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Nigel Farrage where is he now?

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norose4 Sun 16-Jul-17 19:45:29

After stirring everyone up , Nigel Farrage seems to have feathered his nest , and now is nowhere to be seen or heard of but do any of you who were his supporters now feel let down by his cut & run behaviour?

Day6 Mon 17-Jul-17 12:12:43

I agree Jimmy. Many politicians have been outed as having some very dodgy links and affiliations.

Many foul, racist and despicable people jumped on the UKIP bandwagon and Farage had to distance himself from them. Whether we like it or not though, he raised an issue, immigration, which the Labour and Conservative parties were dodging, sweeping under the carpet.

It's an issue which had to be addressed, for reasons of common sense.

All of a sudden it became an issue for both main parties, and rightly so, because people were talking openly about it.

I know for many, 'immigration' is a dirty word, but it is something we have to address, unless of course we want an open-door policy and all the economic, social and logistical problems that come with it. They exist, whether people refuse to recognise them or not.

Divorce the issue from any racist connotations and we will have sensible and necessary discussions.

maddy629 Mon 17-Jul-17 12:01:41

Petra well said, well ladies why don't you?

jimmyRFU Mon 17-Jul-17 11:52:26

whitewave says he has some very dodgy friends. I think if we looked hard enough most of them do and sometimes its why they are where they are

Day6 Mon 17-Jul-17 11:41:52

He was threatening riot and violence if we don't get a hard cut and run Brexit.

It was very unpleasant.

Do you have a link Whitewave?

This morning, on whatever the ITV morning show is called, he merely said that leaving the European Courts and the single market was what the UK voted for and anything short of that was a betrayal of the people.

Like him or loathe him, he is an intelligent man with a good grasp of economics, and not some ranting foaming-at-the-mouth racist as some would portray him.

His place in political history is secured too.

Crazygrandma2 Mon 17-Jul-17 11:38:54

We recently went to a U3A meeting where the guest speaker gave a very entertaining talk and clearly enjoyed name dropping of all the famous people she'd met in her career. At the outset she made the point that professionally she uses her maiden name. She never offered up her married name, no need to of course. Later that day, when googling her, I was more than a little surprised to discover that she was the mother of of the loathsome - in my opinion - Nigel. They share the same annoying laugh! Now I understand why she uses her maiden name grin

Day6 Mon 17-Jul-17 11:35:12

his cut & run behaviour?

He hasn't run anywhere.

He has his own radio show and was on the TV this morning with Piers Morgan and Susannah Reid. I know I'll be lambasted, but this morning his comments were considered, fair and sensible regarding open-door entry to the UK. Even Morgan didn't take him to task.

norose4 Mon 17-Jul-17 11:21:56

Yeas I do agree W11girl , it is essential for any government to be aware of the mood of general public & to take serious note of it.

W11girl Mon 17-Jul-17 11:09:40

As much as I disagree with UKIP/Nigel Farage policies. We always need a thorn in the side of any government...that's democracy. I don't think Farage is out of the picture by any means...he is keeping a very close eye the shambolic handling of Brexit by all polotical parties at present. I wouldn't be surprised if he rears his head again very soon. Regardless whether we are remainers or leavers I welcome his input as it gives me a clear picture of how others are thinking.

maryhoffman37 Mon 17-Jul-17 10:23:45

He was at the men's singles final at Wimbledon yesterday, I reda. So glad I didn't see him on the TV - bad for my blood pressure. Anyone know who the current UKIP leader is?

Jaycee5 Mon 17-Jul-17 10:19:50

I'm not sure that he had that many followers. UKIP had 4 million voters and they weren't all supporters of Farage. 17 million plus voted for Brexit so Farage was not a big factor for many and I am sure that many dislike him as much as Remain voters. The less seen of him the better but as Cleopatra Soup says, he is doing very well out of taking money for nothing as an MEP.

CleopatraSoup Mon 17-Jul-17 10:09:20

As a MEP Farage is still pocketing his €8,213.02 a month salary (€98,556 /£83,959 pa) plus expenses. The irony is that thanks to the plunging pound, he's effectively received a £8,938 pay rise since the Brexit vote.

Farage is also one of the biggest skivers from attending parliamentary sessions. He is ranked 746th out of 751 MEPs when it comes to voting on anything.

So he's doing very nicely thank you.

norose4 Mon 17-Jul-17 10:01:36

Exactly Whitewave, he is a megalomaniac who doesn't care about how his actions affect people & their lives, he swept people along on a tide of patronism with his parting shot ' I've done my bit I'm off to the pub' a very dangerous man. I was shouted down by family & friends when I tried to point it out before the vote,sadly we are now seeing the carnage he has created gradually unfolding

whitewave Mon 17-Jul-17 09:46:14

The problem is that he is threatening riot and violence. I'm not clear how that will be managed but he is someone who cannot be dismissed. Look at the damage him and his ilk have done already

norose4 Mon 17-Jul-17 09:42:17

I have just watched a very shiny tanned Mr Farrage speaking on Sky News, he now says we will end up with a very watered down 'leave' & that we will affectivley be leaving the EU in ' name only' well that was all a waste of money & time then Mr Farage!!!

suzied Mon 17-Jul-17 06:59:58

Think he's revelling in the damage. He only tries to keep a low profile about his love life which seems to involve French women who live in the UK. How ironic is that?

Cindersdad Mon 17-Jul-17 06:54:01

Keeping his head generally low as he realises the damage he has done.

BlueBelle Mon 17-Jul-17 06:36:00

Under a rock where he belongs I hope... but no he's sprouting on London radio each night

Penstemmon Sun 16-Jul-17 21:49:38

Apparently at Wimbledon today. A friend who was there saw him!

whitewave Sun 16-Jul-17 21:18:46

He is fraudulently taking our money and treating us like idiots.

suzied Sun 16-Jul-17 21:14:29

He's still being asked his opinion on all and sundry on the airwaves. I heard him pontificating on Charlie Gard the other day, why we need to know his opinions I have no idea. He must be raking in the dosh and laughing all the way to the bank.

whitewave Sun 16-Jul-17 20:12:06

So was some of my familygrin

Gagagran Sun 16-Jul-17 20:09:44

He was at the men's final at Wimbledon today

Baggs Sun 16-Jul-17 20:08:28

Video clips of him crop up on Twitter. There was one recently. Don't know what about.

norose4 Sun 16-Jul-17 20:04:48

Not enough air time!!

whitewave Sun 16-Jul-17 20:03:42

Is that the same station that had Hopkins on until she got beyond the pale?