“UKIP’s main cause is taking on the establishment, and we’ve done it very well. We’ve turned the Conservative party more human than they used to be. They’re the party of big business and they don’t care very much about the people, but they’ve had to show they care about the people now. Similarly the Labour party are the party of the town hall bureaucrat, and their large pensions and large salaries. Now they’ve had to listen to the people.”

— David Coburn (politician)

Interview: What UKIP’s David Coburn wants for Kirkcaldy https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/politics/interview-what-ukip-s-david-coburn-wants-for-kirkcaldy-1-4449642 (May 18, 2017)

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