OPINION

       Nigel Farage is at the centre of this monumental shake-up (Image: Getty)

       I was having a drink last night with a former Tory cabinet minister of some standing and we were approached by a gaggle of bright-eyed students keen to say hello. Wanting to curry favour, one nascent TikTok politico chipped in “but Nigel Farage will never be Prime Minister will he?”

       “F*ck yes!” replied my true blue MP of 30 years standing giving it the full Anglo Saxon, “he’s already got one foot in the door, didn’t you hear his speech?” And indeed the Reform UK leader this week delivered one of the most brilliant political addresses of the last 10 years. And yes, if there was an election tomorrow the keys to No10 would be jangling in his pocket.

       Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT

       NYC to Paris in Style with La CompagnieFor business travel this summer, La Compagnie offers an all-business-class experience from New York to Paris. Enjoy comfort, efficiency, and top-tier service, making your journey as productive as it is luxurious.La Compagnie | Sponsored Sponsored

       Book Now

       Undo

       DON'T MISS

       Powered by

       Tories boast of 'clear blue water' from Reform and Labour

       50 Comments

       Boris Johnson handed huge comeback boost in major new poll

       696 Comments

       I was in the room for Keir Starmer's Farage-bashing speech - PM is taking one massive risk

       658 Comments

       Nigel Farage takes savage swipe at Kemi Badenoch with three-word warning

       218 Comments

       'Race to the bottom!' Kemi Badenoch in fiery attack on Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage

       41 Comments

       Nigel Farage says Reform is now party of 'working people' with huge benefits announcement

       1161 Comments

       Nigel Farage is creating a nightmare for Rachel Reeves

       178 Comments

       Keir Starmer on defence is all style, no substance - he's Jeremy Corbyn in a suit

       35 Comments

       How Farage's fiery speech signals a seismic shift in UK politics - and the end for Starmer

       248 Comments

       Keir Starmer 'panicking' as Nigel Farage's Reform surges in polls, chairman warns

       232 Comments

       Knives out for Nigel Farage - but here's why Reform UK leader doesn't care

       113 Comments

       Andrew Bailey has shown true colours with 'disgraceful' Brexit intervention, warns expert

       503 Comments

       Many Labour MPs want Rachel Reeves gone but her fate will be decided on June 11

       Comments

       Keir Starmer left squirming as GB News reporter asks awkward Nigel Farage question

       81 Comments

       Olivia Rodrigo’s Height and Weight RevealedFinance Nemo | Sponsored Sponsored

       Undo

       Nigel Farage declares ‘trust in politics is broken' as he makes one huge promise to voters

       705 Comments

       Nigel Farage is ready to splash the cash - unfortunately, it's your money he'll need

       123 Comments

       What Is Taltz Used for? - GoodRxGoodRx | Sponsored Sponsored

       Read More

       Undo

       Labour activists, if this is the answer then what on earth is the question?

       43 Comments

       Dominic Cummings issues dire prediction for Kemi Badenoch and Tories

       83 Comments

       God’s people need youIFCJ | The Fellowship | Sponsored Sponsored

       Donate Now

       Undo

       Keir Starmer won't fool anyone with his claim to be the champion of working people

       56 Comments

       Buoyant Nigel Farage issues six word plea to help him become PM

       449 Comments

       Las Vegas: Bold Lamp Design Steals Showtopgadgetlife | Sponsored Sponsored

       Learn More

       Undo

       Tories boast of 'clear blue water' from Reform and Labour

       50 Comments

       Boris Johnson handed huge comeback boost in major new poll

       696 Comments

       I’m partnering with IFCJIFCJ | The Fellowship | Sponsored Sponsored

       Donate Now

       Undo

       I was in the room for Keir Starmer's Farage-bashing speech - PM is taking one massive risk

       658 Comments

       Nigel Farage takes savage swipe at Kemi Badenoch with three-word warning

       218 Comments

       Electric Boat Sales Head For Another Record YearThe Tomorrow Investor | Sponsored Sponsored

       Learn More

       Undo

       'Race to the bottom!' Kemi Badenoch in fiery attack on Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage

       41 Comments

       Nigel Farage says Reform is now party of 'working people' with huge benefits announcement

       1161 Comments

       This Lamp Makes Bird Lovers' Homes GlowSheremArt | Sponsored Sponsored

       Learn More

       Undo

       Nigel Farage is creating a nightmare for Rachel Reeves

       178 Comments

       Keir Starmer on defence is all style, no substance - he's Jeremy Corbyn in a suit

