>> The issues and people's concern with the EU at this election are hardly anything new.
>> I think that is the point being made.
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I beg to differ. It is new.
The people have shown a remarkable lack of ability in expressing those opinions, if they are not new, in significant quantity, through the ballot box. Until this week, we have always returned a winning party proposing a pro-European agenda of varying degrees. For decades. In General and European elections.
It is "new" that a party such as UKIP has received this portion of the vote. So what's the problem? You can't accuse the other parties of not listening if we've constantly elected them to office. Now, however, we've officially expressed this opinion through the ballot box for the very first time.
The ballot box is where the nation speaks. It has now spoken differently on this issue for the very first time. However, I do expect the ballot box voice will revert much closer to type come the next General Election.
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