Ukip, the 2015 General Election and Britain's EU Referendum

2015/11/17 by Matthew Goodwin · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Political and Economic history of UK and US #Referendum #General election #Political science #Brexit #Politics #Political economy #Economic history #Public administration #Law #History #Economics #European union #International trade

paper · doi:10.1111/2041-9066.12107

openalex publication_date 2015/11/17 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21

Abstract

2015 was not the breakthrough election for Ukip and Nigel Farage that some predicted. But the party emerged as the third largest in Britain and the political agenda remains favourable for its populist message, writes Matthew Goodwin.

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