David Cameron and Godfrey Bloom release their Christmas cards

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Christmas greetings from Bongo Bongo Land MEP and his '****' wife: Godfrey Bloom reveals his self-mocking card

- MEP Godfrey Bloom poses with bongos in family Christmas card
- Wife Katie dresses up in reference to her husband calling women who do not clean properly '*****'
- Photo, taken in their kitchen, will be on cards posted to friends and family


He has been denounced as sexist, racist and a political laughing stock.

But unlike many other politicians, the outspoken MEP Godfrey Bloom clearly doesn’t take himself too seriously.

After a year in which he has grabbed the headlines for outspoken comments about aid to ‘Bongo Bongo Land’ and women being ‘*****’ for not doing the cleaning properly, the 64-year-old and his wife have posed for a self-mocking Christmas card.


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Godfrey Bloom holds bongos in their Christmas card and wife Katie does her best '****' impression


The MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber, who quit the UK Independence Party in September to sit as an independent, clutches bongos given to him by a music shop while his wife Katie is dressed as a ‘****’.

The photo, taken in the kitchen of the couple’s house in a village near Goole, East Yorkshire, will be on cards posted to friends and family.

Mr Bloom said yesterday: ‘It’s a little bit of fun and I’m sure the photo will give people a good laugh.

'We have done a few of these photo cards of ourselves over the years, but we only ever send self-deprecatory ones.

'It would be terribly vulgar and naff to send a Christmas card making us look good.’

And if there was ever any doubt about Mrs Bloom’s backing for her gaffe-prone husband, this picture dispels them.

Referring to equine physiotherapist Mrs Bloom, 52, whom he calls ‘Commander in Chief', he said of the festive photo: 'It was her idea.'

He said: ‘She said “why don’t we stick two fingers up at the b*******” and so we did this. It was fun to do.’

It’s been an extraordinary year for the previously little-known politician who has found himself front-page news for his outlandish comments and behaviour.

He already had a reputation as a ‘sexist dinosaur’ for comments about women needing to ‘clean behind the fridge’, then he highlighted concerns about spending on foreign aid with a supposedly ‘racist’ speech about helping ‘Bongo Bongo land’ and he followed that up by his jokey announcement at a UKIP fringe meeting promoting women in politics that ‘the room is full of *****.’

Mr Bloom, who has recently published his autobiography, was finally forced out of UKIP after he hit a TV journalist over the head with a conference programme in an angry on-camera clash.

Relaxing at home, the former city investment manager said his wife’s pose with dusters, a glass of red wine, curlers, cigarette in mouth, apron and bright red lipstick, was her best attempt ‘to portray a ****.’ While he always enjoyed playing his pair of bongo drums.

Might some of Mr Bloom’s critics take offence again? Well if they do he and his wife certainly don’t care.

Absolute legend, my favourite British poltician by miles - why? because he doesn't act like one.

Here is Dave's 2013 Christmas card which has been criticised for being non-festive...


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It's nice to know we'll have a replacement for Prince Phillip when the day comes. :P

Thoughts?

[AgnesIO]

Godfrey Bloom is hardly going to ever have the status of Prince Phillip.

Self mocking, shame it is because of his blatantly racist comments.

David Camerons card isn't exactly festive, but is not uncommon - a family photo is becoming more common with personalised cards.

There's a reason people act like policitians... It's because that's what they are.

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[Kardan]

How dare David Cameron have a Christmas Card with his family on it. How very dare he! Absolutely outrageous!! WHERE'S THE TINSEL!?

[Ardemax]

I don't understand these personalised Christmas cards. I thought Christmas cards were meant to represent Christmas. Meh.

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Godfrey Bloom is hardly going to ever have the status of Prince Phillip.

Self mocking, shame it is because of his blatantly racist comments.

If he's such a racist then it's very strange that he's backing a man of Indian heritage to replace him in 2014.

Either way, I found it funny. That's all the thread is about. A joke. A laugh. Relax. :P

[AgnesIO]

If he's such a racist then it's very strange that he's backing a man of Indian heritage to replace him in 2014.

