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{{Infobox political party|name=UK Independence Party|logo=UK Independence Party logo (2022).svg|founded=3 September 1993|leader=Neil Hamilton|founder=Alan Sked|political_orientation=[[Right-wing populism]]<br>[[British]] [[nationalism]]<br>[[Anti-immigration]]<br>[[Euroscepticism]]|position=[[Far-right politics|Far-right]]}} | {{Infobox political party|name=UK Independence Party|logo=UK Independence Party logo (2022).svg|founded=3 September 1993|leader=Neil Hamilton|founder=Alan Sked|political_orientation=[[Right-wing populism]]<br>[[British]] [[nationalism]]<br>[[Anti-immigration]]<br>[[Euroscepticism]]|position=[[Far-right politics|Far-right]]}} | ||
The '''UK Independence Party''' (UKIP) is a far-right [[Populism|populist]] party in the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|United Kingdom | The '''UK Independence Party''' (UKIP) is a far-right [[Populism|populist]] party in the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|United Kingdom]]. It opposes the [[European Union]] (EU), due to the party's [[Racism|racist]], [[Xenophobia|xenophobic]], and British [[Nationalism|nationalist]] beliefs<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|newspaper=UKIP|title=About UKIP|date=2023|url=https://www.ukip.org/about-UKIP|retrieved=2023-12-06}}</ref> but not because of the EU's involvement in [[imperialism]].<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Proletarian (newspaper)|Proletarian]]|title=Divide and rule: EU immigration and UKIP|date=2014-12|url=https://archive.thecommunists.org/index.php?secName=proletarian&subName=display&art=1091|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521004328/https://archive.thecommunists.org/index.php?secName=proletarian&subName=display&art=1091|archive-date=2022-05-21|retrieved=2022-12-18}}</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Founded in 1993 with the sole purpose of campaigning to remove the UK from the EU. | Founded in 1993 with the sole purpose of campaigning to remove the UK from the EU. | ||
UKIP's pressure on the [[Conservative and Unionist Party|Conservative]] government of [[David Cameron]] was one of the contributing factors that led to a referendum on leaving the EU on June 23 2016. Following the success of [[Brexit]], the party has continued campaigning for an even harsher withdrawal agreement than the one implemented.<ref name=":0" /> | UKIP's pressure on the [[Conservative and Unionist Party|Conservative]] government of [[David Cameron]] was one of the contributing factors that led to a referendum on leaving the EU on June 23 2016. Following the success of [[Brexit]], the party has continued campaigning for an even harsher withdrawal agreement than the one implemented.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== Policies == | == Policies == | ||
UKIP believes that the EU limited the sovereignty of Britain, and wants a global free market system where the UK can trade with anyone. Notably UKIP wishes to remain in other imperialist organisations such as [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]], the [[WTO]], and the [[United Nations|UN]]. | UKIP believes that the EU limited the sovereignty of Britain, and wants a global free market system where the UK can trade with anyone. Notably UKIP wishes to remain in other imperialist organisations such as [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]], the [[WTO]], and the [[United Nations|UN]]. | ||
UKIP opposes the UK's two party system created by its [[first past the post]] electoral system, and supports an electoral system reform to a [[proportional representation]] electoral system. Both these systems are [[Bourgeois democracy|bourgeois democratic]] systems though the latter does allow left wing ideas to gain more prominence than the former. | UKIP opposes the UK's two party system created by its [[first past the post]] electoral system, and supports an electoral system reform to a [[proportional representation]] electoral system. Both these systems are [[Bourgeois democracy|bourgeois democratic]] systems though the latter does allow left wing ideas to gain more prominence than the former. | ||
UKIP is traditionalist and has far right ideas on social issues particularly regarding immigration. It is also particularly vocal about its wish to exercise "[[Freedom of speech|free speech]]" (hate speech), constantly complaining about "politically correct ideology" supposedly taking away their ability to speak freely.<ref name=":0" /> | UKIP is traditionalist and has far right ideas on social issues particularly regarding immigration. It is also particularly vocal about its wish to exercise "[[Freedom of speech|free speech]]" (hate speech), constantly complaining about "politically correct ideology" supposedly taking away their ability to speak freely.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Political parties]] | [[Category:Political parties]] | ||