I've been watching the debate tonight and I do not hide the fact that I am a UKIP voter, as to me they speak the most sense although I do sometimes have concerns about some of the members. But anyway, here is my take on the rest of the parties and I will leave a conclusion to highlight my political stance. So in no particular order:-
Lib Dem
I cannot take these people seriously as they are proven liars and have policies which, in my opinion, will end up bankrupting the country. The only thing I will grant Nick Clegg is that he was humble enough to say "sorry" and admit to the mistakes.
Labour
Bloody hell... where do I begin with these! They have done so much damage to the UK and everytime they have been in power, they have left the country in debt. I live in Swansea in Wales which is, unfortunately, a traditional Labour stronghold. This is something that I cannot get my head around as a lot of the Welsh peoples will vote Labour because there Dad voted Labour, and their Dad voted Labour because Maggie Thatcher closed all those mines. But hang on a minute... Tony Benn who was the Labour energy minister before Thatcher came to power closed more mines then she ever did! In my eyes, they are the reason why we have so much debt and why so my lives were lost in Gulf War II of which a "sexed up dossier" was used to take us in. I could go on... and on... and on... and on... but I won't!
Conservatives
Apart from UKIP, these would be the only viable option for me as they would give us a referendum on EU membership. Whereas I do agree with a lot of the values they hold, I do no agree with the way that they go about doing things.
The Greens
Absolute waste of time, led by someone who is essentially a traitor to her home country. I cannot take the Greens seriously. The only two things that interest me about the Greens are the policies of giving people a referendum on EU membership and changing the law relating to cannabis. Otherwise they are a party that would end up introducing more tax, more borrowing and more spending. That's more "no thanks" from me. As for climate change... well I personally don't believe in man-made climate change and doing more in the UK would not have a significant impact on the problem, if it was a man-made problem. IF man-made climate change is actually true (left open to debate), then the US, China and India are the countries that need to be tackled as they are the biggest contributors to so called "Green house" gases.
Plaid Cymru
Just no! Plaid Cymru are a National Socialist party. Do I need to echo Germany of 1933? As it goes, Plaid were originally the Welsh National Party and this party had so much spite for England that they did a deal with Hitler which said, "If you invade the UK, we will not stand in your way." I don't care how many years later we are now, but that stance is totally undefendable. Also, at the last Welsh Assembly Government, they jumped into bed with Labour to form a coalition. That on its own would be enough to put me against the party, as if the opening fact about Plaid wasn't true.
SNP
Not a party I can vote for anyway, but not one that I would if I could. Again, this party is a National Socialist party. But this party is also led by one of the biggest hypocrites I have seen in politics. Nicola Sturgeon's parents originally bought their house via the "right to buy" scheme which was a scheme introduced by Thatcher's government. When Sturgeon came to power in Scotland, one of the first things she did was to scrap it! I seriously believe that Nicola Sturgeon would not have been standing on that stage this evening if it wasn't for right-to-buy. Also, she wants to get in to bed with Miliband faster than he can pull his kegs round his ankles, which again, is another reason why I want nothing to do with that party.
Conclusion
Obviously, this post will probably tread on a few toes here on HLP and for that I apologise. However, this is my view. Yes, I vote UKIP and the reason being is because they have the most common sense policies and they appear to be listening too and saying what a large proportion of the UK public are thinking. I won't say a majority, because I am not a pollster and I do not have access to the figures. But in my line of work, I meet people from all walks of life and I listen to their concerns which do tend to be echoed by UKIP whether people like it or not.
I am by no means racist or bigoted as the UK left-wing political establishment would lead you to believe. I have met a lot of foreign people in the UK and I do not have a problem with them or the reasons why they chose to come the UK, as they are fuelled by basic human nature. Now, in a lot of countries in the EU, typically the former Eastern Bloc, those nations do not have much in the way of wealth or welfare. The same can be said of countries outside of the EU, so I do not blame these people coming to the UK for a better way of life... in fact if I was in their shoes, I would probably do the same. The UK has a small land mass and high population density which is not good for us. There is only so much that the tax payer can support which is why the UK faces a £90 billion deficit and a stupid amount of debt... something like £1.5 trillion.
I am not particularly charitable, but for ethical reasons. I also do not appreciate that the government decides to send my tax to foreign countries and governments who in some cases do not need it. For example, David Cameron sent money to India who did not need nor want the money. Also, it is documented that the UK government has been funding Chinese and Russian governments... why? As for foreign aid, whereas in principle, I agree with helping those who need it, what I do not agree with is the amount of money which is sent, of which I have no choice over, especially when the money is bottle-necked at the top by dictators and warlords who are paid massive bribes, just so mere pennies reach the people who need the money.
My final stance is to do with weapons and military. Even though the Trident nuclear deterrent is expensive, it is necessary. Britain is a target of terrorists thanks to the actions of Mr Blair, the so called middle-east peace ambassador. The film "Lord of War" has two of the most hard hitting facts when it comes to violence and firearms. The first one quoted by Ethan Hawke's character is, "The AK47 is the real weapon of mass destruction. Those nuclear missiles just sit in the silos whereas small arms kill tens of thousands of people every year." That statement could not ring more true, especially considering foreign aid money is ending up in warlords' pockets. The second quote is the fact that the five permanent members of the UN Security council are the biggest traders in firearms. This is the same UN that demands that 0.7% of GDP be sent to foreign aid... go figure!
In conclusion, this should highlight why I vote UKIP. I could go on further about the our NHS, housing stock and other public services. But I think I have said enough and probably upset a few people by now. If you have made it this far down this post then well done to you!
I would like to finish off that if you views differ from mine, I will not hold it against you and I would ask that you do not hold it against me. At the end of the day, we all want what we believe is best but we will not always agree... that is politics!
Good night all! xxx