Either way, I found it funny. That's all the thread is about. A joke. A laugh. Relax. :P

Just seemed odd that you would need to make reference to David Cameron's perfectly normal Christmas card..


In British English (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_English), Bongo Bongo Land (or Bongo-bongo Land) is a derogatory (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derogatory) reference to Third World (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World) countries, particularly in Africa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa), or to a fictional such country.





Yeah, I'd brand him a racist.

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Just seemed odd that you would need to make reference to David Cameron's perfectly normal Christmas card..

Just thought i'd include it as a reference to other news. Sheesh.


Yeah, I'd brand him a racist.

Maybe readers of the Guardian, the BBC in general and people such as yourself will see that as racist, to the rest of us it's the kind of normal language we hear down at the pub. You know, it's really a shame that people like you twist words of out context and attempt to shut down debate by labelling people racist, this, that, X and Y .... it's no wonder that normal people - especially the working class - haven't the slightest interest in politics when it's all so PC.

Take a chill pill and live a little without taking offence on behalf of everybody else, there's a good lad. I mean, the reason Godders has even made a Christmas card like this is exactly to annoy and get up the noses of people like you - and it's worked. Good on him and long may he continue.

[AgnesIO]

Just thought i'd include it as a reference to other news. Sheesh.



Maybe readers of the Guardian, the BBC in general and people such as yourself will see that as racist, to the rest of us it's the kind of normal language we hear down at the pub. You know, it's really a shame that people like you twist words of out context and attempt to shut down debate by labelling people racist, this, that, X and Y .... it's no wonder that normal people - especially the working class - haven't the slightest interest in politics when it's all so PC.

Take a chill pill and live a little without taking offence on behalf of everybody else, there's a good lad. I mean, the reason Godders has even made a Christmas card like this is exactly to annoy and get up the noses of people like you - and it's worked. Good on him and long may he continue.

I wouldn't associate myself with people who refer to "bongo bongo land" whilst down the pub, not because of the term in itself, just it isn't the sort of thing I would expect to come from the kind of person I like to speak to (ie. not living in the past, or just blatantly common).

To be honest, it is laughable to hear about twisting words, from someone such as yourself that makes constant threads BASED ENTIRELY on twisted facts (you love Murdoch papers, as Daltron proved the other day), and twist every thing you can to make out as if UKIP is the perfect British party, that the entire country supports. So please, don't tell me about twisting things - that is exactly what you do day in, day out.

To be honest, I really couldn't give a **** what Godfrey Bloom is giving as his personal Christmas card; however the fact you made the thread (heck, I wouldn't even have read a news article if it had appeared whilst glancing at headlines) suggests you are the one who cares and wants to once again somehow have a dig at David Cameron for having a Christmas card... with his family on it. Jesus, that really shows how down to earth "Godders" is, and what a pompous, out of touch bloke Cameron is.

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I should point out that I LIKE the light hearted approach to his card (despite the fact I disagree with his comments) - but I cannot see the relevance in Cameron's card - I mean the article doesn't even mention that!

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I wouldn't associate myself with people who refer to "bongo bongo land" whilst down the pub, not because of the term in itself, just it isn't the sort of thing I would expect to come from the kind of person I like to speak to (ie. not living in the past, or just blatantly common).

How upper middle class and enlightened you are.


To be honest, it is laughable to hear about twisting words, from someone such as yourself that makes constant threads BASED ENTIRELY on twisted facts (you love Murdoch papers, as Daltron proved the other day)

lol what. I post mainly from the Daily Telegraph (non-murdoch) and Daily Mail (non-murdoch).

Find me the last time recently that I posted a story from The Times, the News of the World, The Sun or the Financial Times and i'll give you a +rep and a sticker.


..and twist every thing you can to make out as if UKIP is the perfect British party, that the entire country supports. So please, don't tell me about twisting things - that is exactly what you do day in, day out.

Never said they were perfect, said a few times in the past actually that they're the means to an end. But that's another story and debate.


