Ukip is becoming a two-faced party. One side is made up of credible political challengers, while the other side comprises LibLabCon conspiracy theorists. Since the last election, the party has made progress by promoting this serious side, while sidelining the fruitcakes. But over the last few days, the more loony side of the party has reappeared, thanks to the party making the BBC a campaign issue. While out campaigning in Aylesbury yesterday, Nigel Farage said he had no complaints about the other broadcasters — just the Beeb:
‘We have this bizarre state of affairs where we have BBC, an organisation which we are all charged £145 a year to have the benefit of seeing, aren’t regulated by Ofcom and made their own minds up and frankly produce the News at Ten every night as if there are just two choices in England. I think they have been biased and last night’s report about South Thanet frankly was outrageous
Then Ukip took the bizarre decision to report Camilla Long to the police over a joke she made on Have I Got News For You about spending more time in South Thanet than Farage.
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