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What now for Nigel Farage?



Personally I disagreed with him and voted to remain but you have to admit that without him we would probably never have had the referendum (a good thing you might say, but I couldn't possibly comment)

Many years back, pretty well single handedly, he started banging on about leaving the EU and now it is happening. He deserves credit for his persistence and reading of the feeling of a large proportion of the electorate, even though you may disagree with him, maybe even strongly.

Under normal circumstances someone who campaigned and won like he did would get a least a cabinet post in the next Government.

But I doubt he will.

There's bound to be a general election soon, probably before the end of the year or at the latest early next year. Whoever becomes the next Tory leader, most likely Boris allthough not necessarily - the party activists love him but many MP's aren't over keen - will need to go to the country to get their mandate rubberstamped. Especially with the Labour party not exactly electable, what has has the new leader got to lose?

Even if there isn't an general election there will certainly be a new PM and he or she will appoint a new cabinet. probably without Nigel Farage; he's in a different party and isn't even an MP at the moment. OK, he may well get a seat in Parliament but will people still vote for him now the main reason for doing so has now gone away?

Maybe his best chance is if there is an election and a hung parliament - which I don't think will happen but then I didn't think we'd leave - and Boris or whoever needs his support for a coalition. But again, will UKIP get several MP's now the whole reason for voting for them has pretty well disapearead?

I suspect our Nige will end up spending more time with his family. And will probably be royally pissed off and resentful of the unfairness of life. (Nigel Farage that is, not his family)
 




spence

British and Proud
Oct 15, 2014
9,811
Crawley
Reckon somebody might make a human version of this Spitting Image puppet.

Looks like i will be driving you to the Scottish border very soon. I won't ask for petrol money mate.
 








Beach Hut

Brighton Bhuna Boy
Jul 5, 2003
71,907
Living In a Box
Well now he has effectively made himself redundant as an MEP how will he survive without the huge, generous expense account ?
 




Stat Brother

Well-known member
NSC Patreon
Jul 11, 2003
73,382
West west west Sussex
As said elsewhere I'm beginning to think he's the greatest political mind of the 21st century.

Before the general election he's singlehandedly pushed the labour party even further to the right.
The consequence of that was was a massive reaction back to and then beyond the left.

While all this was going on he alienated the centre of the Conservatives, which has now broken that party at a time of no recognisable opposition.

He's claiming the win for an organisation he didn't actually represent.
While distancing himself from "their mistakes".

All this on the back of being told to 'fook off' every time he has stood in front of the UK electorate and asked them to vote him into parliament.

If he can weasel his way into Westminster it'll be an amazing coup.
 




dangull

Well-known member
Feb 24, 2013
5,105
Why would the UKIP party need to exist anymore? its succeeded in its aim.

Farage could return to the conservative party if he wants to be an MP again?
 


tinycowboy

Well-known member
Aug 9, 2008
4,002
Canterbury
I met his wife once and thought she was very nice. Didn't know who her husband was. Hopefully he'll disappear from our television screens - I've had enough of his Mr Toad style buffoonery. He can stay in the saloon bar of his local pub and hold court there, as far as I'm concerned.
 


Gwylan

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
31,324
Uffern
There's bound to be a general election soon, probably before the end of the year or at the latest early next year.

Why?

Under the FTPA, there can only be an election before 2020 if a) there's a vote of no confidence in the government and no new one can be formed or b) there's a call by two-thirds of the house to dissolve parliament.

I can't see either happening within the next couple of years
 




carlzeiss

Well-known member
May 19, 2009
5,831
Amazonia
Well now he has effectively made himself redundant as an MEP how will he survive without the huge, generous expense account ?

If he can walk away from this in one piece then anything is possible for Nigel .:clap2:
 

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pb21

Well-known member
Apr 23, 2010
6,256
He is still an MEP so will continue to trouser tax payers money and do jack shit.
 




brightn'ove

cringe
Apr 12, 2011
9,136
London
As said elsewhere I'm beginning to think he's the greatest political mind of the 21st century.

Before the general election he's singlehandedly pushed the labour party even further to the right.
The consequence of that was was a massive reaction back to and then beyond the left.

While all this was going on he alienated the centre of the Conservatives, which has now broken that party at a time of no recognisable opposition.

He's claiming the win for an organisation he didn't actually represent.
While distancing himself from "their mistakes".

All this on the back of being told to 'fook off' every time he has stood in front of the UK electorate and asked them to vote him into parliament.

If he can weasel his way into Westminster it'll be an amazing coup.

The man is Frank Underwood - I get it now.

But that means he will be PM one day ... ****
 


Grombleton

Surrounded by <div>s
Dec 31, 2011
7,356
If someone has a disused Well then that would make a good start.
 


Captain Sensible

Well-known member
Jul 8, 2003
6,435
Not the real one
As said elsewhere I'm beginning to think he's the greatest political mind of the 21st century.

Before the general election he's singlehandedly pushed the labour party even further to the right.
The consequence of that was was a massive reaction back to and then beyond the left.

While all this was going on he alienated the centre of the Conservatives, which has now broken that party at a time of no recognisable opposition.

He's claiming the win for an organisation he didn't actually represent.
While distancing himself from "their mistakes".

All this on the back of being told to 'fook off' every time he has stood in front of the UK electorate and asked them to vote him into parliament.

If he can weasel his way into Westminster it'll be an amazing coup.


Screaming like Alf Garnett does not a political mastermind make.
 






ManOfSussex

We wunt be druv
Apr 11, 2016
14,730
Rape of Hastings, Sussex
Whatever he does, can he please, please stop saying 'political correctness gone mad' ever again. If I hear it one more time.....................:angry:
 





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