To be honest, I really couldn't give a **** what Godfrey Bloom is giving as his personal Christmas card; however the fact you made the thread (heck, I wouldn't even have read a news article if it had appeared whilst glancing at headlines) suggests you are the one who cares and wants to once again somehow have a dig at David Cameron for having a Christmas card... with his family on it. Jesus, that really shows how down to earth "Godders" is, and what a pompous, out of touch bloke Cameron is.

Well actually I mainly posted it to wind people like you up who went on a big rant about how racist etc he was when he made those bongo-bongo/women are ***** comments.

And Cameron is out of touch, as I prove week in and week out. I don't need a photo to prove it. :P


I should point out that I LIKE the light hearted approach to his card (despite the fact I disagree with his comments) - but I cannot see the relevance in Cameron's card - I mean the article doesn't even mention that!

Well at least that's a start.

[The Don]

Just thought i'd include it as a reference to other news. Sheesh.



Maybe readers of the Guardian, the BBC in general and people such as yourself will see that as racist, to the rest of us it's the kind of normal language we hear down at the pub. You know, it's really a shame that people like you twist words of out context and attempt to shut down debate by labelling people racist, this, that, X and Y .... it's no wonder that normal people - especially the working class - haven't the slightest interest in politics when it's all so PC.

Take a chill pill and live a little without taking offence on behalf of everybody else, there's a good lad. I mean, the reason Godders has even made a Christmas card like this is exactly to annoy and get up the noses of people like you - and it's worked. Good on him and long may he continue.

So majority of the population?

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So majority of the population?

I didn't know that the majority of the population read the Guardian, last time I checked it had run up huge debts.

And before you say 'nanana BBC blah blah blah' by BBC in general I mean the BBC itself, ie the staff. Truth is, the opinions that those who read the Guardian (BBC staff very much included as numerous BBC insiders have admitted to the left wing bias that the BBC holds - which i'll provide evidence for if you so wish) are pretty much the minority on issues facing this country.

Again, if you are going to reply then i'll post all of the links on BBC bias if you so wish me to.

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I didn't know that the majority of the population read the Guardian, last time I checked it had run up huge debts.

And before you say 'nanana BBC blah blah blah' by BBC in general I mean the BBC itself, ie the staff. Truth is, the opinions that those who read the Guardian (BBC staff very much included as numerous BBC insiders have admitted to the left wing bias that the BBC holds - which i'll provide evidence for if you so wish) are pretty much the minority on issues facing this country.

Again, if you are going to reply then i'll post all of the links on BBC bias if you so wish me to.

Obviously I meant the BBC as well otherwise I would have only highlighted the guardian...

[Chippiewill]

Why is Dave wearing a suit in a Christmas card? What a ****head.

Sometimes I wonder if he intentionally makes himself look out of touch.

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arent you middle class dan or does pointing out that someone is upper middle class mean you can pretend youre familiar with working class life!
apologies if youre not though. im going by a thread from years ago so my memory might be hazy.

[AgnesIO]

How upper middle class and enlightened you are.

That is absolutely fine by me; there is simply some vocabulary in the English language that I wouldn't use, and couldn't imagine others around me using. Other words that I really dislike are "ain't", "fam", most taboo lexis that I wouldn't typically use in a day to day conversation (of course, if I kick a door frame, the chances are I will swear. Loudly.) I am generally more care-free whilst typing, not exactly sure why).

lol what. I post mainly from the Daily Telegraph (non-murdoch) and Daily Mail (non-murdoch).


Find me the last time recently that I posted a story from The Times, the News of the World, The Sun or the Financial Times and i'll give you a +rep and a sticker.

No, but you did excellently quote "the Australian" as a reliable news source. A Murdoch paper (nice work not mentioning that one!) However, forgive me, I should have phrased what I meant better; Murdoch-esque news. Ie. sensationalist rubbish based on poor data and/or unreliable sources that is made to scare the public for reason x, y or z.


Never said they were perfect, said a few times in the past actually that they're the means to an end. But that's another story and debate.

