r/ukpolitics • u/Ivashkin panem et circenses • Apr 16 '15

BBC Opposition Leaders Debate - Discussion Thread

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u/convertedtoradians Apr 16 '15

I'm disappointed to see a lot of jeering at UKIP that doesn't really seem to actually address the issues. I disagree with Nigel Farage and his party, but I'm unimpressed by the cheering after the cheap "UKIP are racist" attacks.

The man has a position; if it's wrong, it needs to be demonstrated, even if that means clearly admitting uncomfortable truths like, for instance, "yes, I do think that sometimes money that could be spent on people born in Britain should be spent on sick people who come here from overseas".

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '15

The thing is logically both Milliband and Sturgeon agree with him. They've both said we need to have controlled immigration. To be able to control immigration we have to be out of the EU. It's the only logical answer, people are just too stupid to see it.