Legalise handguns and repatriate migrants: Ukip's 7 most controversial policies

The Telegraph ^

[UKrepublican]

On the eve of the Rochester by-election we take you through the Ukip policies and positions which have caught the imagination of voters.

Deport migrants

Mark Reckless, the Ukip candidate in the Rochester and Strood by-election, has raised the prospect of European migrants being forced to leave Britain if Ukip wins power.

Mr Reckless said workers from the continent would only be allowed to stay in Britain for a fixed “transitional period” under Ukip plans to end unrestricted migration from the rest of Europe.

He said the party would be willing to “look sympathetically” at people who have “integrated”.

The remarks were seized upon by rival candidates as evidence that Ukip wants to make migrants “go back” to their home countries.

A spokesman for Mr Reckless insisted the proposal was “common sense” and “humane”, and insisted he does not want to “round people up for summary deportation”

[RipSawyer]

A big, hefty bullet yes but no bullet sends a man flying to the other side of the room. That is a movie fantasy.

[bunster]

What website are YOU looking to for election results tonight?

[Vanders9]

If you look closely at the article, you will notice the statements of "court controversy" never actually specify WHO they are courting controversy with. Also note that it is "experts" who condemn Mr Farage's policies, and "campaigners" who vilify his opinions. Heaven forbid that the viewpoints of ordinary people should be sought, or even that their existence should be recognised.

These articles are fine by me - they only reinforce how much the elitist political establishment is out of touch with the general public, and that will only mean UKIP grows ever stronger.

[dfwgator]

Controversial = Something liberals don’t agree with.

[dfwgator]

We need the USIP here.