You mean, once we leave the EU they will be pointless? I sure do hope so. At least if it keeps Nigel Farage away from the public.


Well actually I mainly posted it to wind people like you up who went on a big rant about how racist etc he was when he made those bongo-bongo/women are ***** comments.

And Cameron is out of touch, as I prove week in and week out. I don't need a photo to prove it. :P

In which case, why did you feel the need to include David Cameron in a thread with a link to a news article... that doesn't mention David Cameron once. I wouldn't suggest he is in touch with the normal British public, although I would question whether Nigel Farage, the leader of UKIP, is either.

Ever noticed how both David Cameron and Nigel Farage feel the need to be photographed repeatedly holding a pint? As if that suddenly brings them in-line with the British public? To me, that suggests they both know they are not "typical", and need to try and prove they are. Meanwhile, the same Google search shows very little of Ed Miliband or Nick Clegg (although, I would suggest Clegg is out of touch, but is just useless at trying to show he isn't).

Nigel Farage Pint (https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=nigel+farage&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=e-amUtvpM8SU0AWM2oGwDg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=944&bih=951#q=nigel+farage+pint&tbm=isch) // David Cameron Pint (https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=david+cameron+pint&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=iOamUtPwHsPA0QWSoYDICw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=944&bih=951) // Ed Miliband Pint (https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ed+miliband+pint&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=luamUv2MH6LG0AWA0YGYDA&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=944&bih=951) // Nick Clegg Pint (https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ed+miliband+pint&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=luamUv2MH6LG0AWA0YGYDA&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=944&bih=951)

Just thought this was interesting after seeing it a while back.


Well at least that's a start.

Nice work quoting the whole comment, and ignoring the second (relevant) part.

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I also laughed at how you mention readers of the BBC and the Guardian, as if the vast majority of the population are not readers of the BBC.

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Both cards seem creepy and egotistical. If I was either of them I'd be creative, like take a photo of Downing Street while it's snowing (regarding Cameron).

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No, but you did excellently quote "the Australian" as a reliable news source. A Murdoch paper (nice work not mentioning that one!) However, forgive me, I should have phrased what I meant better; Murdoch-esque news. Ie. sensationalist rubbish based on poor data and/or unreliable sources that is made to scare the public for reason x, y or z.

I had and have no idea of the Australian and instead was pointing out the poll. I sometimes post poll articles from the Guardian which is a paper that gives a platform to terrorists and child fiddlers, why does nobody criticise the Guardian I wonder?

Let's face it - your just using the 'OMG MURDOCH PAPA' to discredit any paper or news source that isn't the 'Independent', the Guardian, the Observer or the BBC. If you think i'm going to post from one of those rags then you're very much mistaken. No, the Telegraph and some Mail articles do me fine thank you very much.

And the rest of the country agree according to the circulation figures.


You mean, once we leave the EU they will be pointless? I sure do hope so. At least if it keeps Nigel Farage away from the public.

Well, partly - but to first leave the EU the Conservative Party must be destroyed/split open.

That to me is main point in UKIP.


In which case, why did you feel the need to include David Cameron in a thread with a link to a news article... that doesn't mention David Cameron once. I wouldn't suggest he is in touch with the normal British public, although I would question whether Nigel Farage, the leader of UKIP, is either.

Well at least Farage has had a job in the real world unlike Cameron, Miliband and Clegg who have spent their whole lives working in politics. Farage left the real world to fight for a cause he believed in, the others just went straight into running the country without any experience of business or work in general.


Ever noticed how both David Cameron and Nigel Farage feel the need to be photographed repeatedly holding a pint? As if that suddenly brings them in-line with the British public? To me, that suggests they both know they are not "typical", and need to try and prove they are. Meanwhile, the same Google search shows very little of Ed Miliband or Nick Clegg (although, I would suggest Clegg is out of touch, but is just useless at trying to show he isn't).

Farage has a reputation for loving his drink, hence why he got ran over when he was young because he was drunk (walking home). The others don't. Of course it's all partially PR, but the difference is that at least you can imagine Farage being normal down at the pub whereas you just can't imagine the others - who are very stiff and rigid - being a normal bloke down the pub.

