Nigel Farage

[monga]

Quite, he is the worst type of attention whore. He takes any talking point and makes at best specious arguments and at worst spurious lies.

He will say and do anything for coin. How can we forget the famous “Up the Ra,”, which, whilst not the worst thing he’s ever done, just shows that he will never research anything before he says it for cash.

He’s a monumental piece of shit.

Actually, I’ve had monumental shits with more humanity and ethics than him.

He’s the only opposition in the commons! Ask yourself why British soliders were using Jeremy Corbyn posters as target practice lol.
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Get yourself a pair of yellow cords, chuck a milkshake over yourself and get grifting.

Must be the standard uniform Johnson’s fond of the same attire
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So many things that he says have been shown to be lies and the worst kind as they ramp up division and hatred. He’s just a repulsive attention seeker who has tapped into the genuine fact that people are struggling, twisted the reasons and used it for his own needs. He doesn’t care a jot about the people he claims to serve but is enjoying spreading hatred rather than actually working to help make things better.

There’s lots of those people!

 

[Kiwi_Paddy]

His own legacy, basically. Starmer's an absolute roaster. For balance though (my own ), I don't think Big Nige cares either, I think he's just as focused on his own advancement. His wee eyes lit up like Blackpool Iiluminations when he was on about the power (and access to women) that being an MEP gave him, it was quite telling.

Basically, I'd like all politicians to be Dennis Skinner

Starmer is so boring I always switch off when he is talking, so never actually know what he stands for

 

[monga]

Does that mean those that didn’t hold elections can look forward to more asylum seekers?

 

[markcorriganscrisps]

Okay but Irish don’t cause issues (language and culture the same/similar) and they’re also not coming in millions. I don’t think anyone’s ever included them in anti immigration rhetoric since the 1990s

You've not heard of the rhetoric around Irish Travellers that has been fairly common over the last at least ten years?

 

[Eirawen]

Fecking Josie still in!!

 

[HelloStereo]

Scoring goals and voting are a bit different, to be fair .

In first past the post winner takes it all, second place doesn't win you anything.

 

[Corfu-blue]

Was it something I said?

I just googled it?

 

[soph30]

What gesture did Lygo actually make? Middle finger?
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Do you reckon Nigey’s just sat at home all day smoking and watching 21 hours of footage haha
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Some mean people

 

[markcorriganscrisps]

Oh love, it does though, doesn't it? There's no getting away from the fact. I don't think I've heard that particular n word for years and years, so it's quite clearly in his repertoire.

 

[LadyMuck]

 

[soph30]

You've not heard of the rhetoric around Irish Travellers that has been fairly common over the last at least ten years?

No? I mean don’t think Nige has said anything so maybe a bit off topic, but I haven’t heard anything. Understand I may have blind spots there though
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Oh okay the big fat gypsy wedding stuff but that was like 2013

 

[monga]

Why do you keep banging on about his constituents? He does nothing for them.

Why did they vote him in?

 

[soph30]

Fleas aren’t as fit though 🥹
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A nice Nigey op-ed https://archive.ph/FM4Rc

 

[PeteM]

You’ve got almost 3k posts on a gossip site, you’re on the same road.

Alas, I don't post on here calling people twats, insufferable and bellends.

 

[soph30]

All natural

 

[soph30]

Of course, I didn't say that. But of instead of such "robust discussion" as "can't be arsed", why not specify what you think is particularly British.

I don't think the discussion is really around Nigel and his fans saying we don't like immigrants/expats in Britain, or anything that isn't British, or that some migrants being here don't make Britain feel British. It's about some very specific migration situations that are just overkill. The comment you were responding to was saying it's okay that no English is heard on a South London train, or that mass, unbeneficial immigration is okay just because Britain was built around immigration. Nobody's objecting to the concept of immigration in Britain, or that it wasn't partly built on immigration.
It's a good question and I almost think someone who's not from a big multicultural city like me would be better at answering it. There's a lot about English ( I can't speak for the other UK countries) culture that's celebrated all over the world, from quaint Harry Potteresque things to classical architecture to our Tudor and Georgian history to British words and dialect (Cockney is dying out) to lovely country houses to high tea culture etc. I don't really feel that's first and foremost in big cities any more; they've just become a mishmash of too many cultures and too crowded. It wasn't like that in say the 80s.
I guess on a really base level people who have a British sense of humour and community spirit, which has held us together since the world wars. That's what people don't like about all of this and why Nige has gained his following. It's not very British to hear no English spoken on a train, or not to be able to joke with people in the shopping queue because they've only been here a few years and either don't speak the language well enough or understand British sarcasm.
Really interesting question though! I just think we need to stick to what makes us unique

 

[markcorriganscrisps]

Have you driven on a motorway recently

I very regularly drive over 200 miles from one part of the UK to another and have done since the mid 2000's (and also to various other parts miles away) and haven't noticed a difference, bar the endless stream of roadworks that seem absolutely never ending (although I like the 50mph bits as I usually have a fag then ). I'm genuinely curious about this comment.

 

[Miss Begotten]

 

[Baby Giraffe]

Daily reminder that Nigel is a cunt.

Not that anyone here needs reminding of course x

Even he must be aware of that fact, or you’d think so, he doesn’t hide it

 

[markcorriganscrisps]

Maybe you don't live in an area populated by them? I do not have a peanut allergy nor know anyone else with one but still understand others do have a problem with peanuts

I live in a city which has a very ethnically diverse population. The vast majority of our street homeless people (particularly the groups) are White British or a combination of ethnicities.