i think to be honest Jim, there has always been this sort of odd miscegnation between lowly sections of british society with right wing organisations...our version of the white trash phenomenon.

the difference is in england we have quite a few second generation immigrants involved in setups like UKIP.

i guess, but i don't know, the leaders of all our political parties are a bit 'from another planet' socially. the 'bloke-iness' of Farage seems very effective. he has 'the common touch'.