Barnsley Central an astonishing result for UKIP

They managed at last, to beat the BNP

But what exactly were the electorate of Barnsley Central trying to tell us. Well not exactly the entire electorate just the 37% who bothered to turn out and vote.  Do they want more of the two Ed’s ridiculous policies? It beggars belief that so many people can fall for their guff again and again. There can be no case for yet more of the stuff that got us into this diabolical mess. Though perhaps in Barnsley Central, they don’t think it’s real money, especially when it comes down to rolling the printing presses in Threadneedle Street.

   With a turnout of 37% though it must say a lot about why Barnsley Central is one of the poorest constituencies in the UK. You could be forgiven for thinking after the profligacy of the Blair/Brown years a little largesse might have been scattered on this outpost of poverty in the new Labour explosion of spending, which racked up a triple trillion of national debt, the biggest ever in our history. To be paid off by this and several future generations.

  It could be the economics of all this is beyond the Labour voters of Barnsley. It’s quite probably home to a big majority of client state participants, who depend on benefits for their poverty stricken lifestyle. Though it's hard to envision what an Army Officer turned politician can do about all this. The last one I ran into was cringe making, he thought he was still in battle dress.  

  Nevertheless it’s no reason to give up hope, for once the redistribution of the huge Labour deficit is carried through and the bold measures Big Eric is putting in place for local accountability. It might even sink in at Barnsley, that the way forward for Old Perfy Alby (that’s Perfidious Albion for the uninitiated) is now in safe hands.

  It is definitely not via a re-incarnation of new Labour at the hands of the two Eds with their tax ‘n’ spend mantra in full swing again. For on the available evidence, it looks like it did the good folk of Barnsley little good, the last time round.

Watch this space, I’ll be back,

Tom.