UKIP is making big strides
No CARTEL in history has ever welcomed a newcomer into the marketplace so the invective that is thrown at the United Kingdom Independence Party by Labour, the Lib Dems and the Conservatives is only to be expected.
For years voters have been told that UKIP is a refuge for extremists or even for the insane. As recently as this month Tory Energy Minister Greg Barker described its agenda as “swivel- eyed”.
But the smears have stopped working as UKIP has been proved right on the euro and on wider EU issues too.
UKIP’s agenda has now broadened to include other commonsense policies that were long ago abandoned by the three established parties: more grammar schools, lower taxes, strong defence, less foreign aid, radical cuts to immigration and a tougher approach to law and order.
Its leader Nigel Farage is predicting another major advance in local elections next week. If he achieves one then shockwaves will be felt in Westminster.
