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The Eu - The Gift That Keeps Giving (Literally)
In Michael Crick's biography of Nigel Farage; 'One Party After Another', he points out that in 2027 when Farage hits sixty-three, "the gravy train will pull back into the station", & he will start to draw down a pension of £63,400 per year for the rest of his life.
Does this surprise you?
Does this surprise you?
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TTT Nigel Farage's main work was AGAINST the EU - they rejoiced when he left- He finally succeeded in getting Britain out, & is rewarded with a fine pension from 'them', do you not find in there some irony?
Also, personally as a tax-payer in both the UK & the EU, I'm slightly miffed at having to contribute to his retirement. It's win win for Nige.
Also, personally as a tax-payer in both the UK & the EU, I'm slightly miffed at having to contribute to his retirement. It's win win for Nige.
Khandro: "TTT Nigel Farage's main work was AGAINST the EU - they rejoiced when he left- He finally succeeded in getting Britain out, & is rewarded with a fine pension from 'them', do you not find in there some irony? " - irony? yes, but do you think they should have a rule that says you only get the pension of you are good EUSSR bunny? You should start thinking this stuff through me old china.
Here's part of an article by Carol Cadwalladr of the Guardian from 2018.
"Richard Corbett, the leader of the Labour party in the European parliament, explains how it works. “Farage turns up once a month and often what he talks about has absolutely nothing to do with what’s being discussed. You think, what’s going on? And then you realise it’s got nothing to do with the parliament. It’s just for his social media output. Sometimes he doesn’t even hang around for the answers. Two minutes later, he’s back on the Eurostar and gone.” (Statistics for voting and attendances show Farage is ranked 738th out of 751 MEPs for productivity.)
It’s these YouTube set-piece speeches, pumped via the site’s algorithm to the phones and laptops of an entirely new generation, that are Farage’s power base now. And, at the centre of this, is RT (formerly Russia Today), the Kremlin-controlled English-language broadcaster. RT made Farage a YouTube star."
Gives a bit of background to Farage's Euro parliament performance.
"Richard Corbett, the leader of the Labour party in the European parliament, explains how it works. “Farage turns up once a month and often what he talks about has absolutely nothing to do with what’s being discussed. You think, what’s going on? And then you realise it’s got nothing to do with the parliament. It’s just for his social media output. Sometimes he doesn’t even hang around for the answers. Two minutes later, he’s back on the Eurostar and gone.” (Statistics for voting and attendances show Farage is ranked 738th out of 751 MEPs for productivity.)
It’s these YouTube set-piece speeches, pumped via the site’s algorithm to the phones and laptops of an entirely new generation, that are Farage’s power base now. And, at the centre of this, is RT (formerly Russia Today), the Kremlin-controlled English-language broadcaster. RT made Farage a YouTube star."
Gives a bit of background to Farage's Euro parliament performance.
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