ukip

Appalling, but hardly surprising.

Look at many [most?] of their supporters? They're not really likely to be expecting a high standard from their representatives, are they.

What a lovely group of people.

www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2016/oct/06/prevent-programme-should-be-reviewed-and-overhauled-says-terror-law-watchdog-politics-live

The politicians are not the problem. In truth, neither is the media. The problem are the people who vote for one and read the other.

And there are a frightening number of quite unpleasant people walking among us. But I guess there always have been.

However the HUGE issue is that the views of these people are in danger of becoming socially acceptable. Already there are people seeing racism as some kind of a badge of honour. That, added to the fact that the person speaking and the person listening are typically pretty equally thick, and they are coming out with ridiculous views of international economics and financial policy which are never challenged.

Look at some of the things said about tariffs, exchange rates, subsidies etc. etc. Really, it is quite obvious that understanding is beyond the wit of the most vocal.

I quite honestly believe that the UK is in danger of getting itself into real trouble, and when in the future people look back, it will be these years seen as the beginning.

I fear, no actually I believe, you are correct Otto. There is a stench in the air redolent of Germany in the 1930s. I know that's the lowest form of Internet statement but on this occasion I'm genuinely afraid that's the course our country is setting its cap at.

By the way, the average IQ in the UK is 100. And that's the AVERAGE!!!

I find that bloody frightening.

Although not a UKIP supporter, being what I am, I have some sympathy for this view. Hard Left Labour supporters seem to take great pleasure in cosying up to all sort of extremists, who would normally be killing the lefties off. Thus those lefties who bang on about Gaza etc don't realise that 'if' we end up in the Islamic Republic of Great Britain, the first people up against the wall with a bullet in their head will be the those parts of society that radical Moslems hate; e.g. gays, free thinkers, atheists etc. It is rather like turkeys voting for Christmas. But the hatred of the far left is so strong so as to block out sensible thought about where their future lies. No wonder the radical Moslems love Londonistan, they were welcomed with open arms by Ken Livingstone and Corbyn has kept the invitation open. If it wasn't so dreadful to contemplate, I would love to see what would happen if we did get an Islamic government run by people who make Iran look secular.

Clearly there are several screws loose in UKIP, especially in the MEP section, but amongst the 17 Million who voted for Brexit, there will be some with more than half a brain.