UKIP has seen a huge influx of Tories. Its one step at a time. A party that comes out against Universal Health Care in the UK would have just as much success as a party that came out for ending social security here so I can’t fault them for that. They however are closer to the Tea Party and US conservatives than any other element in British politics and I like that they seem to be truly grassroots everyman driven and they seem to be appealing to the youth without moving left. We can’t let purity be the enemy of good. UKIP may not be perfect but they are a big improvement over the alternatives at least from where I stand.
I stand corrected on the Tory connections. Still, their inroads into Labour strongholds means I’m not entirely off. :)