       35 Comments

       Las Vegas’s Top Event Planning Tool [Explore]Eventrohub | Sponsored Sponsored

       Click Here

       Undo

       How Farage's fiery speech signals a seismic shift in UK politics - and the end for Starmer

       248 Comments

       Keir Starmer 'panicking' as Nigel Farage's Reform surges in polls, chairman warns

       232 Comments

       Best Solar Generator for HomesEcoflow | Sponsored Sponsored

       Learn More

       Undo

       Knives out for Nigel Farage - but here's why Reform UK leader doesn't care

       113 Comments

       Andrew Bailey has shown true colours with 'disgraceful' Brexit intervention, warns expert

       503 Comments

       Dexcom G7 is proven to lower A1C and increase time in range3？？.Dexcom | Sponsored Sponsored

       Undo

       Many Labour MPs want Rachel Reeves gone but her fate will be decided on June 11

       Comments

       Keir Starmer left squirming as GB News reporter asks awkward Nigel Farage question

       81 Comments

       Nigel Farage declares ‘trust in politics is broken' as he makes one huge promise to voters

       705 Comments

       Nigel Farage is ready to splash the cash - unfortunately, it's your money he'll need

       123 Comments

       Labour activists, if this is the answer then what on earth is the question?

       43 Comments

       Dominic Cummings issues dire prediction for Kemi Badenoch and Tories

       83 Comments

       Keir Starmer won't fool anyone with his claim to be the champion of working people

       56 Comments

       Buoyant Nigel Farage issues six word plea to help him become PM

       449 Comments

       Tories boast of 'clear blue water' from Reform and Labour

       50 Comments

       Boris Johnson handed huge comeback boost in major new poll

       696 Comments

       I was in the room for Keir Starmer's Farage-bashing speech - PM is taking one massive risk

       658 Comments

       Nigel Farage takes savage swipe at Kemi Badenoch with three-word warning

       218 Comments

       'Race to the bottom!' Kemi Badenoch in fiery attack on Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage

       41 Comments

       Nigel Farage says Reform is now party of 'working people' with huge benefits announcement

       1161 Comments

       Nigel Farage is creating a nightmare for Rachel Reeves

       178 Comments

       Don't miss... 'Michael O'Leary should be quaking in his boots at reaction to standing seats' [LATEST]

       No pacts, no deal with the devil, just Farage, large and in charge, of UK plc. And the reasons are neither complex nor the stuff of arcane political discourse. It’s just that, love him or loathe him, Farage (oddly like fellow gazillionaire Boris Johnson) has an innate grasp of mainstream British public life. He knows what we want and he knows how to get it.

       In a world of deliberately over complicated bs Farage keeps it simple. And this is a concept which has signally bypassed both Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer.

       Powered By

       10 Sec

       1K

       1K

       Celebrities Who Have Had Strange Pets

       Next

       Stay

       Tuesday saw the first political speech for years where the man delivering it seemed to actually believe the words he was saying.

       Sponsored

       La Compagnie | Sponsored Sponsored

       Book Now

       Fly New York to Paris in Luxury with La Compagnie

       Undo

       Compare and contrast to Sir Keir Starmer who’s Enoch-like “island of strangers” address last week was pure scripted panto. Where are your political beliefs Keir? “They’re behinnnnnnd you!!”

       He didn’t believe a word of it.

       And yes Farage was instantly accused out-and-out populism by opponents.

       As if that was a bad thing.

       Trending

       SUBSCRIBE Invalid email

       We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy Policy

       For too long in British politics any policies the bulk of the public might actually agree with have been immediately condemned as bigoted and wrong by our existing ruling class. Sneeringly damned as “populist”... a sort of Islington dinner-party version of the word “racist”.

       Why is it bigoted to want the Brexit we voted for to be enacted? Why is it bigoted to think devolving our immigration policy to gangs of Albanian people traffickers might not be the best plan? Why is it bigoted abhor the quiet voice of the silent majority being drowned out by the shrill warblings of self-interested pressure groups who dominate the national agenda?

       And of course it is this silent majority which has found its voice in Reform. And the other two parties are running scared. So they should be.

       The Conservatives signed their own death warrant by inexplicably forcing their one-man vote magnet Boris Johnson out and replacing him with the charisma-free void that was Rishi Sunak.

       The ridiculously out-of-touch billionaire who signally failed to listen to the people of Britain, was so useless he might well be the last ever Conservative Prime Minister. On the other side “Things Can Only Get Better” was once the signature tune of the Labour Party. Oh the irony.

