It may be the biggest advertising campaign in UKIP’s history, but the party’s new anti-EU posters have garnered the ire of many.
The campaign, which has been bankrolled by ex-Tory donor and business tycoon Paul Sykes, shows a builder begging for spare change with the tagline: “EU policy at work. British workers are hit hard by unlimited cheap labour.”
Another poster says that “26 million people in Europe are looking for work. And whose jobs are they after?”.
Twitter was abuzz with people condemning the poster. Here’s a round-up of reactions:
Hope Ukip racist posters encourage all decent British Commonwealth and EU citizens to ensure on register by May 6 and vote on May 22
— Mike Gapes MP (@MikeGapes) April 21, 2014
.@IainDale @theresecoffey @TimMontgomerie @laurapitel UKIP stands for the worst in human beings: our prejudice, selfishness, and fear
— John Deben (@lorddeben) April 20, 2014
UKIP’s poster is awful. Scare-mongering and spreading fear. Worst form of politics.
— Cllr Tom Chapman (@tomchapman16) April 20, 2014
Wow. UKIP bunkering down on the anti-immigration stuff. Awful, awful poster. Just awful. pic.twitter.com/3f781AnVJD
— Ryan Bourne (@MrRBourne) April 20, 2014
Anyone got some similarly inventive suggestions for the latest UKIP posters? pic.twitter.com/87QJaSNrFU
— Sam Freedman (@Samfr) April 21, 2014
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