Nigel Farage MEP

Leader of UKIP and MEP for the South East

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This is all about saving the euro, not Cyprus

Apr 15 2013, 2:00 PM

UKIP Leader Nigel Farage writes on the latest plans to stop the euro failing

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A new power grab has been launched by the EU

Sep 17 2012, 1:36 PM

 But there's silence from Westminster

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Homeowner defence needs rebalancing

Sep 04 2012, 7:09 AM

The case of the Ferries, who were arrested on Sunday night after they phoned 999 to tell the police that they had shot at some burglars – all of whom were subsequently apprehended – highlights the need to ensure that the law should reflect the ability of property owners to protect themselves from attack. UKIP Leader Nigel Farage said: "The UKIP policy on this point is clear. It states that we must. 'Rebalance the law to protect residents who seek to defend their own homes, families or property against intruders'. "This couple, who had suffered a series of break-ins, should in no way be charged with anything." "It must have been a rude awakening for the criminals who attempted to rob them, to discover that not everybody just sits back and takes these attacks. A message must be set to the criminal class that law abiding people can and will defend themselves, and the law should uphold their rights to do so in their own homes."

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We won't get fooled again

Sep 03 2012, 10:21 AM

We want our country back. We will not be conned again.

Nothing short of a full, free vote to take our country back will do We want our country back; do they?

By Nigel Farage on 3 September 2012 at 9am

 

 For all of us who believe in our country and are comfortable with our identity, 2012 has been a fantastic year. For years we were told not to fly the Union Jack. The very idea of being patriotic was associated by our ruling classes with harking back to the Empire, backward looking, and was to be discouraged. But a real fight back has now begun and it has put our people on a collision course with the ruling classes. The national feeling of pride and joy at the success of Team GB in August, not to mention our admiration for our paralympians, who have overcome such adversity, is a symptom of a new mood in this country. I have seen myself, speaking at schools and universities, that there is a new generation who are no longer prepared to accept inevitable failure and national decline. These young men and women are hungry for our country to do well and desperate for an identity to be proud of. They love the flag, have strong respect for our past and want us to win at everything. What a contrast they make to our insipid and gutless politicians.

Way back in the 1970s our national self-confidence was so low, our economy so weak, that our politicians signed us up the European project. The public were told that it was just about free trade, but the reality from the start was a new form of government for this country, based in Brussels. At every opportunity since, we have been told that we are a small, weak country, full of lazy people and that ‘Europe’ is our future. Apparently mass immigration and rule by the bureaucrats is the answer to everything. Any attempt to fight against this has been met by cries of xenophobia and extremism. Well, I have bad news for our EU loving rulers and their friends in the left wing media: We have had enough and we want our country back! This new mood of national pride has not led us to racism and unpleasantness; it has united all in this country, regardless of class or race. What better illustration of this could there be than the joyous celebration at Mo Farah’s great victories? He himself rejected any idea that he would rather have run for Somalia, his place of birth, by saying, “Look mate, this is my country. When I put on the Great Britain vest I feel proud, very proud!” We are rejecting the doctrine of a divided, multicultural society and telling ourselves and the world that we are really proud to be British. Yet this feeling of pride does not extend to our political leaders. Cameron, Milliband, and Clegg continue to be stuck in that negative, post-1945 mentality that we simply cannot cope with running our own lives.

We are told that we must accept the EU flag flying on our public buildings; that we must go on with 75 percent of our laws being made in Brussels. And they all want to deny us a referendum to decide our future. Never can our political class have been so openly despised. They lied to us about the intentions of the common market and occasionally promise us a referendum at election time, only to renege once in office. Their next trick will be to promise some form of renegotiation followed by a phoney referendum. We will not be conned again. We have had enough. Nothing short of a full, free vote to take our country back will do. Without it why should we bother to vote for any of them?

REAL PEOPLE NEEDED IN POLITICS Did you ever think that our political leaders have no real idea how most people live and lack experience in the real world? That they’re just college kids? There are 61 members of the Cabinet and Shadow Cabinet today. Only 11 of them have any experience of working for in the private sector. Mostly for less than five years. Over 24 have never had a proper job at all and a further 20 have worked for political lobbyists or campaign groups. We’d be better off with a parliament that really reflected our society. We might even get some common sense then. In future we should think about who we vote for more carefully.

Nigel Farage is the Leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party. Follow him on Twitter @Nigel_Farage

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What is the current Eurozone plan_

Jul 20 2012, 12:47 PM

A new poll out this week for The Sun(w/c 9th July) shows that only 29% of people support Prime Minister Cameron's 'wait and see' policy on the EU.

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Greece's only hope is to go back to the Drachma

Jun 21 2012, 3:04 PM

 Writing in the Evening Standard, Nigel Farage says that the Greek election results have changed very little and the return to the Drachma is still the best chance for the country

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Voting patterns change as UKIP are proved right

May 21 2012, 11:42 AM

Repeated polling show that UKIP are rivalling the Lib Dems for the third party nationally, overtaking them across the country.

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Cameron too ignorant to see EU disaster looming

May 18 2012, 10:13 AM

 He may have made his most pessimisic comments on the euro crisis so far but it comes after years of missing the inevitable disaster

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What's the rush with gay marriage

Mar 17 2012, 11:58 AM

 Nigel Farage writes in the Daily Express about the real reason behind the rush to legalise gay marriage

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Osborne celebrates the demise of Britain's proper role in Europe

Feb 21 2012, 8:07 PM

 Britain has always stood up for the little guy against the bully, but not anymore writes Nigel Farage MEP

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As Athens burns, Brussels is lost in a world of utter fantasy

Feb 21 2012, 12:02 PM

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How the EU are planning their revenge on that 'veto'

Jan 26 2012, 11:37 AM

 UKIP MEP Stuart Agnew writes how MEPs and EU officials are planning to not only ignore the UK objection to the new rules but get their revenge on Cameron and the UK for daring to disagree.

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Nigel Farage interviewed in 'Third Way' magazine

Jan 21 2012, 3:49 PM

HIGH PROFILE

Taking liberties

Interview by Huw Spanner

For some, Nigel Farage MEP is a heroic defender of precious freedoms; for others, he's an impertinent embarrassment. In a Westminster coffee shop, Third Way weighed him in the balance and found him wanting out.

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If I were Cameron I would tell Monti to resign

Jan 17 2012, 2:04 PM

 Writing exclusively for Politics Home, Nigel Farage writes what he would advise Mr Cameron ahead of his meeting with unelected Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti.

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Save our Green Sites

Jan 09 2012, 12:19 PM

 Nigel Farage writes in the Kent on Sunday about the latest threats to our greenbelt land and why he's supporting the opposition

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There is a party championing grammar schools

Jan 05 2012, 3:09 PM

 Nigel Farage replies in the Daily Mail to Michael Portillo's claims that no party champions grammar schools.

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Relying on the French for Military Equipment, Mr Cameron? Is that wise?

Dec 22 2011, 12:49 PM

After the summit, relations between Cameron and Sarkozy show just why a military deal with the French is unwise.

by Annabelle Fuller

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Nigel Farage's interview with The Guardian

Dec 19 2011, 3:10 PM

 UKIP leader Nigel Farage is interviewed by The Guardian and answers questions from readers

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Cameron's veto will incur the wrath of Sarkozy

Dec 12 2011, 10:36 AM

 Financial services will suffer and it will only get worse if we stay in the EU says Nigel Farage

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Occupy have it wrong

Nov 17 2011, 1:09 PM

 Writing in The Guardian, Nigel Farage says that the Occupy protests are in the wrong place.

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