In very much the same way that noboby could have imagined Attlee as the kind of loud mouthed leader that Churchill was - hence why Attlee didn't try to imitate somebody he couldn't. Or for another comparison: Thatcher compared with Major. People buy Farage as a man down the pub because he just has that personality. People don't buy the other three as that because they're not and are just being put up to it by their PR agents. It's simply not belivable.

Anyway I don't have any idea why any of this matters, surely policy is what matters?


I also laughed at how you mention readers of the BBC and the Guardian, as if the vast majority of the population are not readers of the BBC.

The BBC mindset is what i'm on about.

I love though how you're all for criticising 'Murdoch-like papers' above as sensationalist, but seem to quite like the BBC which is as sensationalist as you can possibly get. Remember the Libya coverage? The Syria propaganda? The coverage we've heard all week of Mandela?


arent you middle class dan or does pointing out that someone is upper middle class mean you can pretend youre familiar with working class life!
apologies if youre not though. im going by a thread from years ago so my memory might be hazy.

What I mean by that is the mindset. I'll give you an example. I have a friend who lives in London, and whenever I comment on immigration he replies "it's not that bad, I live in London" - to which I reply yes, you live in a rich area of London that's inhabited by the upper middle class (known as the Islington elite) who are totally out of touch with the rest of the country and who only experience mass immigration when they have a day out at Hackey market.

They're not the ones who's kids have to compete with migrants for low paid jobs, they're not the ones who face the crime and disorder that arises from mass immigration, they're not the ones who have to wait behind migrants on council house lists, they're not the ones waiting on the long hospital lists because of migrants. Etc.

In other words, they live in a bubble like the political class - the Westminster Bubble.

[Inseriousity.]

Well I say that and I live in Middlesbrough, one of the most economically deprived areas in the country where the only league tables it's near the top are for unemployment, child poverty, alcohol-related illnesses etc. Competing for low skill jobs? What jobs?!! haha. That's more of a working class reality where I live!

Just seems a bit simplistic, one cliche of middle class life is that they're all left wing luvvies out of touch with the real world and the other cliche is that they're the daily mail readers right wingers who moan and moan about the country going to the dogs who look their noses down at those beneath them in the social ladder. It's a shame you resorted to such a simplistic attack!

As for the topic itself, who actually gets them lol

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I had and have no idea of the Australian and instead was pointing out the poll. I sometimes post poll articles from the Guardian which is a paper that gives a platform to terrorists and child fiddlers, why does nobody criticise the Guardian I wonder?

Let's face it - your just using the 'OMG MURDOCH PAPA' to discredit any paper or news source that isn't the 'Independent', the Guardian, the Observer or the BBC. If you think i'm going to post from one of those rags then you're very much mistaken. No, the Telegraph and some Mail articles do me fine thank you very much.

And the rest of the country agree according to the circulation figures.



Well, partly - but to first leave the EU the Conservative Party must be destroyed/split open.

That to me is main point in UKIP.



Well at least Farage has had a job in the real world unlike Cameron, Miliband and Clegg who have spent their whole lives working in politics. Farage left the real world to fight for a cause he believed in, the others just went straight into running the country without any experience of business or work in general.



Farage has a reputation for loving his drink, hence why he got ran over when he was young because he was drunk (walking home). The others don't. Of course it's all partially PR, but the difference is that at least you can imagine Farage being normal down at the pub whereas you just can't imagine the others - who are very stiff and rigid - being a normal bloke down the pub.

In very much the same way that noboby could have imagined Attlee as the kind of loud mouthed leader that Churchill was - hence why Attlee didn't try to imitate somebody he couldn't. Or for another comparison: Thatcher compared with Major. People buy Farage as a man down the pub because he just has that personality. People don't buy the other three as that because they're not and are just being put up to it by their PR agents. It's simply not belivable.

Anyway I don't have any idea why any of this matters, surely policy is what matters?



