Well I think that, in a very real sense, that Nigel Farage is right in saying that the UKIP is a “British Tea Party”. The UKIP is opposed to the loss of British independence and freedom and is fighting the oppression of the Statists and the EU collectivists.
I would be very proud to see some UKIP supporters flying the Gadsden flag along with their Union Jack—it would be a quite fitting sight. Seeing the sudden rise of the UKIP in these local elections is encouraging.
I agree, I’ve been watching UKIP for a while and they have all the qualities of the Tea Party. I think they are going to force the Tories from top 2 status and put the hurt to labour and the lid dems may not survive as Ukip rises in the future. Tonight was just a breakthrough. It will be interesting come the next general election. It is likely UKIP support could explode. Viability has a way of making people take you seriously and in the parliamentary system there is not nearly the stigma of third party vote splitting. Personally I’d almost like to see all federal elections to go to a run off style system which would break the stranglehold of major parties.