Is Nigel Farage Taking UKIP Mainstream?

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UKIP: How Nigel Farage has transformed UKIP from a political also ran to a serious threat to the centre-right mainstream. Subscribe to journeyman for more: http://www.youtube.com/journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/?lid=67840 The UK Independence Party has long been seen as a bunch of racists on the fringe of British politics. But after two high-profile defections, they could be set to win their first ever Westminster seat. "Don't think of this as a Parliament, think of it as a temple", says UKIP's outspoken figurehead, Nigel Farage, of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. "And the people that come here, true believers in the European dream. It's almost heresy for someone like me to come here and, irony of ironies, take a front seat position. I mean, it's absolutely hilarious." His party, who for over a decade have campaigned for Britain's withdrawal from the EU, are curiously well-represented in the very organization they seek to dismantle. Their straightforward message to voters - that the UK would be better off without the unrestricted immigration it enshrines in law - won them the EU elections in May this year, delivering a sharp wake-up call to the British political establishment. Now, with a general election just around the corner, they are stealing votes left, right, and centre. "That is what sets us apart.", says one new recruit. "Nigel often says you can’t get a cigarette paper between the three main parties." SBS Dateline - Ref 6278 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world's most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world's top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you'll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.