A UKIP SURGE.

The not too surprising result of the Barnsley Central by-election is the fact that UKIP managed second spot. If the country changed it's voting system, UKIP would finish with seats in the house. This could become a tempting factor. For Labour to retain this safe seat was never beyond doubt, although you wouldn't think that, if we believed 'thoroughly modern Miliband's' suggestion that library closures are the reason; many of the latter are going, due to savings that are occurring in emotive areas, rather than in the 'fairyland' beyond the town hall doors; generally in Labour held strongholds. In addition, one might expect that there are more takers than contributors in Barnsley. It was noticeable that, of the locals interviewed after the result, most wanted to return to the bad, old, overspending days.

It does, however, pose a major problem for Cameron if he continues to show his intransigence towards the electorate's disenchantment with Europe; UKIP will split the Tory vote down the middle. Let's face it, UKIP is now the Conservative Party.


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