Themovementthathasevolvedanddevolvedacrosstheyearsandbideditstimeexploitingeverynationalandpoliticalcrisistoachieveitsend, ofcourse, choosing a startingpointforthisis a bitarbitrary.
Therehavebeensocalledeuroscepticssince 1973 whentheUKfirstjoinedwhatwasthencalledtheeuropeancommunity, butif I hadtopick a date, I mightpickseptember 20th 1988 whenPrimeMinisterMargaretThatchergave a famousspeechinbrugeslayingout a numberoftheideasthatwouldinfluenceeuroscepticismforyearstocome.
WehavenotsuccessfullyrolledbackthefrontiersofthestateinBritainonlytoseethemreimposedat a europeanlevelwiththeeuropeansuperstateexercising a newdominancefrombrussels.
AndtherewereinternalargumentsaboutwhetherthepartywhichwassoonrenamedUKIPortheUnitedKingdomIndependenceParty, shouldremain a singleissuepressuregrouporexpandintootherissuesandbecome a realparty.
Thereare a numberofreasonswhyeuropewasbroughtintovoter's minds, butthemostsignificanthasgottobethesigningofthemasteringtreatyandtheadoptionof a singlecurrency, somethingthatin 1997 only 16% ofbritonswereinfavorof.
DespitenotwinninganyparliamentseatsinWestminster, UKIPhadbecomethefourthpartyinthe U.
ウェストミンスターでは議席を獲得できなかったものの、UKIPは米国で第4党となった。
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AfterLaborconservativesandtheliberaldemocrats, theirprofileroseevenmorewhenrobert, kilroySilk, a formermpandchatshowpersonalityjoinedthecauseasyouknowthatinMaythisyearpoliticiansinLondondecidedtoopenourdoorsto a potential 73 millionmigrantsfromeasterneurope.
That 73 millionkilroySilkwas a controversialfigure, stemmingmostlyfromanarticlehewrotecalledWeoweArabsNothingSilkdeliveredUKIP's largestvictoryin 2000 andfouraseuropeanparliamentaryelectionscominginthirdabovetheliberaldemocrats.
Youkeptcapitalizedon a growingsentimentamongthebritishpeopleofnationaldeclineinthepostcolonialera, mostkeenlyfeltbytheoldestcitizenswhomadeupthecoreofthevotetoBrexitandtheycapitalizedtooncriseslikethefinancialmeltdownin 2008.
TheUnitedKingdomisnot a farrightstatewith a nationalistic, antiimmigrantandracistpeople, ButtheirdecisionlastweektoleavetheEUoneby a 52% majorityof 72% ofthepopulationCanbeviewedasanexpressionof a reactionaryfarrightpolitics.