UKIP, Politics and Age

Populist Lee · 13-02-2007, 07:53 PM

Sample size: 19
Number of UKIP members: 19,000

mkpdavies · 13-02-2007, 07:57 PM

Pretty accurate compared to most polls that try to take a whole country into account then.

Populist Lee · 13-02-2007, 08:00 PM

You have at least put your finger on why everything is a ****-up.

22ANDUK · 13-02-2007, 08:06 PM

YouGov asked 2019 out of the 44,423,440 people eligible to vote.

Oh well, perhaps I'm wrong, but you better hope I'm not. It has the Greens and the BNP as the top choice of smaller party for younger voters.

If UKIP can't garner the support of the young, dynamic and ambitious part of society, and relies increasingly upon the older section, it's going to struggle.

mkpdavies · 13-02-2007, 08:13 PM

The Tories always used to win with mainly the oldies vote.

Oldies tend to become more Conservative as they age, either due to wisdom or braincell death, depending on your standpoint.

Older people tend to actually vote too.

You of course want em all, but if you are going to have a power base, the older generation is a great place to have it. As long as you stick to your values, the younger ones grow into your base as they age anyway.

God knows what I will be when I'm old. I started off Socialist and have already reached Libertarian.

22ANDUK · 13-02-2007, 08:19 PM

mkpdavies:

Quote:

God knows what I will be when I'm old. I started off Socialist and have already reached Libertarian.

God, my political history is far, far, far worse than yours!

This is the way forward:

Not this!:

mkpdavies · 13-02-2007, 08:21 PM

Ageist ****.

Youngster will become older and wiser and that's when they will vote more too.

Youngster go for ideology in a big way. UKIP could tap that if it tried harder, but to try and right off the older generation like that makes me sick.

22ANDUK · 13-02-2007, 08:28 PM

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Ageist c***.

Oh come now mkp, you could tell I was being tongue-in-cheek by the pictures I used!

mkpdavies · 13-02-2007, 08:33 PM

No I couldn't. I appologise if you were!

I get a lot of contempt for older people in my time here and it ****** me off.

22ANDUK · 13-02-2007, 08:39 PM

Ok, I am sorry. I honestly was, mkp. I'd hate to think anyone holding my nan and gran in contempt.

Anyway, on the subject of comic pics and elderly people - still one of our greatest comics, the great and late Buster Merryfield.

View Poll Results: What's your age?
18 or under	3	10.00%
19 - 25	12	40.00%
26 - 35	3	10.00%
36 - 45	1	3.33%
46 - 55	4	13.33%
56 - 65	3	10.00%
65 or over	4	13.33%
Voters: 30. You may not vote on this poll

13-02-2007, 07:57 PM	#12 (permalink)
mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 32,078 Party: Libertarian Party	Pretty accurate compared to most polls that try to take a whole country into account then. __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Lib Dems

13-02-2007, 08:13 PM	#15 (permalink)
mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 32,078 Party: Libertarian Party	The Tories always used to win with mainly the oldies vote. Oldies tend to become more Conservative as they age, either due to wisdom or braincell death, depending on your standpoint. Older people tend to actually vote too. You of course want em all, but if you are going to have a power base, the older generation is a great place to have it. As long as you stick to your values, the younger ones grow into your base as they age anyway. God knows what I will be when I'm old. I started off Socialist and have already reached Libertarian. __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Lib Dems

13-02-2007, 08:21 PM	#17 (permalink)
mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 32,078 Party: Libertarian Party	Ageist ****. Youngster will become older and wiser and that's when they will vote more too. Youngster go for ideology in a big way. UKIP could tap that if it tried harder, but to try and right off the older generation like that makes me sick. __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Lib Dems

13-02-2007, 08:33 PM	#19 (permalink)
mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 32,078 Party: Libertarian Party	No I couldn't. I appologise if you were! I get a lot of contempt for older people in my time here and it ****** me off. __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Lib Dems

13-02-2007, 07:53 PM	#11 (permalink)
Populist Lee Uber Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,419 Party: Other	Sample size: 19 Number of UKIP members: 19,000

13-02-2007, 08:00 PM	#13 (permalink)
Populist Lee Uber Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,419 Party: Other	You have at least put your finger on why everything is a ****-up.

13-02-2007, 08:06 PM	#14 (permalink)
22ANDUK Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,438	YouGov asked 2019 out of the 44,423,440 people eligible to vote. Oh well, perhaps I'm wrong, but you better hope I'm not. It has the Greens and the BNP as the top choice of smaller party for younger voters. If UKIP can't garner the support of the young, dynamic and ambitious part of society, and relies increasingly upon the older section, it's going to struggle.

13-02-2007, 08:39 PM	#20 (permalink)
22ANDUK Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,438	Ok, I am sorry. I honestly was, mkp. I'd hate to think anyone holding my nan and gran in contempt. Anyway, on the subject of comic pics and elderly people - still one of our greatest comics, the great and late Buster Merryfield.

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