As some of you will be unaware of UKIP (most non-brits probably) I'll answer some questions first.
Q. Who are UKIP?
A. A right-wing anti-egalitarian political party. Semi-similar to republicans in the United States.
Q. All countries have these sort of parties. What's the problem?
A. Whereas when the U.S vote was coming up, a huge amount of people knew about the problems with the republican party, this isn't the case with UKIP. Many of their activists don't even know their policies, never mind the general public.
UKIP are anti-EU, xenophobic, misogynistic, homophobic, racist, transphobic and ableist. They believe unless you were British born, male, are white, not muslim, and are working full time you shouldn't be treated equally. They don't believe in paid sick pay, or maternity leave, or paid holidays. They believe if you don't contribute towards society, you shouldn't get anything back. They believe disabled people's benefits should be cut. I find this horrifying, as someone with a cousin with cerebral palsy who will never be able to work.
Their political stances are just foolish. They don't believe in laws that affect businesses, as they think it should be down to businesses to decide what they want to do (see the picture above). Recently, Ukip have voted against updated rules on cab design and safety, which would make it easier for the drivers of lorries to spot pedestrians and cyclists.
In the past they have said: Islam is Satanic, Africans should be left to "kill themselves", the winter floods are due to gay marriage, Lenny Henry, who seeks equality in the creative arts, should emigrate to "a black country", British Muslims should have to sign a special code of conduct promising not to engage in violent jihad.
One thing I LOVE about England is the multiculturalism. I was one of the few people who was happy about a non-British act winning Britain's got Talent last year (they were the best act anyway)! Ukip obviously want to end this. They want to leave the EU, which would allow them to dramatically slow down the movement of people from
and to the EU. They are over exaggerating the problem. The UK is overcrowded, with or without immigrants from the EU. They claim Europeans are taking our jobs. I think they're forgetting we can go work in European countries too, and thousands of Brits emigrate into Europe every year. It's ironic how they say we should be proud of British history. Have they forgotten we initially invited people from other countries over ourselves?
Ukip have ties to the BNP, even if they deny it. In a recent poll to stop the EU funding BNP, Ukip voted no (they shouldn't stop funding them). All I could imagine with Ukip in power, is a more violent, unequal, and hate filled country. If you're not old enough to vote, you should encourage your family not to vote for them!
