In the good old days a vote for the Lib Dems was essentially a vote against politics as usual. It was a fantasy vote- a vote for a better world that was never going to happen- for Narnia if you like. UKIP is the Narnia party now. If Farage wants to maintain his current buoyancy and (maybe) pick up a few parliamentary seats- he'll need to avoid any engagement with the real world. An alliance with the Conservatives (which some right-wingers are talking about as a future dream ticket) would instantly destroy him. His role now is to keep alive the dream of a purer, cleaner politics. No-one- apart from the clots who make up his tiny core vote- actually wants to see him in power.
Through The Wardrobe
In the good old days a vote for the Lib Dems was essentially a vote against politics as usual. It was a fantasy vote- a vote for a better world that was never going to happen- for Narnia if you like. UKIP is the Narnia party now. If Farage wants to maintain his current buoyancy and (maybe) pick up a few parliamentary seats- he'll need to avoid any engagement with the real world. An alliance with the Conservatives (which some right-wingers are talking about as a future dream ticket) would instantly destroy him. His role now is to keep alive the dream of a purer, cleaner politics. No-one- apart from the clots who make up his tiny core vote- actually wants to see him in power.
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