The trouble with democracy....

....is that an ill-informed electorate can end up voting, sometimes in disturbingly large numbers, for parties whose policies are stupid, and potentially enormously damaging. As in the rush yesterday to vote for UKIP, who, as far as I'm concerned, are simply the National Front in a suit, a bunch of petty nationalist, racist xenophobes. I'm not expecting ever to be subjected to a UKIP government, but if they ever did get into power, it would undoubtedly be time to leave the country, because we'd be reduced to little more than a protectionist, ingrowing 'banana republic' in months - in this era of globalisation, UKIP's idea that Britain should 'stand alone' would more or less guarantee national bankruptcy and desititution. The only reason they've managed to appeal to a disaffected slice of the electorate, largely white, is by shamelessly playing immigration, anti-European and Islamophobic cards, the 'keep Johnny Foreigner in his place' attitude. To anyone who thinks a UKIP government would be a good thing, I would say this - be careful what you wish for. Once a bunch of hard-right lunatics assumes power, the last thing they would ever want to do would be to relinquish it.

Love & best wishes to all
Sammy B