Nigel Farage and the Brexit Party

He undoubtably was instrumental in forcing Cameron to give us the EU referendum so I am indebted to him for that.

I am certain if it hadn’t been for Farage’s success the referendum would never have happened.

Then he set up the Brexit party which did extraordinary well in the European elections despite only being in existence for a matter of weeks.

Finally he agreed to withdraw his MPs from safe Tory seats which helped Boris to his great victory.

So yes a huge thanks to Nigel from me.

It’s very probable we wouldn’t be in the happy position we are in now if it weren’t for him.

How many people make a career out of sabotaging their employers. And take home a fat pay cheque each month for not turning up and representing the people they were paid to represent? Who use that platform to appear on tv, radio; travel round the world giving speeches to right wing organisations. Who get people to pay to join their political party company and then tell those that want to stand for election not to do so [after they've paid for the privilege]. Who get fined in 2018 for misusing European funds; failing to declare the free use of an office in 2014 and in 2019 was fined for a brutal verbal attack on an EU chief?

Singing Hitler songs at school Bluebelle? I think you've been taken in there. Farage is so hated by fanatical remainers and the far left they will do anything to discredit him, tell half a story or make one up. You can't believe everything you read. But once you've set your mind to something it's easy to see what you want to see and hear what you want to hear.

I remember the boys at school singing a song about Hitler and his henchman.
It was rather rude and sung to the tune of Colonel Bogey

Henchmen.

To be accurate, Farage was a trader on the London Metals Exchange, not a merchant banker.

I wonder if they thought that 'merchant banker' was more appropriate?

I remember the boys at school singing a song about Hitler and his henchman. It was rather rude and sung to the tune of Colonel Bogey
Exactly my point Callistemon. You can take something like that and embellish it. There have been endless smear campaigns and twisted stories which as I said some people believe if it suits their agenda.

Not defending Farage, but lots of the boys used to sing it.
I think they liked to think they were shocking the girls (it's not that bad).

The boys I knew didn't sing it.

Labaik Yes, they probably did. The LME traders had a reputation for being the "barrow boys" of the City.

How old are you growstuff?
Probably younger than me.
I'm talking just after WW2.

The people I respect are MP's like Dominic Grieve who left their jobs that they had devoted their lives to on principle
I thought Saint Dominic had been kicked out by the voters last week when he lost his seat. It wasn't his choice. Farage is the one who voluntarily sacrificed himself and his party. The British people certainly know how to deal with troublemakers like Grieve through the ballot box. They have removed all the remainer MPs who have been blocking Brexit for the last three years.

You mean the English and Welsh people Chestnut - not British.

Out of interest, what has Farage actually done apart from create Brexit? Even then, that wouldn't have succeeded had it not been for a combination of austerity cuts, Cummings, the ERG and a weak Labour Party; a sort of perfect storm. I do wonder what pleasure Cummings gets from his achievements; he isn't even a Conservative. He just seems to enjoy outwitting everyone.

Well doesn’t every political want to outwit the opposition ?

Of course they do.

To the point of lying to Queen and country?

Of course they don't.

I thought I had heard he is going to the US to help with Trump re-election and also to start another new party over in the UK, I admit I cannot remember what the party name to be used was.

He won’t go away.

Not sure about racism either, I think a lot of people get confused with that term.

Does Farage count as a political ( whatever one of those is)

I heard he was going to be Donald Trump’s warm up man !

Out of interest, what has Farage actually done apart from create Brexit?
You haven't been paying attention have you? Many of his policies over the last few years were taken up by other parties because they could see it was what people wanted. This stopped him from getting votes but he has actually been influencing government policies for years.

All comedians need a warm up man - Farage will be perfect for the job.

Can I just add that you don't have to be a remainer or a 'leftie' to despise the man and what he stands for? I know many Tories, some of them Brexit supporters, and they loathe the man, perhaps because they are decent people who can see him for the charlatan and chancer that he is.

The boys I knew didn't sing it.
Probably much too polite.

It was rather rude.

It looks like you're not a stranger to spitting bile yourself Chestnut starting a thread with the express purpose of causing division. Why would you do that