As of today, I will never mention UKIP or anything remotely associated to that political party when using social media or blogging. This post will be the final time where I will be discussing them by their direct name.
The reason behind my decision is because I am sick of hearing, listening or watching anything about them, their leader Nigel Farage or their outspoken and often outrageous members. Every day, there is always something about them in the news which is supposed to shock us, whether someone there says things like foreigners should go back to "Bongo-Bongo Land", "I am Against Gay Marriage", "There should be compulsory abortions for those who are expecting children with Down's Syndrome". Despite this, the party has seen an overwhelming rise in popularity in recent months. So much so, they are on the verge of astonishing success in the forthcoming European Elections, if you believe in the papers. You even see reports that a handful of those from the Labour and Conservative Parties are converting to UK Independence Party supporters. They have supposedly caught Purple Fever.
When the infamous British National Party (BNP) had their fair share of publicity five years ago, I was annoyed by the considerable level of publicity they were receiving but almost quickly after their disappointing 2010 General Election campaign, they appeared forgotten. Their publicity stunts stopped and that crazy period was over, leaving me with little time to reflect on their "hey day". But, their problem was that people refused to take them seriously, which was just as well. However, today, alarmingly, people are actually listening to the scaremongering drivel UKIP come up with.
UKIP have become increasingly influential, particularly over the past twelve months. So much so, that some constituencies may have an MP from that Party twelve months from now. Their influence may not be clear in black-and-white now because they don't have a Member of Parliament. However, their influence is coming from public perception. They know people have little faith in the main parties. Particularly the "working class" have little faith as they had been badly affected by the recent financial crises. They read tabloids like The Sun and Daily Express which emphasises that immigration is "out of control" and the European Union "are doing nothing about controlling these levels". UKIP capitalises on this and puts words in people's mouths. "We're nothing like the main parties," they insist - absolute codswallop.
What UKIP are basically doing is scaring people, pressuring them to make decisions they may regret later, and judge people like the Eastern Europeans who are actually benefitting the British economy rather than being a liability. This party does not look at both sides to anything. They delve in the dirt they believe in and poison innocent minds.
I find it remarkable that some people go to UKIP for inspiration and not look for such in the Bible. I stumbled across the recent edition of Awake Magazine which quotes some verses from the Holy Book, advising people how to relieve stress, for example. However, many choose to ignore this because some parts of the Bible is considered outdated. Of course it would be - the world has moved on from centuries and centuries ago, when the Book was published.
Some Christian faiths are embracing the 21st Century and are adapting well to modern society. UKIP on the other hand dig deep through people's irrational fears and say silly things like "we must claim back our British jobs back from the foreigners" when the more politically correct term is "jobs in Britain". Little do they realise that us Brits can actually claim "Spanish jobs" in Spain if we wanted to. British pride in today's terms consists of embracing most people (unless they've done something hugely regrettable), not looking down on people, and not jumping on ridiculous conclusions. UKIP do not share current British values and they should come out of their shell and wake up to the fact Britain is a magnificent, multicultural community.
But UKIP choose to ignore modern trends and instead, feed papers with utter xenophobic rubbish. They need the media and the media need them. While papers are bored of reporting another David Cameron selfie, and are bored of branding Ed Miliband "weird" (I've been told I look like him), they look to UKIP for juicy stories. And UKIP won't care whether the coverage is positive or negative. It is publicity and exposure for their brand. Their name is being scattered in pages and pages of nationals and people are talking about them in pubs, streets and homes.
There are many of us which don't want UKIP to succeed and that includes many journalists also. But the only way to ensure this would happen is to ignore them. Don't write about them. Even if this means reporting Cameron scoffing in Nando's and taking cringe-worthy selfies with randomers. I don't care. Just as long as UKIP has a limited voice, this would reduce their chances of having much say in future elections.
Yes, we live in an open society and everyone deserves a voice and me wanting UKIP to suffer would probably breach moral rights, but I don't want Britain to stoop to their level. You don't see me agreeing with Nick Clegg often but we need the European Union until we prove that we can afford to live without it. We need to have a good impression on the rest of Europe so that when we eventually leave the EU (hopefully in 15-20 years' time rather than 2-3), we can deal with big countries like Germany and France with very little conflict. With people like Farage, who really has a punchable face, around Brussels constantly, we will never be taken seriously by the likes of Angela Merkel and if we leave the EU sooner rather than later, then we could find ourselves isolated.
Papers still have an amazing amount of influence over the British public and some of the most popular ones can be so narrow-minded in their views, there is only one way this country would go if UKIP are given even an ounce of power. We'd be less accepting of people, driven by hate, lies and anger. UKIP must stop their scaremongering and join the force of good and optimism. If they don't, they'll continue to be the Voldemort of British politics. The party who must not be named.
