Top 3 reasons not to vote ukip?

[Raggydoll]

Just this really, it seems lots of people are spouting how ukip is the way forward and I suspect they have little knowledge of the policies of any party so what 3 reasons can I give that will deter usually decent and reasonable people from such madness ?

[Jellymum1]

1 there are none
2 there are none
3 there are none

[LuisGarcia]

They are professionally 1)sexist 2)racist and 3)homophobic.

[Pasithea]

Want trident no to hs2. Need something doing about immigration. Want to keep green belt.


So where do I put my x

[Raggydoll]

Jelly and Louis please say why though as this is the crucial part

[sherbetlemonD]

While he is also a toss pot- I read this on Frankie Cocozza's twitter last night (he was on X factor a few years ago if you have forgotten):

"UKIP are only cutting tampon tax because they're all a bunch of cunts."
Made me chortle anyway

Our local UKIP MP got the boot because he was involved in some racist propaganda online. Says a lot really.

[ErrolTheDragon]

As far as I can tell, ukip isn't always clear what its policies are either. And they seem to have a remarkable talent for fielding candidates who get themselves into some sort of pickle. The way forward to where exactly?

[LuisGarcia]

Jelly and Louis please say why though as this is the crucial part

I am only going back a few hours, but sexist because this and racist because this.

Now I admittedly can't find anything homophobic in a five second search that has happened in the last few hours, I'll hold my hand up to that.

[Penguinotterfoxbadger]

• they are economically v v right wing (cut taxes for the rich at the expense of benefits and services for those who need them). For me this is a big reason not to vote ukip.
  

• they intend to scrap paid maternity leave and allow discrimination on the basis of gender
  

• a significant proportion of their members are racist nut jobs

[LionsTeeth]

Luis - the gay marriage weather thing covers the homophobic part of your argument

[Eigg]

They want to ban sex education for primary school children - why, why, why?

[Kampeki]

They are professionally 1)sexist 2)racist and 3)homophobic.

This sums it up for me. The evidence on these three points is pretty overwhelming.

[MoominKoalaAndMiniMoom]

Xenophobic
Homophobic
Sexist

Pretty much sums it up. Although banning sex education for primary school children comes close behind.

[Raggydoll]

Penguin! Thank you... Especially the first one it's hard to argue with a statement as reasonable as that ! If you don't mind it is going to be my stand by response to uninformed ukip Sympathisers.

Unfortunately for some people xenophobia and sexism is not a big enough deterrent but hitting them in their pocket might be