DEM not gonna CON dis NATION: Rolling UK politics in the short-lived post-Murdoch era

have actually fantasised at length about f1r3bomb1ng The Sun (with every human and animal* evacuated on some jumped-up pretext, of course)

*possibly except for Kelvin Mackenzie even though he doesn't edit it any more

That's only happening because it's Obama, most Democrat presidential hopefuls would be a lot easier to take down. And Labour won't be electing an Obama any time soon.

not unless they can persuade EMil to black up

Also as I've mentioned countless times, politicians are still clinging to the "centre ground", proudly stating this while going "see, we're on your side, we're on everybody's side", as if it's a badge of honour. But increasing numbers of people can see that the "centre ground" has failed, massively, and the vacuum of political leadership or even real debate leads to votes flooding to nutters and racists.

fuck yes. truth.

"when you believe in nothing you'll believe in anything" etc

In fairness, the only places electing local councils yesterday were exactly the places you'd expect ukip to do well. Drive-thru country.

uh, what?

the uneducated morons of south shields will have been unamused by bananaman begins' comments

old school friend on Facebook the other day was torn between voting Green and voting UKIP. this is why the Greens can get tae fuck tbh.

Lady Dorothy Macbeth Brookes (BNP) 711 votes 2.9%

Is this person for real? I saw her on TV last night, and honestly thought she must be the Monster Raving Loony candidate or something.

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/028fbNG3wgd6W/x350.jpg

I mean, it looked like she was in blackface.

guys, we shd not sneer at people because their tastes are proletarian and beneath us. we shd sneer because they're crackpot fucking racists.

not unless they can persuade EMil to black up

This probably wouldn't be a good idea

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/028fbNG3wgd6W/x350.jpg

http://seriable.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/tyrion-lannister-got-600x350.jpg

I don't see it, tbh.

so she's a lock for chancellor

am uneasy with ilx resorting to judgement-by-appearance tbh, especially of women

She's a member of the BNP, I'm pretty sure we've all judged her for several more important reasons first.

Also - please don't write-off everyone outside of cities as tractor-driving xenophobes. Many of us hate those cunts.

1250: Patrick O'Flynn, Daily Express, tweets: A couple of years back I was the only national newspaper hack who bothered to go to UKIP conferences. Bet there'll be plenty at the next one

Oh Really? You do surprise me.

lookin forward to the wannabe Hunter S Thompson on the campaign trail dispatch from Vice already

xp that's because newspaper hacks know now that Farage makes hilariously bonkers quotes.

Farage is saying this is "a sea-change in British politics" which seems apt because his party is full of Cs

Of course, Tories will fall into line and vote Tory again in the general election

Poor old BNP, where did all go wrong?

"Labour is under pressure to win back hundreds of seats lost in 2009 and make progress in the south of England."

Turns out that was fair comment. Labour didn't exactly capitalise on government dissatisfaction eh? One council gained so far and only 68 councillors regained from those hundreds lost.

Looks like UKIP has the none-of-the-above protest vote cornered along with the crackpot racist vote. It's a powerful combination.

Labour appear to be doing better the more councils declare, they've added 142 now.

Tories are down to third in Witney, Cameron's constitutency, behind UKIP and Labour. Woah.

What does UKIP stand for?

Send the buggers back isn't it?

DEFENCE: According to a recent policy paper, UKIP would increase defence spending back to 2010 levels. It would build more warships and carry out an urgent review of the case for replacing Trident, including the option of a new British-built nuclear missile system capable of launch from air, sea or sub-surface vessels.

jesus christ

just in case the germans try it again

TAX: UKIP favours a flat tax - a single combined rate of income tax and national insurance paid by all workers. It claims this would end the complexity of the current system and allow people to keep more of the money they have earned. It would also lead to a major shrinking of the size of the state, which would revert to a "safety net" for the poorest."

welcome back to Victorian Britain!

Warships! More fucking warships! Pride of the fucking seas!

Tax is hard, let's go shopping!

Sensible policies for a better Britain

SOCIAL ISSUES: UKIP has been vocal in its opposition to what it sees as "political correctness" in public life. It also argues that multiculturalism has "split" British society. It would legislate to allow smoking in pubs, in designated rooms, and hold local referendums on repealing the hunting ban.

Tackling the burning issue of political correctness which they seem to think has "gawn maaaaaad"

Bring Back Rationing!

Workhouses and golliwogs for all.

I got a brief sliver of joy from the Tories being in 3rd in Witney constituency but now it's all gone back to profoundly depressing.

my mum was a Labour councillor on West Oxfordshire District Council, and I was the youngest person on the electoral roll when I voted her into office #truestory

East Sussex has suddenly got itself 7 UKIP councillors, all their seats form this line along the coast joining up all our crumbly old seaside towns. Presumably they're being drafted in to resurrect the Home Guard?

interesting data on why people vote ukip:

http://yougov.co.uk/news/2013/05/03/immigration-and-europe-give-ukip-appeal/

http://static.bbci.co.uk/h4discoveryzone/ic/newsimg/media/images/473/210/67402000/jpg/_67402879_local-council-elections_030513_el.jpg

gaaaah.

David Cameron - 'We need to show respect for people who have taken the choice to support this party.'

Would that be the party of "fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists"?

so sad to discover that my vote for ukip purely for their commendably violent pathological loathing of all things foreign is actually a vote for all sorts of reactionary and regressive policies in other areas that i wasn't aware of

If you want to ban immigrants, you have to be in favour of smoking in pubs. You can't have either/or.

They come over here, smoking our fags

i know why people vote UKIP, it's because they're fucking racists

It also argues that multiculturalism has "split" British society. It would legislate to allow smoking in pubs, in designated rooms

multiculturalism: bad
lung cancer: good

i know why people vote UKIP, it's because they're fucking racists

that's not strictly true, some of them are homophobes as well