Well, so far the elections have seen UKIP and Labour have given the Tories and Lib Dems a battering. UKIP have made the biggest impact so far, although, the big three, Labour, Tory and Lib Dem have dismissed the results as a "protest" vote. If I was them I would be treating this a lot more seriously that they are doing. If these results were transferred to a general election we would be having a three or maybe even four party coalition. The voters are so disillusioned with politicians that no one party can count on winning a majority of any kind. In my view, the rising stars, UKIP are not the answer. The only difference between UKIP and Tories is the question of the EU. Nigel Farage, UKIP's leader is a devout Thatcherite which puts him firmly into the Tory camp. No one really knows what their economic, welfare, defence or industrial policies actually are. Farage will not be pinned down on what he would do about the fiscal deficit. I don't believe they would be any different from the Tories. As for the Lib Dems, they are getting absolutely pummelled.
The results are not all in yet. I will update this afternoon.
Till next time.
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