It comes as no surprise that many local folk are rightly worried by UKIP’s stance on immigration, which seems to extend beyond the rational and might even be considered by some to border on racist.
Making much publicised attempts (Spalding Voice, Feb 12) to have their election campaign here in South Holland led by immigrants is hypocrisy of the worst kind.
The growing anti-immigrant response by the main political parties to the perceived electoral threat from UKIP means organisations like “Hope not hate” consider their work is needed now, more than ever – for example, coming to the defence of multi-ethnic, multi-racial, multi-cultural Britain in this year’s General Election.
Even the Daily Telegraph (Feb 16) is alarmed: “Nigel Farage will speak alongside Sarah Palin and some of America’s most extreme right-wing conservatives at a conference in Washington next week.”
The UKIP leader is expected to share a stage with a host of gun activists, Tea Party leaders and other odd-balls.
As a fringe party, peddling extremist policies that, at one time, resulted in the Tory rejects and scoundrels now within their ranks being labelled as “nasty”, why do Ukippers persist in their misguided belief that they might attract votes from those of a more liberal-minded nature?
Andrew Livsey
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