UKIP election literature

An election address from UKIP arrived yesterday. How a nominee of a political party can describe himself as 'an independent voice' beats me.

The substance of the leaflet is a claim that the three main parties are all of a muchness and only UKIP has distinctive policies on the EU and immigration. The relevance of this to an election to Tunbridge Wells Borough Council eludes me.

The leaflet makes the preposterous claim that on the issue of local accountability UKIP 'will break the stitch-up between the Conservative, Lib Dem and Labour Parties'.  I thought the parties viewed each other with suspicion, loathing and detestation. 

The one point I do agree with  is the opposition to the 11% increase in councillors' allowances the Tories pushed through..  The UKIP leaflet claims this was with Liberal Democrat help! True or untrue?

Not a word on town centre regeneration, public transport, level of council tax or indeed anything of a local nature.  Depressing.