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Why Would Anyone Switch From Labour To Ukip?
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People are free to choose, of course, but I can't understand why any Labour supporter would switch to the ultra right wing of the Tory party and vote Ukip. They (UKip) are targeting our constituency as a possible gain. Can't see it myself. It's Middleton and Heywood btw.
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Presently UKIP doesn't represent the far right, they have no likelihood of being anything other than a pro-Brexit party. So left and right does not come into it. Anyone who has come to their senses and want to support the democratic choice of the people may well want to leave a anti-nationalist/pro-EU party, and least for the duration.
Presently UKIP doesn't represent the far right, they have no likelihood of being anything other than a pro-Brexit party. So left and right does not come into it. Anyone who has come to their senses and want to support the democratic choice of the people may well want to leave a anti-nationalist/pro-EU party, and least for the duration.
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UKIP are populists and also pose themselves as a "party of the masses" like Labour does.
UKIP also takes a more hardline stance on immigration, which is more popular. Labour doesn't because it has two distinct areas of core support that contradict each other on policy/values: southern/big city cosmopolitans and northern working classes (to the extent that there is such a thing anymore). This is the exact same reason why Labour is incapable of making a serious commitment either way on Brexit and keep coming up with compromise positions that please nobody.
UKIP have also proven very effective at portraying Labour as a "party of the elite" because it has a large level of support in London. This is rather disingenuous, but as in all modern political systems, it works.
Fortunately (or unfortunately?) UKIP are rather dead in the water because the Conservative party has nicked all their policies. All of the above applies for the same reasons though.
UKIP also takes a more hardline stance on immigration, which is more popular. Labour doesn't because it has two distinct areas of core support that contradict each other on policy/values: southern/big city cosmopolitans and northern working classes (to the extent that there is such a thing anymore). This is the exact same reason why Labour is incapable of making a serious commitment either way on Brexit and keep coming up with compromise positions that please nobody.
UKIP have also proven very effective at portraying Labour as a "party of the elite" because it has a large level of support in London. This is rather disingenuous, but as in all modern political systems, it works.
Fortunately (or unfortunately?) UKIP are rather dead in the water because the Conservative party has nicked all their policies. All of the above applies for the same reasons though.
Well, it's entirely possible that the 4million who voted for UKIP at the last election were credulous and stupid. I'm not sure anyone would seriously disagree that there aren't a lot of stupid people in the UK (just like there are anywhere).
Not an explanation I hold truck with myself, to be clear, but oh well.
Not an explanation I hold truck with myself, to be clear, but oh well.
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