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Aaron Banks-more scary than any politician?

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daphnedill Sun 10-Jul-16 11:31:48

Banks credits the success of Leave.EU to their hiring of Goddard Gunster and their subsequent adoption of "an American-style media approach". Banks said, "What [Goddard Gunster] said early on was 'facts don’t work' and that's it. The remain campaign featured fact, fact, fact, fact, fact. It just doesn’t work. You have got to connect with people emotionally. It’s the Trump success."

I copied the above from Wiki, but it also appeared i a number of papers.

Facts versus connecting with people emotionally...hmmm. They certainly managed that. Banks knew what he was doing.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arron_Banks

trisher Sun 10-Jul-16 11:25:41

He is the money behind many things 2014 1mill to Ukip. Said to have given 6mill to leave campaigns. Says if Leadsom doesn't win he may start a new right wing party.

Tegan Sun 10-Jul-16 10:20:16

I think he financed the voteleave pamphlet that I'm so angry about. We think we've taken back control and have some sort of democracy and someone like this is pulling the strings. I despair.

whitewave Sun 10-Jul-16 10:19:10

He gave me the creeps.

Anniebach Sun 10-Jul-16 09:35:52

Very dangerous trisher

trisher Sun 10-Jul-16 09:30:53

Watching Andrew Marr interviewing this man I suddenly realised that this man was and is far more dangerous than Farage. Quietly spoken and seemingly very reasonable he is putting his money to work on a right wing agenda and selling it as appealing to the unrepresented working class. Dangerous!