[soulboy]

To confirm; this story is being trumpeted by the Associate Political Editor of the otherwise largely sympathetic Telegraph.

On a similar note, I observe that two Farage friendly hosts at LBC, Nick Ferrari and Ali Miraj, seem to have given up trying to defend him on this one.

He's not been on Kuenssberg for 2 weeks.
An absence likely to trigger a missing person alert.

He blew out the Sunday morning rounds for a jolly to Abu Dhabi.

[Yug]

youtube...

All very amusing, but what has that got to do with the price of fasch?

To confirm; this story is being trumpeted by the Associate Political Editor of the otherwise largely sympathetic Telegraph.

Indeed

Nigel Farage has been reported to police by a former member of his campaign team over claims of falsified election expenses.

Mr Farage, the Reform UK leader, is accused of falsely reporting local campaign expenses in Clacton as national party spending in what would amount to a breach of electoral law.

Richard Everett, a former Reform councillor and member of the campaign team that won Mr Farage his first parliamentary seat, has submitted documents to the Metropolitan Police that he claims show an overspend.

The papers show that Reform came within £400 of the legal spending limit of £20,660 in the Essex seaside town, but Mr Everett claims that figure excludes some costs, including leaflets, banners, utility bills and the refurbishment of a blue and teal Reform-themed bar in the campaign office.

He also claimed the party failed to declare the loan of an armoured Land Rover, used by Mr Farage during his last campaign rally on Clacton Pier, as a donation.

If Mr Everett’s claims are found to be accurate, Mr Farage and Peter Harris, his election agent, could be found personally liable in court for a breach of electoral law...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/20 ... ion-fraud/

[Boiler]

And in true Farage style, dismissed as the actions of a disgruntled former councillor.

[davidjay]

While I doubt if the story will make much difference to his popularity in the short-term, it does show Farage's lack of political acumen. He could easily have said, "I was young, foolish and totally wrong, I'm sorry" and followed it up with an invitation to meet the accusers, complete with photoshoot and personal apologies. Do that and he would have come across as almost human. Instead he's continued digging and it will have been noted by his opponents.

[Andy McDandy]

Also consider that how the media decides to frame a story is just as important as its content. I might be brushing aside scurrilous rumours from years ago, but it could be reported as "Andy puts on a brave face as he tries to bury damaging schoolboy rumours". It's the old "Jesus can't swim" situation: when they decide time's up, it's up.

[Oboogie]

While I doubt if the story will make much difference to his popularity in the short-term, it does show Farage's lack of political acumen. He could easily have said, "I was young, foolish and totally wrong, I'm sorry" and followed it up with an invitation to meet the accusers, complete with photoshoot and personal apologies. Do that and he would have come across as almost human. Instead he's continued digging and it will have been noted by his opponents.

I presume he's afraid an apology would be perceived as weakness by his racist core.
I'm surprised he didn't try "I wasn't being antisemitic, just anti Zionist" a lot of them seem to think that works.

[Rosvanian]

While I doubt if the story will make much difference to his popularity in the short-term, it does show Farage's lack of political acumen. He could easily have said, "I was young, foolish and totally wrong, I'm sorry" and followed it up with an invitation to meet the accusers, complete with photoshoot and personal apologies. Do that and he would have come across as almost human. Instead he's continued digging and it will have been noted by his opponents.

But - the far right world is constructed almost entirely from victimhood and grievance. Any admission of guilt by Farage and that world collapses. He HAS to say it's a combination of youthful banter, outright lies and a plot by traitorous lefties so that once again, he can claim to be the innocent victim.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

Exactly right.

[Bones McCoy]

Exactly right.

Strongmen don't apologise.

I'd add that they usually don't need a 6 man private security team and an armoured land-rover either

[Boiler]

Exactly right.

Strongmen don't apologise.

I'd add that they usually don't need a 6 man private security team and an armoured land-rover either

Milkshake Protection Squad?