A pact between the two right wing parties? I only see one
Many today have noted that the two right wing parties together topped 50 percent of the poll. But many UKIP supporters no longer see the Conservatives as a right wing party
- 1 March 2013
In answer to the question: "Is Ukip a party of bigots?"
UKIP is entering the big leagues now and journalists should recognise this reality by resisting the same old lazy smears
- 14 February 2013
2015: Time for Cameron to 'hug a Ukipper'?
The long term Cameroon strategy of replacing the Conservative right with the Labour right will fail
- 8 January 2013
How not to deal with UKIP
There are no shortcuts to dealing with UKIP. An In/Out referendum must be on the cards
- 7 January 2013
Tory MPs should consider a pact with their UKIP conscience
For a sitting Conservative MP to take a profound stand by putting country before party, principle before post, would allow them to be remembered for helping turn a UKIP surge into a tidal wave
- 1 December 2012
Whatever happens today, UKIP is breaking new ground
UKIP's astonishing and sustained surge should not be written off as splitting the Tory vote – it is the emergence of a new political force
- 29 November 2012
There will never be a UKIP-Tory pact
UKIP is a party in its own right that will not be bought off by crumbs from the Tory table of government
- 26 November 2012
UKIP's Farage is more 'mainstream Britain' than Cameron will ever be
If UKIP and Nigel Farage are extremists, then so is the majority of the British public. And I for one trust the people more than the Westminster establishment
- 26 November 2012
Ukip: The Chinese finger trap of party politics
Bucking the Ukip trend will take more than ignorance or smearing - it will take engagement
- 24 November 2012
BRUSSELS SPROUTS: Kafka's EU fruit and veg fiasco
Franz Kafka could not have thought up this latest EU bureaucratic nightmare, but Britain isn't innocent either
- 9 November 2012
Brussels Diary: Rejecting the Nobel Peace Prize
From Tories proscribing UKIPers, Corby by-election hopes and the bizarre EU award today; Alexandra Swann brings us her excellent Brussels diary
- 12 October 2012
Reality has redefined UKIP
Welcome to four-party politics in British politics. It is here to stay. Reality has hit home and made it so
- 21 September 2012
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