UK Local Elections / European Parliamentary Elections

[afleitch]

I voted in Scotland on Thursday, European elections only up here. With a heavy heart, I voted Conservative. With such a split electorate, there are rumours that the Tories could come a close second or shock horror FIRST! Scotland has never been in on the whole Lib Dem thing, and its only geography that give them the seats that they do, and Tommy Sheridans socialists have divided opinion, equally loved and loathed by many. I even shouted at the man on Buchanan Street, Glasgow yesterday evening. In England, frustrated Labour voters often turn to the Lib Dems, but in Scotland the votes go everywhere. Hardcore votes go to the SSP, traditional Labour or 'old' Labour to the SNP, liberal minded voters to the Lib Dems, and middle class progressives like me to the Tories. It should be interesting to see what happens. No one party will take more that 25% up here.

[afleitch]

If the UKIP does well, it is possible its most well known candidate, Richard Kilroy Silk, will replace its current unknown leader. A Kilroy led UKIP would be extremely populist, but I doubt it would be 'phobic' as Kilroy himself is liberal minded socially. If Kilroy did lead, commentors who have seen him in action say he is a fantastic campaigner. If it can outflank the Conservatives and Labour, There could be a 1981 'seismic' shift in voting intentions, aka SDP, though whether that would translate into a good election performance we would have to wait and see. This is, of course, only if Kilroy- a man who speaks his mind- becomes the leader of the party. Don't count them out....just yet

Bearing that in mind- I still wouldn't vote for them