- Thu Aug 06, 2026 3:38 pm
#115360
Bit of an off-kilter thought, here, but it’s occurred to me that all the far-right populist party leaders have what most Scots would regard as typically wanky upper-class English first names : Nigel, Rupert, Laurence. You could even add Jeremy into the mix, but he’s at the other end of the political horseshoe and may be the exception that proves the rule.
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