The reason behind my decision is because I am sick of hearing, listening or watching anything about them, their leader Nigel Farage or their outspoken and often outrageous members. Every day, there is always something about them in the news which is supposed to shock us, whether someone there says things like foreigners should go back to "Bongo-Bongo Land", "I am Against Gay Marriage", "There should be compulsory abortions for those who are expecting children with Down's Syndrome". Despite this, the party has seen an overwhelming rise in popularity in recent months. So much so, they are on the verge of astonishing success in the forthcoming European Elections, if you believe in the papers. You even see reports that a handful of those from the Labour and Conservative Parties are converting to UK Independence Party supporters. They have supposedly caught Purple Fever.
When the infamous British National Party (BNP) had their fair share of publicity five years ago, I was annoyed by the considerable level of publicity they were receiving but almost quickly after their disappointing 2010 General Election campaign, they appeared forgotten. Their publicity stunts stopped and that crazy period was over, leaving me with little time to reflect on their "hey day". But, their problem was that people refused to take them seriously, which was just as well. However, today, alarmingly, people are actually listening to the scaremongering drivel UKIP come up with.
UKIP have become increasingly influential, particularly over the past twelve months. So much so, that some constituencies may have an MP from that Party twelve months from now. Their influence may not be clear in black-and-white now because they don't have a Member of Parliament. However, their influence is coming from public perception. They know people have little faith in the main parties. Particularly the "working class" have little faith as they had been badly affected by the recent financial crises. They read tabloids like The Sun and Daily Express which emphasises that immigration is "out of control" and the European Union "are doing nothing about controlling these levels". UKIP capitalises on this and puts words in people's mouths. "We're nothing like the main parties," they insist - absolute codswallop.
What UKIP are basically doing is scaring people, pressuring them to make decisions they may regret later, and judge people like the Eastern Europeans who are actually benefitting the British economy rather than being a liability. This party does not look at both sides to anything. They delve in the dirt they believe in and poison innocent minds.
I find it remarkable that some people go to UKIP for inspiration and not look for such in the Bible. I stumbled across the recent edition of Awake Magazine which quotes some verses from the Holy Book, advising people how to relieve stress, for example. However, many choose to ignore this because some parts of the Bible is considered outdated. Of course it would be - the world has moved on from centuries and centuries ago, when the Book was published.
Some Christian faiths are embracing the 21st Century and are adapting well to modern society. UKIP on the other hand dig deep through people's irrational fears and say silly things like "we must claim back our British jobs back from the foreigners" when the more politically correct term is "jobs in Britain". Little do they realise that us Brits can actually claim "Spanish jobs" in Spain if we wanted to. British pride in today's terms consists of embracing most people (unless they've done something hugely regrettable), not looking down on people, and not jumping on ridiculous conclusions. UKIP do not share current British values and they should come out of their shell and wake up to the fact Britain is a magnificent, multicultural community.
But UKIP choose to ignore modern trends and instead, feed papers with utter xenophobic rubbish. They need the media and the media need them. While papers are bored of reporting another David Cameron selfie, and are bored of branding Ed Miliband "weird" (I've been told I look like him), they look to UKIP for juicy stories. And UKIP won't care whether the coverage is positive or negative. It is publicity and exposure for their brand. Their name is being scattered in pages and pages of nationals and people are talking about them in pubs, streets and homes.
There are many of us which don't want UKIP to succeed and that includes many journalists also. But the only way to ensure this would happen is to ignore them. Don't write about them. Even if this means reporting Cameron scoffing in Nando's and taking cringe-worthy selfies with randomers. I don't care. Just as long as UKIP has a limited voice, this would reduce their chances of having much say in future elections.
Yes, we live in an open society and everyone deserves a voice and me wanting UKIP to suffer would probably breach moral rights, but I don't want Britain to stoop to their level. You don't see me agreeing with Nick Clegg often but we need the European Union until we prove that we can afford to live without it. We need to have a good impression on the rest of Europe so that when we eventually leave the EU (hopefully in 15-20 years' time rather than 2-3), we can deal with big countries like Germany and France with very little conflict. With people like Farage, who really has a punchable face, around Brussels constantly, we will never be taken seriously by the likes of Angela Merkel and if we leave the EU sooner rather than later, then we could find ourselves isolated.
Papers still have an amazing amount of influence over the British public and some of the most popular ones can be so narrow-minded in their views, there is only one way this country would go if UKIP are given even an ounce of power. We'd be less accepting of people, driven by hate, lies and anger. UKIP must stop their scaremongering and join the force of good and optimism. If they don't, they'll continue to be the Voldemort of British politics. The party who must not be named.
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