I Gave My Word The Newark By-Election Wouldn't Shock Me And It Didn't!

Did you stay up late to watch the results of the Newark By-Election?

Did you really think UKIP were going to take their first parliamentary seat?

If you thought Newark was going to fall, then you really need to think about this and all the Newark By-Election came down to was, who had the most skin in the game.

You will have most probably heard the statement, but when one group puts out 600 people and say the other groups put out 30 people, who is going to win?

It comes down to a bit of psychology, 600 people from one group makes the people of Newark feel special and they will likely vote in your favour as the view of the other groups is that you simply couldn't be bothered with us, so you don't really care about us.

I will say that UKIP do like to get people working and this perceived threat is definitely giving some people squeaky bums, there still no true data or statistics to say that UKIP are a major threat, it's all perceived and UKIP just like Blair like to use fear to induce shock and awe, as said before in a previous post, you can only shock people until the effect wears off. I think this is what is happening now.

All credit to the candidate, he will have put a certain amount of skin in the game to achieve his outcome.

Now we have to look at what 2015 will bring!

The 600 Strong Rode Into Newark

We've had Local Elections, we've had European Elections now we have a By-Election, if you live in Newark you're in for a treat, you get to vote 3 times in one year.

As loyal as i am to the Conservative Party, i just don't think UKIP have the ground, the people or the funds to fight this By-Election.

The whole UKIP thingy seems like a flash in the pan, you can only shock and awe for so long before the initial shock wears off, take Iraq for example, we gave them shock and awe and it didn't take long before they wanted us out, in the same analogy it won't take long before people want UKIP out.

Sensationalising by the media is what has got people hopping around like bunnies shouting UKIP are going to do this and that,  clearly a party with one policy isn't really going anywhere.

With that being said today in Newark over 600 activists turned out to campaign for the upcoming By-Election, but was it panic and fear of UKIP or merely the oldest party in the country flexing it's political muscle?

This By-Election for me won't throw up any shocks, i wasn't shocked by the European Election results, i don't think UKIP are going to shock me in this election.