Ukip Have Now Lost My Vote

[sp1814]

One of the reasons my wife Marjorie and I were going to vote for UKIP at the next General Election was their unswerving opposition to so called 'gay marriage' where men could marry men, women could marry women, and no doubt horses could marry cows.

And now Nigel Farage has said he WON'T overturn this ludicrous law:

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/mar/18/ukip-would-not-overturn-gay-marriages

Why on Earth has he backtracked? I called my son, who's at university, on a ballet course to discuss this, but he was out at some club call 'Throb', and my daughter was also otherwise engaged at a feminist retreat in the New Forest.

What's going on?

But seriously...what IS going on?

Isn't this going to upset some of the member of UKIP who have defected from supporting other parties, specifically because of the main parties' support of equal marriage??

[askyourgran]

.......but she has managed to snag a pilot in the Red Arrows who is at least 10 years younger than her. Big ass or no.

[naomi24]

SP, //For two years, UKIP have been vehemently opposed to marriage equality, and now all of a sudden, they say they won't revoke the law if they gain power. //

Doesn't sound too dissimilar to other political parties. Red Ed, inspired by Mrs Thatcher, now pledges to champion the middle classes. Politicians eh? Who would you trust? ;o)

[sandyRoe]

He might just win the general election.....for Labour.

[Kromovaracun]

It's exactly what's been going on for a while now - UKIP are a populist party. They set their policies by whatever they think will win them votes, and don't have any guiding principles to limit that.