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Don't vote UKIP, says the Telegraph

22 May 2014 politics UKIP
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On the day of the European elections, the Telegraph concludes that UKIP is the “anti-cycling party”. Its 2010 manifesto, Chris Harvey concludes, was written in the “traditional language used by people who hate cyclists” – all talk of red-light jumping, road courtesy and liability insurance. Its recent record is no better, with its MEPs voting against safer lorry design in the European Parliament. He concludes: “For cyclists, the implication is clear: don’t vote for these people.”

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