[Politics] The Labour Party loves poor people so much, it makes as many of them as possible

[davywavy]

I see from this morning's newspaper that the number of people 'out of work and claiming benefits' has tipped over 6m for the first time ever. That's a pretty big jump from the 5m-ish which was reported 18 months ago and indicates that far more than that number have actually lost their jobs.

We've got a general election coming up next May. With this in mind, and for reasons outlined in this post, I'm offering bets that we see our first BNP MP next year. I'm offering a fiver. Any takers?

Comments

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

Far less likely, I'd say, and what chance do you think there is of getting the Labour drones to vote UKIP?

[(Anonymous)]

Using the "Ain't voting Tory, ain't voting for liars" approach, you can leave them with the choice of Ukip or the BNP, and many will swing away from the comedy racists.

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

I think you underestimate the power of negative suggestion; I've seen enough Labourites on LJ claiming that UKIP are racist to realise that arguing on the basis on honesty isn't going to make much headway.