Will You Vote UKIP in the 2015 General Election?

I would be better off with a flat rate of 31% as my tax is higher at the moment on a percentage of my salary, removal of National Insurance would also be a big saving for me.

I have private medical insurance through the company which a lot of companies would switch to if the NHS was privatised.

And yes I would love to see a five year freeze on immigration except for skilled workers, spouses and family members.

Kuya, if I thought Ukip stood any chance of forming the next government based on its (disavowed) 2010 manifesto, then I could understand your fears. But I don't believe for one minute that Ukip stands a prayer of a chance of being in charge of the country. However I do think it will gain sufficient MPs to be a very effective coalition partner and it will ensure that Cameron keeps his promise to hold a referendum. [Edit to add] Farage has just finished speaking at a rally in London and has confirmed that that is his intention - that Ukip will be a coalition partner. He also said that Ukip will specifically target Ed Milliband's Doncaster seat next year. It's a bit risky but might pay off as they topped the poll there, just as they did in Newark where there's to be a By-Election.

The NHS is a basket case. It is over-managed and over-staffed by non-clinicians, people who have no effect on patient outcomes. We really need a return to the 50's and 60's when there matrons on the wards to supervise patient care and workplace cleanliness; replacing them with nursing managers has led to a drop in patient care and a rise of entirely preventable MRSA outbreaks. My own mother contracted MRSA not from surgical procedures but from cross-infection after surgery. And hers was - and is - a common occurrence. My mother paid in to the NHS for over 40 years and the only one time she needed it, it let her down very badly indeed; her contracting MRSA is just the final straw in a catalogue of horrendous errors at one of Britain's leading hospitals. And my daughter spent seven years on a waiting list before she was seen by a neuro-surgeon. So I no longer uphold the NHS as being the best thing in medical care, not by any means. But I would certainly rail against any attempt to privatise it to the American model.

I completely agree. Looking back, I do wonder why so many people continue to speak so fondly and hold Thatcher in such high regard. Her only real achievements were prosecuting the war to liberate the Falkland islands and her stance on the EU where she did have quite some success. Her domestic policies were disastrous for the majority of the people. What's unforgivable as far as the British working man is concerned, is that many of her ideas and policies were adopted by Blair - except concerning the EU, of course.

I voted Tory last GE, but I am cheesed off with their lack of action on immigration and doubt I will vote for them in 2015 unless concrete plans are put in place.
I am more unhappy with Labour for opening the gates without control years ago.
I worked overseas years ago but it was a highly specialised job that locals in other countries could not do.
It seems we have been flooded with Eastern Europeans that have taken the jobs that British people can do.
Pay rates have decreased significantly because of the influx too.

It is very easy for opponents of immigration controls to blame Ukip for the Home Office's tightening-up of non-EU immigration, but I really think they're shooting at the wrong target. When the Conservatives came to power in 2010, they inherited a situation whereby immigration was completely out of control, a situation created by their predecessors. Blair bribed the business vote by ensuring cheap eastern European labour could pour into the UK, hence the complete lack of controls on migration from those countries that became EU members in 2004. Not only that but getting a settlement visa by a non-EU citizen couldn't be easier throughout the Blair-Brown years. Something had to be done and since they could not stop migrants from within the EU, they had to target non-EU migration if they were to reduce the nett inflow and reduce pressure on public services. Ukip wasn't much of a party back then and its influence was really rather insignificant. But the BNP were very vocal.

It is also a bit rich for those opposed to Ukip's stance on EU migration to brand them as "racists" or "xenophobes". How many of them (that are opposed to Ukip) are pure-bred descendants of ancient Britons? None, I would suggest!

I fear we will see both major parties contesting each other to see which one can produce the most draconian immigration policy in the run up to the next election in an attempt to win back those who supported Ukip.

I'm not so sure about that. Certainly in the local and Euro elections, Ukip stole Tory votes but, by rights, should have come nowhere in the north - there should be no Ukip councillors or MEPs from those regions. But there are and, I read, their support is growing amongst disaffected Labour supporters.

And that would simply compound the problem.

I would hope that Britain would be out of the EU by the time those iniquitous treaties come into force. The longer we leave it, the harder it will become.

Is this an example of what you fear, Kuya, Hinchingbrooke Hospital?

Hospitals run by doctors, now there's a novel idea! If Hinchingbrooke represents the model to be adopted by Ukip, then bring it on, I say; both patients and the tax payers will benefit. Provided treatment and patient care remains free at the point of delivery, does it really matter how that is achieved?

Yes it is and it's not an entirely new idea either: John Lewis has been operating as a private partnership since around 1929. (And in those days the Lewis family were supporters of the Conservative Party one of whom was MP for Colchester.)

Absolutely! The likes of Capita, Serco and G4S must never ever be allowed to run any part of the NHS. Imagine if G4S operated ambulances, they'd likely dispatch an armoured security van to a pile-up on the M4 and an ambulance to collect the day's takings from Tesco! And whilst on the subject, was it really necessary for London Ambulance Control to send two ambulances to George Michael's north London home yesterday morning? They were, apparently, both tied-up at his address for four hours. Is that because he's rich and famous and how many Londoner's had increased waiting times for their own emergencies as a result?

Similarly drug and other medical supply companies should be barred for conflict of interest reasons.

Where did that non-sequitor come from?!!

If Farage is elected Prime Minister and we leave the EU, will Farage cease to employ his German wife and send her back home?

I believe Mrs Farage is no longer employed as his secretary/PA.

I think that is a good move on his part. Its been a sharp learning curve for Mr Farage regarding all the negative press and abuse he received prior to last weeks elections.

I think he will have learned immensely from his recent experience and come back before the general election with a more voter friendly manifesto to attract even more disgruntled Tory and Labour voters. It is my view that he will water down many of his policies on immigration that people are concerned about but will still make a strong case for leaving the EU.

Immigration wise, all he has to promise is to shut the door completely on Eastern European migrant workers except for skilled workers and that will make a lot of people happy including my good self. We don't even have to concern ourselves here about our beloved Filipinas being deported and so on, that's just complete nonsense and will never happen.

Joey Barton, not the sharpest knife in the box as the clip highlighted very much.

I have become more impressed with UKIP as more and more people from their party have appeared in the media giving their views. They come across extremely well just like the lady in the video clip who I felt defended UKIP very well under a barrage of questions from Dimbleby and other members of the panel.

I'm looking forward to the election next week where UKIP may well gain their first MP, it will be tough as the Tories have a large margin but it is possible.

Good morning and back John.

Would you like to give us an explanation as to why UKIP did better than expected in the recent elections and do you still think UKIP is a racist party having now seen many UKIP members and supporters being interviewed on TV and the like who don't have a hint of racism in them.