       It is plain to see that Sir Keir Starmer and his idiot, student-politics cronies are hopelessly out of their depth and are destroying Britain on a daily basis.

       In 1976 Jim Callaghan had to beg the IMF to bailout Britain’s economy, like some failing banana republic. Anyone fancy a wager that, 50 years on, Starmer will be following in his political idol’s footsteps next year?

       Britain is demoralised and angry.

       Demoralised and angry at the Labour and Tory parties who no-longer believe in Britain as a going concern, who bow down at the altar of woke, who buy into the self-harming trope that Britain is useless, racist and done-for, and politicians who treat the hard-working portion of the British electorate as a contemptible cash-cow, at once to be vilified for their views and milked of money to pay for their dinner-party vanities.

       Nigel thinks we’ve had enough – and he’s right.

       Of course he came under immediate attack because his soundbites lacked thorough financial rigour. Which, in fairness, they do.

       “He’ll be eaten alive by the bond market,” said one “expert” – as if it was a given that our hard-won democracy was now nothing but another fiscal lever for the greedy sods in the City.

       “It’s not a serious plan it’s a gimmick,” said another. What? Like rinsing brilliant private schools to look tough in front of Labour’s lefty friends?

       And my favourite – the Institute for Fiscal Studies weighed in saying Nigel’s admittedly opportunistic and decidedly lefty (but vote-winning) call to scrap the two-child benefit cap, restore the winter fuel allowance, and allow the first ￡20k of earnings to be free from tax would cost the exchequer about ￡50bn.

       And where on earth would Britain get that money?

       I’m no economist… but we are about to pay exactly that amount to, er, give the Chagos Islands away thank to an utterly insane decision by Keir Starmer.

       Which would seem to more than cover it.

       DON'T MISS

       Powered by

       Tories boast of 'clear blue water' from Reform and Labour

       50 Comments

       Boris Johnson handed huge comeback boost in major new poll

       696 Comments

       I was in the room for Keir Starmer's Farage-bashing speech - PM is taking one massive risk

       658 Comments

       Nigel Farage takes savage swipe at Kemi Badenoch with three-word warning

       218 Comments

       'Race to the bottom!' Kemi Badenoch in fiery attack on Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage

       41 Comments

       Nigel Farage says Reform is now party of 'working people' with huge benefits announcement

       1161 Comments

       Nigel Farage is creating a nightmare for Rachel Reeves

       178 Comments

       Keir Starmer on defence is all style, no substance - he's Jeremy Corbyn in a suit

       35 Comments

       How Farage's fiery speech signals a seismic shift in UK politics - and the end for Starmer

       248 Comments

       Keir Starmer 'panicking' as Nigel Farage's Reform surges in polls, chairman warns

       232 Comments

       Knives out for Nigel Farage - but here's why Reform UK leader doesn't care

       113 Comments

       Andrew Bailey has shown true colours with 'disgraceful' Brexit intervention, warns expert

       503 Comments

       Many Labour MPs want Rachel Reeves gone but her fate will be decided on June 11

       Comments

       Keir Starmer left squirming as GB News reporter asks awkward Nigel Farage question

       81 Comments

       What’s Lurking Under Your Toenail? Take A Closer LookLunavia | Sponsored Sponsored

       Learn More

       Undo

       Nigel Farage declares ‘trust in politics is broken' as he makes one huge promise to voters

       705 Comments

       Nigel Farage is ready to splash the cash - unfortunately, it's your money he'll need

       123 Comments

       Why Cat Lovers Adore This Unique LampGraddi | Sponsored Sponsored

       Read More

       Undo

       Labour activists, if this is the answer then what on earth is the question?

       43 Comments

       Dominic Cummings issues dire prediction for Kemi Badenoch and Tories

       83 Comments

       Amazon Is Losing Money as Shoppers Are Canceling Prime For This Clever HackOnline Shopping Tools | Sponsored Sponsored

       Undo

       Keir Starmer won't fool anyone with his claim to be the champion of working people

       56 Comments

       Buoyant Nigel Farage issues six word plea to help him become PM

       449 Comments

       Cosentyx vs. Taltz for Plaque Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis: Important Differences and Potential Risks.GoodRx | Sponsored Sponsored

       Undo

       Tories boast of 'clear blue water' from Reform and Labour

       50 Comments

       Boris Johnson handed huge comeback boost in major new poll

       696 Comments

       These Are The Rolls-Royce Of Hearing Aids (And Under $100)Oricle Hearing Aid | Sponsored Sponsored

