In a better, more sensible, world David Cameron would make a virtue of the opportunity UKIP has given him. He would appreciate that defending his party’s record is actually an opportunity for a counter-attack. UKIP complain – loudly – that 4,000 people arrive in the United Kingdom from the EU each and every week. This, they suggest, is awful and Something Must Be Done to limit the number of people coming to the United Kingdom.
The Conservative party appears, in its dark heart, to share this concern. It suspects the Kippers might have at least half a point. There’s something nauseous about all this immigration, isn’t there? No wonder the party is hemmed-in, unable to find a response to UKIP that is both sensible and persuasive.
Better, then, to attack. Better – better by far – to turn the argument on its head. Better to suggest, nay to shout, that UKIP’s accusation is proof this government is working and proof that Britain is working.
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