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Originally Posted by gynn
UKIP is a one issue protest party. The question they donīt like to answer is:
"Okay, we are out of Europe. What then?"
They have to fudge this question because they donīt want to alienate the left or the right.
They are a useful vehicle for expressing the view that the UK should get out of Europe, but if that is ever achieved, it will be Labour and Conservatives who will seize the power.
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From what I can see, the UKIP is more than a single issue party. They have polices on small business development, pensions, taxes, fishing rights, etc. And the question that voters should ask is: "Can they do a worse job than is already being done"? The Conservative focus on "cuts, cuts, cuts", even at the expense of job creation, seems to be just as much of a single issue.
If I may be allowed to bring in an example from Canadian politics ... well, allowed or not, I'm going to do it
... let's look at the francophone parties from la belle province de Quebec. The Bloc Quebecois, until their defeat in the last Federal election was an active part of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition. The recently elected Parti Quebecois in Quebec is a seperatiste party governing a Province the majority of whose voters don't want an independent Quebec ... I believe only about 30% of Quebecois want a referendum on independence. They were elected not on the single issue of leaving Canada, but because voters believed that they were better equipped to deal with the problems facing Quebec.
Oh, by the way, it looks like co-operation between out two countries is about to reach a new level:
Canada, U.K. to cut costs by sharing embassies abroad - Politics - CBC News
I know it's a bit of a wander; but, it is also a reminder that your true friends are on this side of the Atlantic, not in Brussels.
