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Ross, I am carrying out a duty here in Dover that has been assigned to me by members of various political parties who have united in a cause called The Pledge.
It also includes UKIP. It is part of what I see as cross-parrty common sense, where the cause unites people from different parties.
I doubt UKIP should challenge the Tories as a party, as it would mean campaigning against a number of very sensible issues that the Government nationally, and also local Government, are working on.
Strategy prescribes that the vote must not be split, and that is to prevent Labour turning the wheel back. Of-course one can challenge the Government on individual issues, but certainly not by putting up a blanket-opposition, which would be reckless.
On the whole, the Government deserves encouragement, and we must continue along some important lines that have been set. Hence I won't be challenging the Tories. To split the vote could have disastrous consequences.
Romney Marsh is an example of many people turning away from the ballot-box, as we saw recently in Dover, Oldham East/Saddleworth and Seven Oaks or there abouts.
What I tried to point out here is that Labour has not convinced anything near a majority to vote for them, which means that the vast majority of people - considering also those who did not vote - have no intention of turning back. We must go forwards, the pathway is surrounded by marshes, but it's not easy to get out of the shambles in which we got stuck.