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Who'll be marching with Farage?

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MaizieD Mon 07-Nov-16 15:59:30

"Nigel Farage is planning to lead a 100,000-strong march to the Supreme Court to coincide with the start of the Government’s attempt to stop peers and MPs delaying Brexit."

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/06/nigel-farage-to-lead-100000-strong-march-on-supreme-court-on-day/

Interesting to see if he gets his 100,000. Any of you lot?

norose4 Tue 08-Nov-16 18:57:04

It's unbelievable isn't it, not only for the initial obvious reasons, but it's quite staggering how little some people know about England's history & its historic connections to India & how much our counties & cultures have been intertwined for decades!! Also our Polish friends who until Brexit were our dear friends & alies from world war 2. It seems like a large section of the population have no idea, knowledge or interest about our country beyond their own small worlds ! Very worrying. Can't wait to hear Americas results !! Another worrying scenario !!

Tegan Tue 08-Nov-16 18:22:35

I was in the sauna today with someone who said he wanted Trump to win in America. I said that he wouldn't think that if he was a woman. It soon became apparent that he was a Farage supporter also. Later on I heard him having a conversation in which he was slamming an Indian shopkeeper he knows and moaning about 'Indians' in general. I think he might be in for a bit of a shock after all the negotiations with India, given that we are so desperate to trade with them. Oh, and there were the usual comments with regards the NHS that, if you're a foreigner you get preferential. treatment.

BlueBelle Tue 08-Nov-16 17:57:37

I cannot on here say the words to describe that despicable man he makes my skin crawl and my anger rise to boiling point

norose4 Tue 08-Nov-16 17:25:31

And line his pocket !!?

norose4 Tue 08-Nov-16 17:18:50

One can only imagine Ana ! ??

Ana Tue 08-Nov-16 17:05:38

I've heard a rumour he's going to be on I'm a Celebrity get me Out of Here - not sure what he thinks that'll do for his reputation! grin

norose4 Tue 08-Nov-16 17:00:43

Perhaps I am I mistaken , but I am sure I heard Farage say after the referendum 'that his job was done &that he just wanted a quiet life out of the limelight ' megalomaniac comes to mind!!

MaizieD Tue 08-Nov-16 16:23:45

Sorry, I just wish people would see beyond the 'pigs in a trough' scenario.

Hear,hear!

Dianalou Tue 08-Nov-16 16:18:37

If anything I would join a march to support the judiciary.
The independence of the judiciary, and the supremacy of Parliament, are exactly the checks and balances which all of us should hold dear, whichever way we voted in the referendum.

daphnedill Tue 08-Nov-16 13:09:43

Food, wine and office furniture cost peanuts compared with the lack of a long-term strategy. Sorry, I just wish people would see beyond the 'pigs in a trough' scenario. The tabloids are very good at stirring people up to be outraged at expenses for the 'elite' and 'experts', but they stop short at the real issues.

Flossieturner Tue 08-Nov-16 12:56:25

You are right they should have been looking to the Government. The government of both parties was severely lacking in any cohesive policy in my opinion.

Feathering their own nests, enjoying subsidised food and wine, obscene amounts spent by people in high office on furnishing their offices. And don't get me started on the expenses for the House of Lords.

Meanwhile disabled people are having to attend meetings to see if they are able to earn a living. The EU as you rightly say, was aiding communities which would have been abandoned by our own parliament.

daphnedill Tue 08-Nov-16 11:59:39

Flossie,

I accept what you say about some areas changing in ways the original inhabitants find disturbing and this has been swept under the carpet. However, there are very few areas like that. That doesn't explain why areas such as Hartlepool or coastal towns with hardly any immigrants voted overwhelmingly to leave the EU. It would appear that some people need to blame somebody for the lack of jobs and the general decline in their area and immigrants were the scapegoat. They should have been looking to the government and leaving the EU isn't going to help them overcome governments who don't care much about deprived areas. In fact, the EU gives them more assistance than the government does.

