tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169740113013066976.post5926015636519694165..comments2024-02-10T12:12:06.028+00:00Comments on The Real Blog: Tough on the causes of UKIPDavid Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11410159311875228620noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169740113013066976.post-42284179873409738372013-05-04T11:49:09.449+01:002013-05-04T11:49:09.449+01:00Nothing like a quarter of the population voted UKI...Nothing like a quarter of the population voted UKIP. Turnout was around 30%, so around 7.5% of the electorate voted for them. (In 1983 the GE turnout was 72.7, so many more people voted for the Alliance). What you say about the pressure on the middle class is true, but low political engagement is far more of a threat to our civil fabric than UKIP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com