Sentences with phrase «ukip as a protest»

Turning to UKIP, most people do tend to see UKIP as a protest party (57 %) rather than a serious party (20 %)-- but amongst UKIP voters themselves 71 % think they are a serious party with workable policies.

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But the Ukip leader later said the star's protest was «absolutely disgusting» as he tried to claim that Geldof and his allies were attacking fishermen, rather than eurosceptic politicians.

UKIP and its present trajectory is a rightwing backlash at and denial of the realities of 21st century Britain and as such what is toxic for parties who aspire to govern is not for a party of protest.

David Cameron and William Hague declined to continue the offensive, which peaked at the weekend, in media appearances this morning as a combination of euroscepticism, fears about immigration and a looming protest vote combined to see Ukip's performance spike.

He suggests a «two - headed protest vote» is emerging, with UKIP and the Greens as the driving force.

They are second - order elections with little reason NOT to cast a protest vote; they are fought under proportional representation, which helps non-traditional parties such as UKIP and the Greens; and they concern Britain's relationship with the European Union, the very issue that brought UKIP into being.

It suggests that Ukip, in particular, has not yet established itself as anything more than a protest vote.

UKIP now has two MPs and has been rising in the polls, but do people see the party as a serious political force or just a protest vote?

Now in government, it is no longer seen as the the party of protest, with UKIP taking a few second places and the Lib Dems often failing to keep their deposits in recent years.

All the mainstream parties will now have to decide whether to respond to Ukip's growing popularity by becoming more Eurosceptic and anti-immigrant, or instead challenging the party as an empty vehicle of protest.

Hopefully the Tory right will also split to UKIP, as the ConDems tone down the Tory Right's Euroscpticism, so opening up vulnerability to a centre - left / green protest coalition.

It is possible that UKIP will try to re-invent itself as a protest party, but without having Europe to blame for everything, and without Toad of Toad Hall (aka Farage) their days are probably numbered.

Some Labour voters will vote for the BNP in areas where the BNP have a presence as a protest vote, as Tory voters voted for UKIP in 1997 (sorry, Henry, but I was there knocking on doors).