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This is quite an interesting stance. While I'm glad as an Englishman who appreciates the EU that UKIP didn't come to more power, I think it's unfair to say ther
by tomtoise 11y ago
This is quite an interesting stance. While I'm glad as an Englishman who appreciates the EU that UKIP didn't come to more power, I think it's unfair to say there was no UKIP vote, they came second or third in a lot of Labour areas and actually netted around 12% of all votes, which is huge, beating the Lib Dems outright.
It's only our messed up FPTP system that means we're safe from UKIP, which doesn't resonate well with me. When a party can net 12% of the overall vote, coming third overall and only get a single seat in Parliment, something is seriously wrong with our voting system.
- masklinn 11y agoYour parent didn't say there was no UKIP vote, he said there was no cohesive UKIP votes: UKIP got a bit of voice everywhere but as a result got nothing due to FPTP. Compare to the SNP who got less overall votes than UKIP but focused their effort in a much smaller number of constituencies.