Nearly 10 years ago, Nigel Farage told LBC he would leave the country if Brexit were not a stunning success. For reasons that no one can quite fathom, he is still here. Could it be that he is a man who can’t be trusted to keep his word?
Nige wants you to know he’s very much still around. He might have been a bit quiet over the past few weeks, as Reform had to deal with one or two unfortunate investigations into their funding, but now he’s very much back. And he’s definitely not rattled that Labour has a prime minister the country likes.
Nor is he at all rattled that Reform has tumbled into second place in the polls. Because Nige believes in Nige. The last creepy-crawly after the apocalypse.
Lying on its back, gasping for air. Welcome to the new Reform roadshow. Much the same as the last Reform roadshow, only with added desperation.
You can almost sense the jeopardy. A dream receding into the distance. Supporters clinging just that bit tighter to each other in the echo chamber.
The cheers just a bit too forced. The performance ever more contrived. Just a rehash of all the old lines with a flashing light show thrown in.
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