The BBC mindset is what i'm on about.

I love though how you're all for criticising 'Murdoch-like papers' above as sensationalist, but seem to quite like the BBC which is as sensationalist as you can possibly get. Remember the Libya coverage? The Syria propaganda? The coverage we've heard all week of Mandela?



What I mean by that is the mindset. I'll give you an example. I have a friend who lives in London, and whenever I comment on immigration he replies "it's not that bad, I live in London" - to which I reply yes, you live in a rich area of London that's inhabited by the upper middle class (known as the Islington elite) who are totally out of touch with the rest of the country and who only experience mass immigration when they have a day out at Hackey market.

They're not the ones who's kids have to compete with migrants for low paid jobs, they're not the ones who face the crime and disorder that arises from mass immigration, they're not the ones who have to wait behind migrants on council house lists, they're not the ones waiting on the long hospital lists because of migrants. Etc.

In other words, they live in a bubble like the political class - the Westminster Bubble.

I should point out whilst I am a Telegraph reader, I am yet to read the Guardian. Furthermore, I don't think I've ever read the Observer. But nice assumptions. The Daily Mail? Worst paper in Britain after the Sun and Daily Star.

Nigel Farage does it for PR just like the others, anyone who thinks otherwise is a fool. I would hardly call someone who worked as a stock broker and went to public school a standard bloke in Britain, so he really hasn't had a different life than many Politicians.

Also, we all know you despise the BBC - however it is a trusted news source across the country, that doesn't have constant articles telling us how "30m Eastern Europeans are going to be coming in 2014"...

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Well I say that and I live in Middlesbrough, one of the most economically deprived areas in the country where the only league tables it's near the top are for unemployment, child poverty, alcohol-related illnesses etc. Competing for low skill jobs? What jobs?!! haha. That's more of a working class reality where I live!

Just seems a bit simplistic, one cliche of middle class life is that they're all left wing luvvies out of touch with the real world and the other cliche is that they're the daily mail readers right wingers who moan and moan about the country going to the dogs who look their noses down at those beneath them in the social ladder. It's a shame you resorted to such a simplistic attack!

As for the topic itself, who actually gets them lol

The point is that many MPs in the Commons today are the kind of people who are completely insulated from normal life - since the grammar schools were abolished, this has increasingly become the case... just look at the Conservative Party hierarchy under Cameron to cite one example. The problem is this, that many of these people when younger led lives in prosperous places like Islington in London where it's pretty easy to get a coffee shop job even when competiting against low skilled immigrants. Therefore, when other people in less advantaged areas complain about this - they are met with howls and chants of 'racist' and 'bigot' despite the fact they are voicing genuine concerns.

And that's the problem on a range of issues, they're totally insulated in the lives they (mainly) lead in the wealthy capital. I don't think it's fair that British people are denied work in place of migrant workers whereas the politicians and their corporate backers do. Who's right?


I should point out whilst I am a Telegraph reader, I am yet to read the Guardian. Furthermore, I don't think I've ever read the Observer. But nice assumptions. The Daily Mail? Worst paper in Britain after the Sun and Daily Star.

Nigel Farage does it for PR just like the others, anyone who thinks otherwise is a fool. I would hardly call someone who worked as a stock broker and went to public school a standard bloke in Britain, so he really hasn't had a different life than many Politicians.

Indeed, he's been a lucky chap going to a private school in Kent - absolutely. The reason why he has more of a common touch though is the fact that he has had a real job whereas the other three haven't ... all Clegg, Cameron and Miliband have known is politics.

And that's why they don't stand for anything really and he does - and that doesn't mean you have to agree with him. You know, it's like Margaret Thatcher and Tony Benn: whichever side of the political spectrum you stand on, at least people admired them for their principled positions rather than pandering to everybody and anybody. Farage is the same, love him or loathe him you at least know what he stands for.


Also, we all know you despise the BBC - however it is a trusted news source across the country

So? I don't trust it and therefore don't pay any attention to it. It's as simple as that. If you like the BBC then sure, keep using it. But don't hound the rest of us who hate the way it twists the truth just in a more clever way than the newspapers (of both left and right) do.


that doesn't have constant articles telling us how "30m Eastern Europeans are going to be coming in 2014"...

