UKIP - A Libertarian Party?

[Cassius]

If they were a libertarian party, I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole. Thankfully, they're not.

[Cassius]

If they were a libertarian party, I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole. Thankfully, they're not.

I'm not saying they are, but you realize that's how they describe themselves?

Yeah I know, but I think that's just harmless fluff to try and make them sound more appealing to 'the centre' (not quite sure how, but there's probably been some research done on it).

[Cassius]

The UKIP appears to be nothing more than you run-of-the-mill far right party, characterized by the typical paranoia and conspiratorial thinking.

On that note, I look forward to seeing their deluded supporters trying to explain why they won zero seats in the 2015 general election.

Because, to put it simply, the UKIP vote is too thinly spread to win seats under a plurality voting system (and is not big enough). There, vague supporter of UKIP explained it to you. On the other hand of course, getting seats in Parliament is largely immaterial, as long as the case can be made that UKIP denied the Tories seats that they could have won.

[Cassius]

UKIP only say Liberatian because it sounds dodgy to say far right on their website.

The only libertarian theme they have is that they opposed the smoking ban and suddenly that makes them liertarian some how.

They don't support gay marriage
They lean towards nationalization of the economy
They don't support decriminalizing drugs
They don't support any sort of immigration

Yeah, they really stand up for the rights of the individual   

Really? I was unaware of this...

No, they don't support the 'nationalisation' of the economy, whatever that means. The immigration point is a little dubious as well.