Farage celebrates Ukip surge but knives are out for Miliband

'You have to go back to 1980s to find an opposition making so few gains,' says polling expert

The Mole
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Nigel Farage and Ukip caused mayhem for all three parties as they made major gains in yesterday's local elections. But the big loser could turn out to be Ed Miliband.

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is the pseudonym for a London-based political consultant who writes exclusively for The Week.co.uk.