Britannist

"The Lib Dem collapse" :

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/m.../01/dl0102.xml

kernow

Hip, Hip. Hooray!!!

Independent UKIP

People should read the comments below the article. I rather share their overall opinion. They might do worse where they had no hope in the first place but when it comes to the seats they already hold or are close to beating Lab or Con I don't see their vote collapsing in the way the polls suggest if only because there is no great enthusiasm for either of those parties above the Lib Dems. They appear to have a few good constituency MPs as well which may well help save them next time.

Britannist

I'll second that.

Britannist

UKIP should be in the position the Lib Dims are in the south-west. There's no reason why the europhile Dim Libs should hold the seats they do anywhere in the country - least of all in the south-west of England where the public are very eurosceptic but where the pro-EU Lib Dims have more MPs than anywhere else in England.

If the people of the south-west were fully aware of the full range of Liberal Dim party policies especially their anti-Pound and pro-EU Superstate views most would not vote for them and could well switch to backing UKIP instead.

Some people only vote for the Liberal Dims because they are in first or second place in certain constituencies - if UKIP can get into second place in a constituency/ward the party stands a good chance - if it puts in work and effort - of then going on to win that seat/ward.

kernow

It is something I will never understand down here! On the doorstep 7 out of 10 are anti EU and agree with UKIP, but at election time vote for the Lib Dems! I do know that my LIb Dem MP never misses a photo opportunity, he's in our local rag all the time, above and beyond the call of duty, there's no local event that he doesn't get his mug in the photo and he's heart and soul pro EU! I tried to get him to sign up to the BOO campaign, I think he'd of sooner been burnt at the stake than sign up to it!

Britannist

Yes, it is a shame that anti-EU people vote for the Liberal Dims quite unaware that the Liberal Dims want to destroy our ancient Pound and force the British nation into an EU Superstate.

As I have written before on the pages of this forum - UKIP must target the Liberal Dim vote. It is the least committed vote of all the parties in the House of Commons and many people who presently back that party can be persuaded to stop voting for the Liberal Dims when they learn about their full range of policies (not happy reading).

This campaign by UKIP against the Liberal Dims can start in the south-west of England - there is as much chance of UKIP winning its first seat in the House of Commons in the south-west as there is of the party doing so elsewhere.