All World Wide News

Rage, rapture and pure populism: on the road with Nigel Farage

The Brexit party leader has eschewed policies in favour of a persistent message pitting politicians against ‘the people’

Nigel Farage is barely visible in the middle of a scrum of bodyguards, protesters, TV cameras and boom mics barrelling up Merthyr Tydfil high street. “There’s definitely more cameras than shoppers,” jokes the leader of the newly formed Brexit party. His entourage ushers him into a vape shop, then a nail parlour, but is unable to shield him from the barrage of questions.

Why doesn’t he have a manifesto? Or any policies? Does he know this town centre was regenerated with EU money? Is he being bankrolled by the former Ukip donor Arron Banks, who rented him a Land Rover, personal driver and a £4.4m house in Chelsea?

Continue reading...

from The Guardian http://bit.ly/30xzSRq

No comments:

Post a Comment

Thanks For Comment We will Contact You With In 24 Hours