanks to the ConservativeHome website, torydiary.  It argues well that UKIP is not the BNP.  They have done an admirable job weeding out radicals and racists: However, the number exposed as extremists is under 1% – indeed I think still in single figures. Furthermore UKIP should be commended […]

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It is a bit disappointing for UKIP to not do better in the by-elections, however, party affiliation appears to be strong in many areas in the UK. In Rotherham, UKIP came in a strong second place with just under half of the Labour vote (9,866 votes to UKIP’s 4,648) with the BNP a distant third […]

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Baroness Warsi caused a minor row when she suggested that UKIP was trying to attract the same kind of voter as the racist British National Party: Lady Warsi, on the BBC last night, pointed out that Ukip are fielding 14 per cent more candidates at this election than at the last one, while the BNP […]

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The night is young so to speak, but it is looking like a great night for UKIP.  This blog by Daniel Hannan says several encouraging things: Alright, I’m going to go out on a limb here. The rise of UKIP is the real story of the night so far. Until now, their presence in local […]

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Some encouraging news on UKIP!  As my readers know (I see you waving in London!), I was concerned about the UKIP turnout in the May 5 local elections.   Turned out the party exceeded expectations – elected its first Mayor in Ramsey (this means they won control of the local counsel!) Lisa Duffy is a […]

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This study is a bit of a hard read but the sum and substance of it is that some Labour voters could be lured to UKIP in both UK and European elections: So why should Labour worry? Our study finds Ukip’s domestic support is drawn from the same pool of angry white working-class voters as […]

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The UKIP is the clear press winner, even though it finished a poor second behind Labour in this Yorkshire riding. But, although there are few if any moral victories in politics, this is looking more and more like an important, perhaps watershed moment for the libertarian, anti-EU party. The blog Archbishop Cranmer exults:  Barnsley by-election […]

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The MP election yesterday was astounding:  Labour won as expected but the surprise is the second place finish of the UKIP canddiate.  The UKIP beat the Tories, the LibDems (who fell to SIXTH place), and the BNP! Here’s the results from ConservativeHome: Dan Jarvis (Lab) 14,724 (60.80%, +13.53%) Jane Collins (UKIP) 2,953 (12.19%, +7.53%) James […]

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There is another by-election for the British Parliament coming up on Thursday, March 3.  It’s in the coal-mining district and has been a safe district for Labour.  The Labour MP, Eric Illsley was convicted of expenses fraud and resigned his seat.  The Tories are almost a minor party here and the BNP received 8% of […]

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Ed West wrote in the Daily Guardian blog that the UKIP is surging in polls, especially among young people. Two recent YouGov polls have put UKIP on 5 per cent including one which, hilariously, put them above the Liberal Democrats in the 18-24-year-olds age group. The young know that they have decades to live (Lord […]

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The results in the by-election in Oldham East were not very encouraging for liberty and sovereignty.  The Labour candidate beat out the LibDem about about 3500 votes.  Kashif Ali, the Tory candidate finished a poor third at nearly 13%.  However, the UKIP picked up nearly two percent and solidly beat the BNP for fourth place. […]

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Lord Norman Tebbit, a noted Tory member of the Lords, was quoted in the Daily Mail seemingly in support of the UKIP.  He has stirred up a firestorm in the UK blogosphere.  One accuses him of pandering to the BNP, another says Tebbit has endorsed Nuttall in the by-election and Tebbit is freely quoted on […]

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