Rob Ford, professor of political science at Manchester University, said Farage had tapped into deep disenchantment with politics among people, particularly those without a university education, who felt left behind by Britain's globalized economy. "In terms of the impact he's going to have on Britain and its place in the world, he's more significant than most prime ministers have been," Ford told Reuters.
Farage, who as a boy went to a prestigious private school and later worked as a commodities trader, has often been called hypocritical for presenting himself as a man of the people...............He reminds me of Trump!
To: mandaladon
"There was something about his manner and way of thinking and way of discussing the issues that completely resonated with non-graduates at a time when they feel that their entire lives are being run by the know-it-alls, the elites, " said Ford. "He waved the flag, he went down to the pub, he didn't like immigration, he was their man. Simple as that," he said, adding non-graduates, a majority of the population, were fed up with being told what to do by people "who think they're cleverer"...........Similar to Trump...
2 posted on
06/24/2016 7:17:25 AM PDT by
mandaladon
(Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself. Mark Twai)
To: mandaladon
"I'll drink to that! Cheers!"
To: mandaladon
Just because they voted to leave the EU doesnt mean theyll be allowed to do so. The Global Money Changers will seek to punish them severely for daring to seek restoration of sovereignty... and return them to captivity!
5 posted on
06/24/2016 7:24:52 AM PDT by
FiddlePig
To: mandaladon
Isn’t it interesting how an “anti-immigration” man gets added adjectives like “abrasive” while there is no such denigration of the very peoples he wants to stop who actually KILL people?
6 posted on
06/24/2016 7:26:38 AM PDT by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
To: mandaladon
People dismissed Nigel Farage as a loon, as a crank, as a racist.
His anti-EU campaign won big last night, humbled the establishment and brought down a sitting Prime Minister.
I wrote that it was his night. It went a heck of a lot better than any one envisioned.
Once the blowout began in bellwether Sunderland, the bells tolled for Brexit.
7 posted on
06/24/2016 7:28:15 AM PDT by
goldstategop
((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
To: mandaladon
His name can now be linked to Churchill’s in defending Britain’s freedom!
12 posted on
06/24/2016 7:33:51 AM PDT by
fortheDeclaration
(Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
To: mandaladon
It’s a Triumph for Trump and losses for the BeeYatch and Obummer! Losers both!
Go Trump Go!
34 posted on
06/24/2016 9:07:50 AM PDT by
Harpotoo
To: mandaladon
“...We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! Were going to live on! Were going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!
God Save the Queen, God Bless America!
To: mandaladon
38 posted on
06/24/2016 9:20:37 AM PDT by
Dick Bachert
(This entire "administration" has been a series of Reischstag Fires. We know how that turned out!)
To: mandaladon
——the abrasive anti-immigration——
alternatively “cool as hell politician”
I’ve seen him many times on Cavuto and he is cool as hell. also, smooth as silk
Although I doubt he will make it to PM, he and Trump in tandem could really raise hell
47 posted on
06/25/2016 4:45:54 AM PDT by
bert
((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;+12, 73, ....Opabinia can teach us a lot)
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