With the news that two Tory Peers (who no one has ever heard of) have defected to UKIP I want to discuss the UK Independence Party and its current role.
UKIP is a single issue Party that has had huge success in a short space of time, but now appears to be declining. Europe is not a big as issue as it has been in the last few years. With the end of Blair and the beginning of Cameron Europe has been "dropped" from the front pages.
In the recent months they have elected Nigel Farage MEP as there new leader and have been producing policies on many different issues. There most recent policy is on tax, which includes them wanting to drastically shake up things by changing the tax bands and scrapping inheritance tax. They have also released there policies for Education, Local Government and the West Lothian Question.
Sounds quite good? Very far fetched, but they seem to be trying to be both credible and outreaching. With Cameron's Conservatives changing the Party it seems a perfect time for UKIP to offer the Tory grassroots a right wing alternative. Is it working? Whilst two Peers have joined UKIP whole Associations are resigning (they are angered by the MEP's claiming benefits from the system they are meant to be bringing down!). Is UKIP a serious alternative to the Conservatives? I don’t think it is, but I want to know your views.
Let us know your comments.
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