Nigel Farage Announces On Lbc Radio That If Things Don’T Change, Then He’Ll Back.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.lbc.co.uk/politics/parties/ukip/nigel-farage/nigel-farage-explains-soon-back-in-uk-politics/

/// “In 2020 we will have to make an even bigger earthquake in British politics than we saw in 2016, alright. ///

/// “If it comes to that I shall myself be back in the front lines doing something, believe you
me.” ///

[ToraToraTora]

the way the SGB are carrying on I think TGM may be correct.

[naomi24]

Good. More power to his elbow!!

[mikey4444]

Surely Farage will be back long before 2020 ?

As soon as the current UKIP Leader runs out of steam, as all the others have done, Farage will have grasp the poisoned chalice once more.

That is if Trump can bear to lose Major Domo !

[Gromit]

// “In 2020 we will have to make an even bigger earthquake in British politics //

UKIP have 1 MP, a former Conservative who no one in the party likes.

[naomi24]

Gromit, he achieved what he achieved without the backing of MPs.

[anotheoldgit]

Gromit

Perhaps the British public will copy America and get rid of establishment politics?

I read the other day that it is forecast that at the next general election Labour will lose many seats to UKIP, especially in the North and Midlands.

[mikey4444]

AOG.....people have been predicting that UKIP will get dozens of seats for many years now. But the reality is that every time UKIP is called to the fray, the Party fails, utterly.

They only ever had 2 MPs at their peak ( ! ), both borrowed from the Tories and now only have one, deeply unpopular, as Gromit has pointed out.

OK, so UKIP achieved its only aim and that was get frighten enough people into voting LEAVE in the Ref.

But what now ?

They have shown themselves to be an ill behaved, quarrelsome mob, and by the time 2020 has come around, they will be all but forgotten about.

There will little for Farage to join by then. He is yesterdays man....let him ride off into the West and serve his new master, Mr Trump.

[Gromit]

// Perhaps the British public will copy America and get rid of establishment politics? //

The Republican Party candidate won the election. Established 1854

// it is forecast that at the next general election Labour will lose many seats to UKIP, especially in the North and Midlands. //

Let's look back a predictions of UKIPs vote before the last General Election when they won 1 seat.
// in 2015 due to UKIP’s surge stealing votes from the Conservatives (UKIP also takes votes from the LibDems and, to a lesser extent from Labour, but from the Conservatives most of all). In total then, 51 of the 85 net seats lost by the Conservatives in 2015 will be directly attributable to UKIP, turning a squeaking Labour majority of 10 into a comfortable one of 94. //

That didn't quite come true then.

[hereIam]

I agree with naomi at 13:45.

[ichkeria]

The trouble UKIP have is that they are very divisive. They can't really ever win enough votes, probably in any seat, to take it. Not even Farage managed it, with his high profile, despite several attempts. Their only seats came about when sitting Tories changed sides and even one of those failed in an actual election. If UKIP damage a struggling Labour Party it's only likely to benefit the Tories and Lib Dems

[Khandro]

The sooner he comes back the better, he is the breath of fresh air which is lacking at the moment.
He is to my mind the best politician of his age bar none. Whether you agree with him or not, you are always sure that he speaks his mind and he is his own man.

[hereIam]

I like him because he's not afraid to speak his mind, BUT I'm not keen on him advocating hunting !

[mikey4444]

hereiam.....lots of people "speak their minds"....what matters is what they are speak about, not that they are speaking in the first place.

And the pro-hunting thing was just icing on the cake as far as I am concerned, when it comes to Farage ! I didn't need another reason to think he is a wassock but I guess every little helps !

[naomi24]

Mikey, a 'wassock' he most certainly isn't - but you know that really, don't you. ;o)

[Khandro]

mikey; //..lots of people "speak their minds"....what matters is what they are speak about, not that they are speaking in the first place.//

Well, in case you missed it, Nigel Farage spoke his mind about UK sovereignty to both the nation and the unelected Eurocrats driving the EU ever towards a federalism which few wanted and nobody voted for - is that the system you want? He pursued that view fearlessly, and was instrumental in making the government have a referendum in which the majority of Britain joined him and won without him even having a parliamentary seat, perhaps you would have preferred the democratic vote not to have taken place, is that so?

It is not difficult to see why the majority of the British public like Nigel Farage, he is pugnacious, aggressive, humorous, irreverent, boozy and more larger than life than the time -serving stuffed shirts we see every day on our screens.

in fact, he embodies many popular British characteristics and prejudices which come as such a relief from third-rate politicians and the celebrity culture which surounds us every day, and which it would appear you support.

[gulliver1]

Well if farage is not a wassock, he must be a Numpty, eh!.

[Peter Pedant]

yeah and it was only Establishment jealousy that prevented him from becoming a Lord !

[ and didnt Gen de Gaulle a noted european say: "I didnt save France for Rene Coty to become president ?"

yes he did - sorry foreign ref there again Nigh

and the parallel - is that The Blessed Nige will say in 2020 " I didnt save the UK in 2016 for it to be in the EU still in 2020! " ] - and he will come and save us all - even those of us who .... dont want to be saved by him

[ but what the hell they would have to go with the majority ]

[jourdain2]

Agree with naomi. The seats didn't matter as it happened, the spirit was captured. Every stop has always been pulled out by the establishment parties to stop Nigel winning a seat.

I am also, now, becoming suspicious of May. The constituency I live in has a Con., pro-Bexit M.P. with a huge majority - so not much point rocking the boat, but I may, in order to 'stiffen the sinews'.

It had better be a good deal or I prophecy that there will be big, big civil trouble.

Nigel Farrage could stop a lot of insurrection by providing a political release valve.