bloodnock wrote:
grandad wrote:
cabby john wrote:
The facts are that UKIP have rocked all the other parties back on their heels.
The facts are that they won a few seats on some councils. They do not have control of any councils at all and they will just end up being marginalised and ignored.
Cant see that happening, a lot of People like at least something in what UKIP offers and almost nothing of what the two and half mainstream parties have to offer. UKIP are fresh and bold and at least offer some hope of political change for Britain where as the other parties are all banging the same drum whilst ignoring the real wishes of those who elected them.
Nope..UKIP love em or loathe them are here to stay and will go from strength to strength as they become better organised, the only way to stop their rise is if the so called mainstream parties start to listen to Joe Public and take on board what they are wanting and react positively rather than continue with their "we know what's best for you" approach, People are hacked of with the arrogance of the Tories, Labour and Lib Dem MP's and now at least they have a party that seems to offer an alternative way of doing things in government.
If nothing else UKIP will be a wake up call and send the message to all sitting MP's MEP's that people have had enough of being ignored and unless they change it may cost a few of them their seats on the Westminster and Brussels gravy train express...and nowt hurts em more than losing a free Ticket on that particular train.
A brilliant post

To put a bit more icing on the cake, they could just like the Lib Dems (who have failed massively) hold the balance of power -the word Coalition springs to mind and is already being bandied around.
For the third time (perhaps it is boring).........no mention whatsoever of the BNP! To my way of thinking "The People" want change so badly they can, and do vote (probably reluctantly) for the BNP, but not this time! The sea of change (if UKIP keep on doing and saying the right things) could change politics radically for the better, UKIP are now taking votes off of ALL parties making it very,very interesting.
Unfortunately because of the way voting is laid out in this country, (seats and not the actual population vote), it makes it almost impossible for anyone else to take control. As such and as ever it will be between the ping pong parties L&C, but it is fun time with all of the main parties, who will be making promises out of their ears to the electorate, in the run up to next years election.
You can see that in a very short time the damage that UKIP have done to the Cons, the Labour party, and of course the Lib Dems who have been set back donkeys years, the BNP (sorry who) will also be yesterdays people. I will not say that I can smile about it all yet - but I am breaking into a grin
