Surprised to see today's publicity concerning a suggestion that UKIP and the BNP should consider an electoral pact by which the two parties stand aside for each other in the next General Election. I hope its not true. UKIP are denying it. I hope its not a case of there being no smoke without fire. This story is very damaging to UKIP, and there is clearly a problem. Two members of UKIP's ...

Every other British political party has their eye off UKIP. First of all the 4th June European Parliament elections are happening a year or so before a general election and UKIP are not a threat at national level. So as Labour, Tories and Lib Dems shadow box for the national poll, so UKIP can pour all their

The second of UKIP's Euro election broadcasts looked at the increasing role the EU plays in making laws the at govern the UK.

Today, as part of a new series of political podcasts for the Wardman Wire, I am talking to Gawain Towler, the prospective UKIP candidate for the South West in the forthcoming election. We discuss UKIP policies on Europe, the alternative to membership of the EU, and a range of current issues. I also ask Gawain if UKIP will reap the benefit of support from voters fed up with the main parties after t...

There was only one council by-election last night: Chatteris, The Mills Ward, Fenland DC. Con hold. Con 301 (45.9%, -11.2), LD 264 (40.2%, -2.7), UKIP 58 (8.8%, +8.8), Lab 33 (5%, +5). Swing of 4.3% from Con to LD since 2007.

YouGov has just released a European Election voting intention poll and it has Labour in third behind UKIP. The poll has the Tories on 26, UKIP 18, Labour on 16, the Lib Dems 15, the Greens 10 and the BNP on 5. However, if those not certain to vote are included the numbers become the Tories 37, Labour 21, Lib Dem 19 and UKIP 8. So, who can get their vote out is going to be key. It is hard to imagin...

What can you say about the Welsh? In an Assembly election, which will next take place in May 2011, Labour would get 35% of the votes (it got 32% in the 2007 election), Plaid Cymru 27% (22%), Conservatives 16% (22%), Liberal Democrats 12% (15%), Green 4% (-), UKIP 1% (8%) and Others 5% (-). I can only conclude that perverse incentives work, and that bribing the Welsh to remain unemployed is paying ...

Robin Page, the Cambridgeshire farmer and presenter of One Man and His Dog and one of UKIP’s most high profile members, has been prevented from standing as a UKIP candidate at next year’s European Elections for East Anglia – despite finishing third on UKIP’s list last time round. “It is ridiculous”, says Page. “I did exactly what I was told by UKIP staff &...

A YouGov survey for the TaxPayers Alliance and Global Vision puts UKIP core support at 7% for the Euro-vote on 4 June. "This poll shows that our support is double what is was at this stage of the electoral cycle last time," said UKIP leader Nigel Farage MEP. "That means we can look forward to the people of Britain finally being able to have their say. "On the issue of the European Union, UKIP is o...

Just met a disgruntled UKIP MEP (or should I now say ex-UKIP?) who told me he would not stand for election again for this shambles, after their bun-fight in Bournemouth last week, described in glowing terms by the Independent. Mind you, his view was that Farage himself had planted this article to stir up party members against his (many) internal enemies. Who knows?