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is there a better speaker and man of the people than Nigel Farrage at the moment?

The_White_Horse
The_White_Horse Posts: 3,315 Forumite
in Debate House Prices & the Economy
Possibly BoJo is up there. But no one else.

I think Nige always comes across well. Don't agree with him on everything (ie gay marriage for example) but generally he seems pretty on the ball.

If Nige and Boris joined together, it would goodnight for everyone else.
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  • ruggedtoast
    ruggedtoast Posts: 9,819 Forumite
    You've stopped worrying about lasagnes then?
  • nicko33
    nicko33 Posts: 1,125 Forumite
    The_White_Horse wrote: »
    Possibly BoJo is up there.
    maybe not for "man of the people"
  • spacey2012
    spacey2012 Posts: 5,836 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    We should not forget, UKIP are a party of Rich Businessmen that do not like the EU rules that give workers legal rights.
    That is what they area against, they like all political parties represent those who fund them.
    That is not "the people".
    Be happy...;)
  • citykid5
    citykid5 Posts: 821 Forumite
    george galloway would get my vote
  • grizzly1911
    grizzly1911 Posts: 9,965 Forumite
    edited 11 February 2013 at 3:23PM
    Farage is rarely wrong in what it says. Whether you agree with it or what he proposes to do with it is another matter.
    "If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....

    "big business is parasitic, like a mosquito, whereas I prefer the lighter touch, like that of a butterfly. "A butterfly can suck honey from the flower without damaging it," "Arunachalam Muruganantham
  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Farage on occassions isn't the best communicator. UKIP need some more credible individuals to front the organisation.
  • Out,_Vile_Jelly
    Out,_Vile_Jelly Posts: 4,842 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    He's very good on one particular line, I wouldn't say he's up to much over the full spectrum of political issues.

    Likewise with Johnson, the cuddly eccentric persona only gets you so far in politics. At some point you have to take a tough line with difficult stances that may make you unpopular in the short term. Not sure he's prepared to do that.
    They are an EYESORES!!!!
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    spacey2012 wrote: »
    We should not forget, UKIP are a party of Rich Businessmen that do not like the EU rules that give workers legal rights.
    That is what they area against, they like all political parties represent those who fund them.
    That is not "the people".

    Who are "the people"?

    Seems like a definition of the less able in most cases.
  • Sampong
    Sampong Posts: 870 Forumite
    Out,_Vile_Jelly wrote: »
    He's very good on one particular line, I wouldn't say he's up to much over the full spectrum of political issues.

    Likewise with Johnson, the cuddly eccentric persona only gets you so far in politics. At some point you have to take a tough line with difficult stances that may make you unpopular in the short term. Not sure he's prepared to do that.

    Yet UKIP had more policies than the other parties combined at the last General election.
  • Mr._Pricklepants
    Mr._Pricklepants Posts: 1,311 Forumite
    Sampong wrote: »
    Yet UKIP had more policies than the other parties combined at the last General election.

    Is that so?
    How many policies did UKIP have?
    How many policies did the other parties combined have?
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