Yes, I've not doubt that they are attracting some of the old working-class, and some of the new too, especially those who are fearful of immigration. The thing is Labour no longer really cares about the working-class, seeing them as a problem to be managed, Labour are increasingly more representative of the upwardly mobile, young professional who are, better educated, better travelled and more cosmopolitan than their parents.

UKIP are far more dangerous to the Conservatives than they are to Labour, and this is the problem, they could allow Labour back in.

"Resting facilitators", now that sounds perfectly attuned to hiding the real unemployment figures now that feigned depression and glass back syndrome are no longer viable options.

The problem is, or not, depending on where you on this world, is that recruitment takes place on a global scale now - you're up against the whole world. And the nightmare scenario is that the average middle class person from Mumbai will hold one graduate qualification and several post-graduate qualifications and will be applying for a technician or entry level position with that kind of first job salary. And in a lot of corporations academic qualifications are king, so your restless non-academic working class native has got no chance. As an example, in the company my missus works in, you need a degree to work as a document controller. You don't need a degree to be a document controller, processing documents and distributing them.

I advertised for an accounts/book keeper position recently and I received 24 applications from one source alone, the vast majority of them where Indian and southern European nationals with Accountancy degrees, MBA's and other degrees from universities of dubious worth, but only 2 applications where from Dutch nationals. But the sad thing is, a lot of these applicants where over-qualified, but with very little actual real and relevant work experience or with seemingly impressive degrees in non-related subjects. Surely these highly qualified individuals would be sussed enough to realize that their expertise and specialization was in a different field?

I am of the opinion that very shortly degrees, other than a very few vocational ones, will be utterly worthless. If we haven't already reached this stage already.

"Farage's fuddy-duddy dress is a calculated harking-back to old-fashioned standards, to integrity, to post-war patriotism and buoyed-up nationalism".

And this is wrong?

Er - have been asleep on the train or what? They have an MP now! By-election victory.

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I'm looking forward to this...