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[bubosquared]

*stares at UK Independence Party commercial*

... This is a parody, right? They cannot be serious. Please tell me this is a joke?

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[wibbble]

Want to know the worst bit?

Political parties aren't allowed to buy advert time like companies - they get given free space for 'Party Election Broadcasts'. You only get that space if your party is contesting a reasonable number of seats (and more seats = more slots, and in better times).

This means that UKIP, the xenophobic little shits, are standing in enough seats to get Party Election Broadcasts.

Thankfully, they won't win anything. They're a protest party, and nothing more. The mood in the country is distinctly against them (there was a superb programme on Channel 4 which hosted a really good debate, and the (statistically selected) audience ended up very much /against/ UKIP-style policies), and they've repeatedly come off as nothing more than the BNP in suits.

They're scummy as hell, but not a real threat. The real problem is the Tories, who have been forced to the far right by Labour and actually adopt (on the quiet) some UKIP-style policies.

[bea-in-a-bonnet.livejournal.com]

Sadly not. *head-desk*

And if you thought that was bad - I believe the spawn of satan BNP had a party politic broadcast slot as well.

*seethes*

[kroki-refur.livejournal.com]

Makes me glad I don't watch telly...