Quote Originally Posted by animallittle3 View Post
Whilst I wouldn't exactly give Farage a free pass on Brexit he was after all only a campaigner to leave the EU .

He didn't negotiate the deal , he wasn't a remainer at heart like Johnson was and in fact he only really returned to UK politics because of the dogs dinner the Tories made of leaving the EU .

Whether he could have done any better is of course open to debate .

The Farage image isn't the millionaire former merchant banker that he once was , the image is an ordinary bloke whose done well for himself who likes a pint and a fag and has views that millions of Brits agree with .
Farage drove Brexit. He sold it as being the solution to all our ills. He exploited the unhappiness of people following the 2008 crash and told them it was all down to the EU. He's clearly a skilful operator who can see which buttons to press, but so was Hitler when told the Germans that the state of Germany after the 1929 crash was down to the Jews.

The likes of Johnson just jumped on the bandwagon in pursuit of power.

Out of curiosity, what makes you think Farage could have polished the Brexit turd to any greater degree than Johnson?

The image certainly is of an ordinary bloke who likes a pint and a fag (when he's not hanging out with Trump). It's a very carefully cultivated image. I hate to think what he's spending on image consultants to deliver it. Maybe he even likes beer now with all the photo shoots he's done.

The image slips when he does things like letting on that he admires Putin as a political operator. In other words, he admires a man who imprisons, poisons and irridiates political opponents. Nice guy.

Are you familiar with the story of The Pied Piper. He was a charming bloke. Probably liked a pint and a fag.