How Nigel Farage dominated British politics for a decade | Michael Crick interview

[@likklej8]

Because the bourgeois media keep pushing him celebrity style.

[@julianshepherd2038]

British politics? Everyone in Scotland thinks he's a ****

[@1man1bike1road]

most in England too

[@MrVorpalsword]

@@1man1bike1road which is why most in England voted to leave the EU. Not bright are you Steve?

[@MrVorpalsword]

simply untrue - a lie

[@Willsey]

That's because all Scots are a bunch of left wingers. Socialist country

[@susannamarker2582]

UKIP have an office in Scotland.

[@analogueman3455]

Crick makes an excellent point when he stated that Farage gained because the mainstream parties felt unable to have a conversation about immigration. Curiously, they are still dogged by this problem. Having a view on immigration and being a "racist" are not necessarily the same thing. Until that point is grasped Labour will always struggle, the Liberal Democrats will have no chance and the Conservative Party will not be taken seriously by huge numbers of the British people.

[@thegoodpimps]

All British history is a history of immigration. Ironically, Brexit has not stopped immigration, because immigration is inherently British.

[@justsoup2460]

Boris on benefits now that would be fun

[@edwardthomas6956]

Excellent piece of journalism

[@clearlake3492]

I think Michael Crick is a great journalist and I am sure his book on Farage is excellent. But as detest this politician, this is one book I won't be buying.

[@MrVorpalsword]

two privately educated boys (one of whom is presumably employed as a journo because his Dad was a famous politician) discuss the thoughts of the working classes ... try again.

[@barrydavidgaudry4050]

Detest Farage as I do, I have to hand to him that his absolute belief in his cause and his dogged determination to follow it through are at least admirable. As a pro European I would support a similar figure if one emerged. I for one will never give up the fight to rejoin the EU.

[@ChrisSavenSH]

absolute belief in his cause.., him of a EU passport by marriage.? He got hijacked by far more powerful forces who saw an opportunity to sever the legal ties with an EU that cares about money laundering.

[@ColinBarrett001]

Farage saw to it that you were robbed of your European citizenship while he retained his. His 'dogged determination' is not a virtue. In his case it's a personality disorder

[@zuluwarrior1648]

Also those determined remains Muppets never give in also to get back into that fascist eu state you can't make it up.

[@barrydavidgaudry4050]

@@zuluwarrior1648 Haven’t you notice - we’re living in a right wing fascist state

[@thegoodpimps]

@@barrydavidgaudry4050A right wing fascist state? I live in complete diversity. There's a lot of civil strife, but fascism, ridiculous.

[@richjones4956]

Referendum on Immigration, Nigel !

[@RDHamel]

Not a racist but panders to racism. Medieval scholastics in the modern era. But weirdly dysfunctional. It’s arguing that he is not a racist but does racist things.

[@bieituns]

What racist things? I suggest you look up the word in the dictionary.

[@susannamarker2582]

Lazy left-wing journalism.

[@eggymixes]

Extraordinary for the Times guy to say it must have been journalistically annoying that no one would tell Crick they thought Farage was racist. Is that what journalism is - you go out and confirm what you already think. SMH.

[@earnestequivocation6250]

What’s amazing is that Patel. has waved in 00’s of 000’s of Non EU immigrants and not a peep from Noisy Nigel and his belligerent Brexit xenophobes! And now Brexit has delivered the wonderful passports for trade utterly mediocre Indian trade deal…What was Brexit about again?

[@nipdrip34]

You lost. Ha ha.

[@Dylanesque]

Sovereignty.

[@nickhanlon9331]

Not a peep? He's done story after story on it ya muppet. He was out on the channel, in the hotels, speaking about it on TV. Geez Louise.......

[@earnestequivocation6250]

@@nickhanlon9331 Illegal immigrants is what he's been making nearly all the noise about. That was the point. Huge levels of legal immigration are being overlooked.UK based companies prefer to parachute in cheaper trained resource to fulfil the more skilled roles rather than train up Brits.

[@thegoodpimps]

@@earnestequivocation6250Farage is about Immigration, Brexit was Not. I was for Brexit and I am for immigration. London is the most global city in the world, why should we trade the entire Globe for just Europe?

[@carolcarson2159]

I think he is great. He talks the truth.

[@maneshipocrates2264]

He is great con artist. He talks 'the truth' to the uneducated. He made money from the EU lying to folks like you.

[@raymondmcinnes6025]

Farage is one of the best politicians this country has ever had, and a lot of people involved in politics and the media are extremely envious of his success. Crick is one of them...

[@jonc67uk]

That would be a horrendously complicit media you utter Muppets. Do try to keep up.

[@michaelathanasiou2030]

Nigel support for Labour will eventually get us back in the EU ( it proves Nigel is just as thick as (Keir the inheritance tax thief)

[@ChrisSavenSH]

hot take....

[@bieituns]

These odious sneering political and media elites will never get it. You are just an arm chair critic sniping and talking from afar while Nigel is on the front line doing the action and changing the world.

[@trevaudio]

😂😂😂😂😂