FarNorth Tue 08-Nov-16 11:56:53

www.itv.com/news/update/2016-11-06/farage-warns-of-disturbance-in-the-streets-if-brexit-is-foiled/

"Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, the former Ukip leader said he "understood" controversial newspaper headlines in the wake of a High Court decision over Article 50, labelling judges "enemies of the people"."

Even if it is a peaceful demonstration, I don't see the point. Judges are supposed to look at facts and points of law and suchlike, not to be swayed by people's opinions.

sunseeker Tue 08-Nov-16 11:40:52

granjura I don't recall reading that Farage is encouraging people to march on the courts with pitchforks!! No I won't be marching because I happen to believe that our judges are impartial interpreting the law as they see it. A lot of people feel that those in politics don't listen to them and have no idea of how their policies affect the man or woman in the street which resulted in the Brexit vote.

Flossieturner Tue 08-Nov-16 11:30:32

It is odd isn't it that A "silly" man has changed history. I think there are 2 reasons. There are people in this country who hold views, abhorrent to the majority. They keep them hidden or air them in their own communities until someone like Farage comes along. They use him to voice on the public stage what they are unable to say.

The second reason is that too many people in Government are totally shielded fro what life is like for many people. When people talked about their area changing beyond recognition, the lack of jobs, the lack of housing, the lack of respect for a way of life different to their own, they were immediately branded as racist. Gordon Brown is a prime example. When he was asked a genuine question he immediately branded the lady a Bigot. He knew nothing about her or her circumstances. He did the equivalent of putting his hands over his ears and saying 'lah lah Lah"

I cannot understand Farage's power. He is not a great Orator but he seems to have tapped in to some thing in the country. As well as panicking David Cameron into the referendum. He is of equal blame to Farage in all this. Added to by Gove and Johnson, opportunists who did not give a fig for the Country that had given them so much.

Ginny42 Tue 08-Nov-16 11:13:43

I read in the Indie he'd said he would like to serve as Mr Trump’s ambassador to the European Union.

“If he did offer me a job I would quite like to be his ambassador to the European Union. I think I would do that job very well.”

He's likely to be off to a lucrative job then if Trump wins. He'll need a job when he's no longer an MEP.

granjura Tue 08-Nov-16 10:44:44

Indeed- so we have been told as Remainers that we are Bremoaners- we should accept we lost (despite all the lies which swayed so many people and are now challenged in court) and go away quietly.

Now the Judges and Gina Miller have applied clear British Law - and are subjected to the vilest of threats, from death to rape and more, on themselves and their family. And Farage who clearly said he would never accept such a close result - is encouraging the BNP, EDL and the likes to march on the Courts with pitch forks- knowingly inciting and encouraging violence- as said, the EDL and Brit. First will just love a good riot or two.

So much for 'quietly accepting'...

Tegan Tue 08-Nov-16 10:39:43

In the guise of a buffoon Farage, over the course of many years, eventually brought about brexit; I dread to think what the horrible man is capable of doing. He has harnessed a force in this country that he can unleash when he chooses. The man terrifies me [always has].

Anniebach Tue 08-Nov-16 09:48:59

Vote for Brexit , British laws etc. Judges pass a ruling according to British law and uproar , it is rather amusing

Luckygirl Tue 08-Nov-16 09:48:46

Oh dear - how depressing is all this? What is there about silly men like Farage that they can or would wish to stir up violence? - I doubt their march will attract reasoned peaceful people.

suzied Tue 08-Nov-16 09:38:57

I'm sure the BNP or whatever they're called now would welcome the excuse of a riot.

MaizieD Tue 08-Nov-16 09:15:46

So, the answer to my original question is 'nobody' then?

I'd be interested in evidence that judges aren't impartial, too.

granjura Mon 07-Nov-16 17:24:15

grannyp - aren't they supposed to base their decision on British Law-as they have done.

daphnedill Mon 07-Nov-16 17:16:29

Which part of their judgment do you disagree with and/or think is impartial, grannypiper?

whitewave Mon 07-Nov-16 16:45:02

granny what is your evidence?