Douglas Carswell

UKIP’s latest successes could yet damage it

Turgon on November 23, 2014, 5:21 pm | Readers 911

Slowly the dust is beginning to settle on UKIP’s latest by-election victory. This one could be analysed as more or less important than the last one dependent on a number of factors. Rochester and Strood was a considerably less attractive target seat for UKIP than Clacton on Sea. It has much less of the older, poorer, white, “left behind” demographic which has been previously identified as the classic UKIP voter. Furthermore it seemed that Mark Reckless is not as popular …

Carswell defection will bolster UKIP’s bid to become a ‘serious’ Westminster player…

Mick Fealty on August 28, 2014, 12:02 pm | Readers 741

The calculation amongst those closest to David Cameron has been that the UKIP blip will blow over. The loss of the right winger Douglas Carswell (who true to his own strong democratic principles has resigned his Clacton seat to fight it as a UKIPer) must be worrying. #454284724 / gettyimages.com Carswell, as well as a parliamentary asset (Ladbrokes are quoting 1/3 on for him to retain his seat) is also an considered intellectual and serious thinker on national politics and …