UKIP aiming to be 'radical, populist' party- Gerard Batten
UKIP= UK independence party --> free speech against "politically-correct thought police"
interim manifesto
Mr Batten
UKIP
national and individual freedoms
wide range of policy areas in its manifesto
sections of free speech, political correctness and Islamic extremism as the NHS, defence, education and others
Clean exit from the EU --> independent,...
Backbone of Britain ( ordinary workers, taxpayers,...
membership increase(18 000--> 23 000)
critics: right-wing --> into the rules of the party
plans to quit --> real populist party
6 leaders since 2014
controversial video bloggers
donations
immigration system
NHS health cards
budget for social care and mental health
stamp duty and inheritance tax
new grammar schools
aid budget
guidelines on hate crime --> hate speech guidelines
the climate change act
BBC licence fee
Paul Nuttall
Diane James
Steve Crowther
Farage
Henry Bolton