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Nigel Farage on Marr show

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Glenfinnan Sun 12-May-19 19:56:59

What do you make of the interview? Although not agreeing with Farage I did think he had a point about the type of questions asked rather than focusing on the current situation. I think Marr was badly prepared.

Urmstongran Wed 15-May-19 10:54:40

Pushing it there varian but hey, it suits your narrative.

crystaltipps Wed 15-May-19 10:58:48

It’s worth noting that NF hobnobs/ shares a platform with with right wing European and US extremists and outright racists/ fascists. That’s the company he keeps. To pretend he’s a friendly man of the people down the pub, yet he’s one of the elite himself. Total hypocrite.

Urmstongran Wed 15-May-19 11:00:21

He’s got rallies all over the north of England so it appears he does both!
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GracesGranMK3 Wed 15-May-19 11:10:33

This is not directly about Farage but it is also not irrelevant. He my not say the things these people believe but I know, from visiting other forums, that people who frequently such sites hold him up as a great leader.

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Nonnie Wed 15-May-19 11:22:45

None so blind as those that will not see. Sad but true

trisher Wed 15-May-19 11:31:05

Urmstonegran I believe Oswald Mosely had those as well. But we managed to show him up for what he was. A man of privilege trying to stir up the working class, because he imagined they were ignorant (sound like anyone you know?)

GrannyGravy13 Wed 15-May-19 11:31:15

I have only ever voted Conservative, we have an excellent constituency MP and a very good local Conservative Council. Until this chan

jura2 Wed 15-May-19 11:31:39

For sure - for the Farage admirers on here, are you denying that he lied and lied and lied some more during the campaign? If not, why would you object if Marr and others remind him of this, and want to gauge is current reaction to his own lies and racist **?

GrannyGravy13 Wed 15-May-19 11:33:58

Oops ......until this changes they will
always get my vote!!

However in the EU election I have just voted Brexit Party!!! (I am not a “Farage Fan Gran by the way)

I only hope that our sitting MPs take notice of the disgruntled electorate on both sides of the argument and flipping well sort out this appalling mess!!!!!

Nonnie Wed 15-May-19 11:39:18

Yes trisher I mentioned OM on one of these threads. so glad you have too.

trisher Wed 15-May-19 12:03:17

GG13 I can understand your frustration but not your decision to support Farage and the political party that isn't any such thing? There has been a lot of disgust expressed on GN about Labour and anti-semitism, yet you are prepared to forgive a man who in his youth sang "Gas 'em all" and still has links with right wing fascists? I'm afraid I don't understand that.

Nonnie Wed 15-May-19 12:10:56

Just watched an old video of NF boasting about how, by cheating on his expenses, he earns about £250,000 a year from his EU salary! Must be more now. One of his cheats was to pay his wife for working for him which is illegal. Does a leopard change its spots?

GrannyGravy13 Wed 15-May-19 12:52:40

trisher I understand your point of view. My cross on the ballot paper was entirely a”protest vote”.

In an ideal world this whole sorry mess shall be sorted and they will never take their seats in the European Parliament.

Letters to MPs have been consistently ignored!!! I truly hope if NF’s party win a lot of seats our “Muppets (MPs) will suddenly wake up and start governing again!!!

Nonnie Wed 15-May-19 16:38:49

GG not a chance, they will all say they won and put a spin on the result whatever it is!

Whitewavemark2 Wed 15-May-19 16:49:13

Farage vote for leave 34%

Every other party not voting for Farage 66%

No brainer.

Dinahmo Thu 16-May-19 16:28:05

Looking through this and other Brexit/political related topics again I've come to the conclusion that there are 2 people on here who don't want to listen and don't have anything constructive to say. So perhaps we ought to ignore them and not dignify their posts with a response. I suspect that the threads would get shorter.

Nonnie Thu 16-May-19 16:30:47

Dina grin

lemongrove Thu 16-May-19 16:40:03

Dinahmo Am thinking that ‘not listening’ ( to you) and ‘not having anything constructive to say’ actually means not agreeing with your own views..
after all, I too,can think of a few posters which if they weren’t on here, would result in extremely short threads wink but I wouldn't dream of instructing others to ‘ignore’
Them, GN should be better than that.

Nonnie Thu 16-May-19 16:43:03

Dina take no notice! If you ask for constructive information you get told you don't agree or that you have already made up your mind. It feels as if they have some sort of agenda and have to twist what you say instead of taking it at face value as intended. If that is not the case, there is only one conclusion to come to sad

Lily65 Thu 16-May-19 16:51:00

I won't be changing my mind about NF being an opportunistic,racist.

GrannyGravy13 Thu 16-May-19 16:57:30

I respect other people’s opinions I like to think that other people could respect mine.

Closing down a debate by saying “just ignore them” ?

Are you intending to police all GN threads or just the ones you disagree with?

This is to Dinahmo and Nonnie

Nonnie Thu 16-May-19 17:00:47

GG are you proposing to set the rules about what we can say to each other? Why are you trying to police this thread? I'm respecting your opinions but you are not respecting ours! Oh yes, one rule for one view and another for a different one.

I suspect I will be closing down a few threads because of asking Leavers to give me reasons to change my vote. Seems to have happened in the past when I've asked.

GrannyGravy13 Thu 16-May-19 17:06:58

Nonnie I did not insight another poster to ignore people it was Dinahmo at 16.28 with which you agreed at 16.43.

I would not dream of “policing a thread”.......my question was why do you and Dinahmo want to “police” this thread?

Nonnie Thu 16-May-19 17:12:59

GG you said "Nonnie I did not insight (SIC) another poster to ignore people. No inciting, just a simple support for someone else's opinion with which I agreed.

Can you really not see that your criticism of us is policing the thread???? Smacks of desperation from those who can't/won't answer a simple question.

Incidentally, it hasn't closed down!

Whitewavemark2 Thu 16-May-19 17:18:13

Sayings of the great one

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