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David Cameron famously called UKIP supporters “fruitcakes and loonies” but actually Tory party supporters have more extreme views than UKIP on several major issues.

You knew they were older than average, whiter, and that they don’t like Europe. But there are important things that make UKIP supporters LESS right-wing than the Tories, according to the latest British Social Attitudes Survey by NatCen.

1. Tories are more hung up on marriage

Both UKIP and Tory supporters tend to think that the institution of marriage is important.

But the majority of Tories think that people who have children ought to be married. Fewer UKIP supporters are likely to uphold that stricter line.

Some 52% of Tory voters agreed with people having kids ought to be married, but only 46% of UKIP supporters agreed with it.

2. The Tories are more in favour of school discipline

There's just a hair between the two parties on this question. But Tories are slightly more in favour of using schools to teach children to obey authority (86% vs 85%). You might have assumed that Ukippers would be the ones all in favour of good, old-fashioned discipline.

Why this result? Well, UKIP supporters are less trusting of the establishment and more anti-authority, according to the Social Survey.

3. More Tories think it's fair that the rich have a lot more money than everyone else

It's on inequality where the big gap opens up. When asked if they agreed with the statement "ordinary people do not get their fair share of the nation’s wealth", 76% of UKIP supporters agree, only 41% of Tories.

In fact UKIP were even further left than LABOUR on this particular question (72% of Labour voters agreed).

4. Tories support big business owners - Ukippers support the workers

Perhaps surprisingly, 62% of UKIP supporters think that big business works by owners taking advantage of their workers. That's in comparison to just 39% of Tories. In fact, the UKIP opinion is only one percent to the right of Labour (63% agreed).

[Source: British Social Attitudes Survey 2014, NatCen]