       Learn More

       Undo

       I was in the room for Keir Starmer's Farage-bashing speech - PM is taking one massive risk

       658 Comments

       Nigel Farage takes savage swipe at Kemi Badenoch with three-word warning

       218 Comments

       Why Garden Enthusiasts Love Hummingbird LanternVueeze | Sponsored Sponsored

       Learn More

       Undo

       'Race to the bottom!' Kemi Badenoch in fiery attack on Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage

       41 Comments

       Nigel Farage says Reform is now party of 'working people' with huge benefits announcement

       1161 Comments

       No More Finger Pricks! Seniors Are Switching to This Easy Glucose MonitorGlucose Monitor | Sponsored Sponsored

       Learn More

       Undo

       Nigel Farage is creating a nightmare for Rachel Reeves

       178 Comments

       Keir Starmer on defence is all style, no substance - he's Jeremy Corbyn in a suit

       35 Comments

       Study Reveals: 'Bad' Dogs Are Just Anxious (20-Min Simple Fix)Wagnific | Sponsored Sponsored

       Undo

       How Farage's fiery speech signals a seismic shift in UK politics - and the end for Starmer

       248 Comments

       Keir Starmer 'panicking' as Nigel Farage's Reform surges in polls, chairman warns

       232 Comments

       Whole-Home Backup Power: Silent & CleanEcoflow | Sponsored Sponsored

       Learn More

       Undo

       Knives out for Nigel Farage - but here's why Reform UK leader doesn't care

       113 Comments

       Andrew Bailey has shown true colours with 'disgraceful' Brexit intervention, warns expert

       503 Comments

       #1 Pulmonologist Choice To Cleanse LungsStop Coughing Now | Sponsored Sponsored

       Undo

       Many Labour MPs want Rachel Reeves gone but her fate will be decided on June 11

       Comments

       Keir Starmer left squirming as GB News reporter asks awkward Nigel Farage question

       81 Comments

       Nigel Farage declares ‘trust in politics is broken' as he makes one huge promise to voters

       705 Comments

       Nigel Farage is ready to splash the cash - unfortunately, it's your money he'll need

       123 Comments

       Labour activists, if this is the answer then what on earth is the question?

       43 Comments

       Dominic Cummings issues dire prediction for Kemi Badenoch and Tories

       83 Comments

       Keir Starmer won't fool anyone with his claim to be the champion of working people

       56 Comments

       Buoyant Nigel Farage issues six word plea to help him become PM

       449 Comments

       Tories boast of 'clear blue water' from Reform and Labour

       50 Comments

       Boris Johnson handed huge comeback boost in major new poll

       696 Comments

       I was in the room for Keir Starmer's Farage-bashing speech - PM is taking one massive risk

       658 Comments

       Nigel Farage takes savage swipe at Kemi Badenoch with three-word warning

       218 Comments

       'Race to the bottom!' Kemi Badenoch in fiery attack on Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage

       41 Comments

       Nigel Farage says Reform is now party of 'working people' with huge benefits announcement

       1161 Comments

       Nigel Farage is creating a nightmare for Rachel Reeves

       178 Comments

       Cinderella could have fled this Wyoming castle in a helicopter. Asking price? $13.4 million.Homes.com

       Undo

       by Taboola by Taboola

       Sponsored Links Sponsored Links

       Promoted Links Promoted Links

       Side Sleepers With Neck Pain: Try This "Pillow Trick" TonightSleep Digest Publication

       Undo

       by Taboola by Taboola

       Sponsored Links Sponsored Links

       Promoted Links Promoted Links

       Military Dog Expert Reveals A Surprising Trick To End BarkingBarksNoMore

       Undo

       by Taboola by Taboola

       Sponsored Links Sponsored Links

       Promoted Links Promoted Links

       7 Ways To Help Generate Income Once Your Portfolio Reaches $1,000,000Fisher Investments

       Undo

       by Taboola by Taboola

       Sponsored Links Sponsored Links

       Promoted Links Promoted Links

       Look, the Tories aren’t really dead, they just have to stop being this centrist, lefty, Christian Democrat mess they have been for 20 years and get back to being Tories. But poor Kemi, who absolutely makes the right noises, is turning a supertanker and four years might not be enough.

       And, pending a vote of no confidence (which I would not rule out), four years to the next election is a long time. And Reform have now got an awful lot of power in the regions so they can start to mess-up just like other political parties. And that will be interesting.

       But even with all that, I’d happily stake at least half my mortgage on Nigel Farage’s goofy grin beaming from No10 in 2029.