Nigel Farage resigns to spend more time with his ego

[LeftishBrit]

(As so often, Newsthump is one of our most accurate news sources)




Nigel Farage has resigned as leader of UKIP in order to devote more time to his beloved ego.

Farage told reporters at a press conference this morning that campaigning to leave the EU had been exhausting, but now was the time to step back and enjoy some ‘quality time’ with his ego as they reflect on his success...


“But it is only right that I now step back to give my ego the time and dedication it truly needs in the coming months and years – especially as opportunities for anti-immigration media mouthpieces will no doubt grow exponentially, and my ego and I must prepare for that.

“Just think, I will be able to say absolutely anything I like as I won’t have any party or political allegiances to hold me back – imagine what my opinions will be like when there are absolutely zero consequences to anything I say. And you thought my immigration posters were bad, ha!.."



http://newsthump.com/2016/07/04/nigel-farage-resigns-to-spend-more-time-with-his-ego/

[non sociopath skin]

1. Many a true word is spoken in jest.

The Skin

[AntiBank]

2. lol

[Denzil_DC]

3. "Nigel Farage QUITS as Ukip leader and declares: 'I've done my bit... now I want my life back' "

That's the mail headine.

You're not the only one, Nige.

I've long had the feeling that the massive chip on his shoulder, aside from his youthful identification by his teachers as being a dangerous fascist (their word), might have to do with his Hyacinth Bouquet-like name and repeated exchanges like this.

Reception clerk: Your room's ready, now Mr Farrij.

Farage: {through gritted teeth} It's Farraahj.

[RogueTrooper]

4. On a less cheery note...

This is probably about UKIP's pivot to the left; something that Douglas Carswell has long been an advocate. Their post Brexit existence will begin with them scooping up all of those disafected voters in Labour''s heartlands. With the right wing-nuts, now that they have their precious Albion back, will be scuttling back to the Tory Party UKIP will have to find itself a new reason to exist.

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. Not sure that Carswell could be called an advocate of a pivot to the left

He's more a libertarian "free trade with the whole world" person. eg

The Telegraph’s Stephen Bush has suggested that there are in fact “two UKIPS”: one, libertarian and right-wing, the other, working-class and anti-immigrant. Nigel Farage, he feels, straddles these two sides quite effectively, while UKIP’s new MP Douglas Carswell sits more firmly in the former camp (although it must be said that he seems to be very popular with many of his working class constituents). This is not entirely unproblematic of course—many of the libertarians within the party are also highly critical of mass immigration (not least Carswell himself)—but it is an interesting distinction that seems to capture something about the peculiar nature of the party. What is less clear, perhaps, is where conservatism sits in this schema. On the one hand, we might think it closer to the libertarian side, sharing a commitment to the free market and individual liberty. On the other, we might consider it more at home with the working-class anti-immigrant grouping, suspicious of the changes to traditional ways of life that globalisation has wrought. As we will see in the next section, it is this latter sentiment that some in the Labour party have woken up to, leading conservatism to find some seemingly unlikely champions on the left.

http://blog.politics.ox.ac.uk/british-conservatism-today-ukip-conservative-libertarian-something-else/

“Ukip has had a remarkable year. No longer a mere protest party, we won the European elections and showed that we have what it takes to win seats in parliament. Ahead of May’s general election, we now have to show the whole country that we have what it takes to win big. That means an optimistic, internationalist and inclusive agenda for the whole country.”

Carswell wrote: “Preparing for the future means putting in place an immigration system capable of saying a cheery, welcoming ‘yes’ to doctors from Singapore or scientists from south Asia, and a polite ‘no, thank you’ to someone with a criminal record, or an inclination towards welfare dependence.

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/dec/28/douglas-carswell-ukip-inclusive-internationalist

[Denzil_DC]

5. While we're on the topic of absurd, destructive failed politicans bailing out:

Could David Cameron be moving to Scotland? Prime Minister and his wife eye up stunning Aberdeenshire estate

THE outgoing Prime Minister and his wife Samantha Cameron are rumoured to have set their sights on Tillypronie, a 15,000-acre estate near Tarland, Aberdeenshire.

DAVID Cameron could be set to splash out £20million on a bolthole in Scotland to escape the skulduggery, plotting and treachery of Tory toffs politics.

The outgoing Prime Minister is rumoured to have set his sights on a stunning 15,000-acre estate near Tarland in Aberdeenshire.
Tillypronie estate is owned by aristocratic barrister Philip Astor, a member of the Anglo-American Astor family.

It’s believed Cameron’s wife Samantha has set her heart on Tillypronie because of its beauty and family connections to the Astor clan through her mother’s second marriage.

http://archive.is/WgXZc#selection-2521.1-2521.171

If you read down to the bottom of the article, as so often with question headlines like this, the estate manager says "Nope."

Well, he would, wouldn't he?

[LeftishBrit]

9. If he wants to move to Scotland, he'd better do so quickly, before they declare independence and

deny him a visa to enter!

[Denzil_DC]

11. Oh, we'll have our own points system in place ...

* "Money? - OK, leave it over there on top of that big pile. We have wheelbarrows if you need them."

* "Do you swear unending absolute allegiance to Commissar Sturgeon and her heirs and successors?"

* "Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Conservative Party?"

* "Background? - You did WHAT??1!"

OUT!

[klook]

6. Light fuse and get away

Watch the explosion from a safe distance.

[Surya Gayatri]

7. K & R ...

[Lucky Luciano]

8. Probably to run as a Tory. nt

[T_i_B]

12. Or get an (unelected) job from the next PM