Appalling Kipper Opinions

Arrogant Hoi-Polloi Outrage

Regular readers of this blog will be aware that our attitudes towards our modern political parties oscillate between extreme scepticism to involuntary hilarity.  We have a similar range of reactions to the Commentariat--that loose federation of social powers that support modern political parties in the sense that they want to engage with them and influence them--unions, media, schools and universities, bureaucracies, "big" business (that is, businesses of sufficient size to donate to politicians and political parties), and the chardonnay-swilling hoi-polloi, who fastidiously read the dailies in the desperate attempt to see photographs of themselves.

This cluster of the self-adulating has one thing in common: if any nascent plebeian political party--well beyond the pale of respectability--would dare lift its head above the parapet and venture beyond that pale, the vented outrage of the Commentariat and all "respectable" political parties will be heard as far as Timbuktu.  All of which is exceedingly diverting and amusing.

Which brings us to Ukip--the UK Independence Party.  Sean Thomas has written a piece documenting the discombobulation and outrage of the establishment at this horrid little party--which has left us chuckling with great mirth.  We hope you similarly enjoy it.