Political phenomenon that drove David Cameron to call EU vote is in decline but forces to which it gave voice remain strongThere is a certain delicious irony that in the week the EU referendum bill passed into UK law and David Cameron confirmed he intends to hold that vote next year,Ukip, the political phenomenon that drove him to call the referendum in the first situation, and is gently imploding.
Its two main leaders – Douglas Carswell and Nigel Farage – are engaged in an open war,the partys head office cannot afford a Christmas party and morale has fallen after the party failed to get a breakthrough in a byelection in Oldham West seemingly tailor-made for its message. Perhaps familiarity has meant Farage has lost his star quality.
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Source: theguardian.com