IN her letter "Rereading this speech hasn't changed my view" (January 14), Joginder Bains infers that UKIP is a racist party that is insular and anti-working class.
This is patently not the case. Joginder Bains might try reading the present UKIP manifesto and might discover it is not against selective immigration but is opposed to mass immigration.
England is Europe's most densely populated major country. Many hospitals and schools are becoming overwhelmed, whilst social services, housing, traffic and infrastructure arc reaching breaking point.
Under these circumstances, mass immigration has no benefit to this country and, more importantly, it has no benefit for past immigrants who have made their home here. Controlling immigration has nothing to do with racism, it is simply common sense.
As for the claim that UKIP is insular and anti-working class: this is another allegation that does not stand up to scrutiny.
UKIP's policy is to cast off the shackles of the EU and trade with the entire world. How can trading with the world be an insular outlook?
The other parties are happy to flood the market with cheap foreign labour, so driving down wages. Does this benefit the British working man?
UKIP has pledged to increase personal allowances at the lower end and review the thousands of new laws and regulations imposed by the EU which strangle new businesses.
Joginder Bains advises voters to "analyse UKIP to its core". Excellent advice. When voters read the UKIP manifesto they will learn it is dedicated to reasserting the sovereignty of Parliament so the UK can become a self-governing country and not a puppet of the European Union.
The next election will be the most interesting in living memory. Whatever the result, politicians will ignore the aspirations of the British people at their peril.
Bill Holmes
Idridgehay
