Mailwatch(ed) Forum

He doesn't seem to be as laid back in recent months. Seems quite curt at times. He was trying to copy his master at a recent press conference when he had a swipe at the FT journo asking him a question (which he avoided answering). That style won't wash over here in the long term. Trump's personality, as deeply unpleasant as it is, is big. I get the impression the journos in his conferences are scared of him, if not him personally then the repercussions once the conference is over. Farage can deflect, but if he keeps up with that confrontational style it will backfire with voters. Unlike Trump, he's not got a big enough hardcore base to get away with it.

That tweet of Farridge's was pure Trump.

Killer Whale wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2026 7:53 am That tweet of Farridge's was pure Trump.

His mimicry of Trump is getting ever more blatant.

davidjay wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2026 7:53 pm

Youngian wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2026 7:41 pm Actually saw a moron in a high street vox pop say she was voting for Farage because he likes a fag and a pint. Are you a fucking twelve year old, you dipshit?
Farage sticking it to the woke healthy lifestyle namby-pambys does mean he's looking 73 rather than 63 and its likely to be his last election.

It's Johnson all over again, with less women and more racism. They don't care about anything other than he's a bit of a laugh and he understands us. He doesn't, but he says he does and that's the main thing.

The lower quartile prioritise soap opera entertainment over mature governance.
This isn't an original observation.

"Heavy physical work, the care of home and children, petty quarrels with neighbors, films, football, beer, and above all, gambling, filled up the horizon of their minds.
To keep them in control was not difficult."