Sunday, March 15, 2015

Politics in the UK

The Brits have an election scheduled for May. Polls indicate neither Labor nor the Conservatives will get a majority in Parliament.

If you've been following politics in Britain, you know there's a newish party - UKIP - that wants Britain out of the EU. The United Kingdom Independence Party has shown recent strength and is expected to win several seats.

The Telegraph reports UKIP's leader - Nigel Farage - is ready to form common cause with the Conservatives if they will agree to an honest December, 2015, referendum on the UK leaving the EU. He won't join a coalition government but will cast UKIP votes to support the Tory budget and perhaps a few other key bills.

Over the next couple of months, this will be an interesting race to watch. A December referendum, if it happens, will be even more mesmerizing.