Nobody to my knowledge has claimed this, it's a figment of your imagination. What has been claimed (by mainly the Express, Mail and UKIP) is this: that on January 1st 2014, we're opening the borders to 29m Romanians and Bulgarians as they will be entitled to free movement around the EU like other EU member states are.

That is a statement of fact.

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Indeed, he's been a lucky chap going to a private school in Kent - absolutely. The reason why he has more of a common touch though is the fact that he has had a real job whereas the other three haven't ... all Clegg, Cameron and Miliband have known is politics.

And that's why they don't stand for anything really and he does - and that doesn't mean you have to agree with him. You know, it's like Margaret Thatcher and Tony Benn: whichever side of the political spectrum you stand on, at least people admired them for their principled positions rather than pandering to everybody and anybody. Farage is the same, love him or loathe him you at least know what he stands for.

Being a broker is a fairly privileged job; hardly a "normal" job. Bit like saying "fat cat" bankers are in "normal" jobs. Sorry, but whether you like Farage or not, he simply isn't the typical British man.


So? I don't trust it and therefore don't pay any attention to it. It's as simple as that. If you like the BBC then sure, keep using it. But don't hound the rest of us who hate the way it twists the truth just in a more clever way than the newspapers (of both left and right) do.

Ironically, I would argue that you are the one who hounds us for relying on the BBC; I don't hound you for not using it - I may hound you for relying on certain newspapers that are nothing more than jumped up versions of "the Sun" (ie. Daily Mail).


Nobody to my knowledge has claimed this, it's a figment of your imagination. What has been claimed (by mainly the Express, Mail and UKIP) is this: that on January 1st 2014, we're opening the borders to 29m Romanians and Bulgarians as they will be entitled to free movement around the EU like other EU member states are.

That is a statement of fact.

But the way certain news sources are publishing it is as if we can expected a vast majority of their population to fly over on the 1st of January. I still stand by the fact that the vast number of jobs that Eastern Europeans end up in are totally unskilled jobs that many British people have this bizarre thing against ("I'm not doing that job").

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Being a broker is a fairly privileged job; hardly a "normal" job. Bit like saying "fat cat" bankers are in "normal" jobs. Sorry, but whether you like Farage or not, he simply isn't the typical British man.

But nobody denies he has had a lucky upbringing.

The point is, he's had a real job and the others haven't - all they've ever known is politics. That is why they are so out of touch. That is why increasingly people are leaving them in droves.


Ironically, I would argue that you are the one who hounds us for relying on the BBC; I don't hound you for not using it - I may hound you for relying on certain newspapers that are nothing more than jumped up versions of "the Sun" (ie. Daily Mail).

Find me one example where i've commented on a thread somebody has posted saying something like 'OH YEAH THE BBC WOULD SAY THAT' like I get all the time when I post from the Daily Mail. +rep and a sticker if you can.


But the way certain news sources are publishing it is as if we can expected a vast majority of their population to fly over on the 1st of January.

I haven't seen anything of the sort and i'm unsure whether you have to.


I still stand by the fact that the vast number of jobs that Eastern Europeans end up in are totally unskilled jobs that many British people have this bizarre thing against ("I'm not doing that job").

In some cases - often though British people are discriminated against in favour of foreign workers who will work for under the minimum wage and the jobs are only being advertised abroad.

Either way, let's say a lot of Britons refuse to do the jobs - it's time to make them do the jobs for the sake of our future as a country. But if you keep letting hundreds of thousands of foreigners in to do those jobs, then Britons will continue to claim there is no work. And all this isn't mentioning what i've touched on here - that in the likes of London it's relatively easy for middle class kids to get restaurant/coffee shop jobs alongside the migrants, but in other parts of the country the British kids are being completely passed over.

Any sane country would make an effort to get it's young into work rather than importing hundreds of thousands of foreign workers to do it.