Thought I'd start a new thread as this is going to be a major talking point this year...have not made up my mind yet...(unlike bucksfizz)....but thinking of voting for an exit as Europe is not doing Britain any good at all it seems....

Now now hilly, if theres one thing Farage is not, it's a paedo...indeed there cant be much on him at all.

Those fearless newshounds, not to mention The €U, would have dug up anything they could use by now.

What utter rubbish, hilary!

Here's my opinion of the man pictured in the photograph.

1. Very kissable cheeks (wifey's comment, not mine)
2. Holds a cigar well.
3. Excellent choice of a shirt collar.
4. Hand stitched suit.
4. Knots his tie perfectly.
5. Well manicured fingers.
6. Neatly groomed, perfect length hair.
7. Humorous and thoughtful type of smile.
8. Overall, a very likeable and very classy guy.

Can looks be deceptive? Well, yes, of course they can. But I'm not particularly interested in any of them, really.

I've also heard this man speak and I do like what he has to say and how he says it. Particularly so, when he is rabbiting on about the negatives of the EU.

And 'Oh dear!'.

I've also marked you down a fair bit, hilary, for making such bloody silly, extremely nasty and stupidly biased comments.

You can mark me down all you like, Doc. That's your prerogative, and you're welcome to idolise him. It's not going to change my view, however, that Farage is exceptionally creepy-looking, and an overall vile man.

In the meantime, I suggest you wheel Lady Proc down to Specsavers pdq to get her eyes tested. If she thinks Farage's cheeks are kissable, she probably needs a new prescription.

Don't take it to heart XL. Hilary actually went all weak at the knees. Just doesn't want to admit it. :)
Nigel for James Bond? Better than that Night Manager bloke.
Must be late Friday afternoon..

Can't think what would make someone call Farage vile ,what on earth has he ever done to be called vile .

Well he's lied to you big time for a start, Jimbo. And what's worse is that you've believed his lies.

You seem just like the remain politicians ,we are all thick and stupid .I have known all about the EU long before i knew who Farage was ,i wanted out way back in the 1990's and i can't wait to leave .

i confess that i'm amazed he's the best old boy that dulwich college can turn out

He is the best , he's been brilliant .

I think he's out of a job....hence mentioning a second referendum ???....well that's not going to happen.....the leaving process has started.....this cannot now be halted...

Come off it Hils we know you love him :-)

And if Farage lied I don't know wtf to call what Cammy and Ozzie have been doing for years.

Nigel Farage hit with £35,000 fine for 'misspending EU funds'

The former Ukip leader will have his MEP's pay docked by half to recoup what he allegedly spent in breach of Brussels regulations
Mirror
ByAndrew Gregory
Political Editor
18:18, 12 JAN 2018

Nigel Farage has been fined £35,000 after allegedly misspending EU funds.

The ex-UKIP leader was probed by Brussels chiefs over claims his office assistant had not been working on EU matters.

Half of his salary will be docked from this month onwards to recoup the taxpayers' cash the European Parliament is owed.

Mr Farage recently moaned about being “53, separated and skint”.

This is despite being entitled to the £90,000-a-year MEPs’ salary and living in a £4million townhouse.

He is also entitled to claim thousands more in expenses for staff and travel costs, and will also be entitled to claim an EU pension, worth £73,000 a year.

The revelation emerged just 24 hours after he appeared to suggest he was in favour of a second referendum over Brexit.

Nigel Farage calls for second Brexit referendum 'to kill the issue for a generation'
Last night (FRI) a spokesman for the European Freedom and Direct Democracy group, the European Parliament group which Mr Farage leads, slammed the move.

Speaking to the Mirror from Brussels, the spokesman said: "There is a vindictive campaign by the European Parliament of selective persecution of Eurosceptic MEPs, parties and groups.

"This allegation is all part of their politically motivated assault."

European Parliament investigators suspended the contract of Christopher Adams last year. He was Mr Farage's assistant in Brussels.

It is understood they acted after becoming convinced that he was not working for Mr Farage on European parliamentary matters.

Mr Adams, a former UKIP Parliamentary candidate, was also the national nominating officer for UKIP.

Under EU rules, full-time assistants to MEPs are not allowed to do paid work for national parties, while part-time assistants must have their second jobs vetted by the European Parliament watchdog to prevent conflicts of interest.

Second EU referendum would reverse the Brexit vote reveals shock poll for the Mirror
Following the revelation, Mr Farage claimed that Brussels chiefs were “just being vindictive” to him because of his role in the Brexit vote.

He confirmed that his pay was being withheld but "absolutely rejected" any suggestion of wrongdoing.

He added: "It is guilty until proven innocent. They can do whatever they like. Since Brexit they are just being vindictive."

Mr Farage described the situation as "very difficult" and said the punishment was "arbitrary".

He added: "I have been (in the European parliament) 20 years. I absolutely reject what they say.

"But it is difficult to know what I can do about it."

A European Parliament spokeswoman declined to comment on the case

But she said that in cases where an MEP “cannot provide any justification or proof” that their funded assistants are doing work directly related to the European mandate of the MEP, “then the administration may recover the money by withholding part of the MEP’s salary”.

However, a European Parliament source confirmed: “Since 1 January [2018] the European parliament has withheld 50% in order to recoup the €40,000 due in salary that was paid to Christopher Adams and which cannot be proved by Farage."

Docking Farage’s pre-tax MEP salary of €8,484 a month would mean he would have repaid what the cash by October 2018.

Mr Farage has been an MEP for South East England since 1999.

Nigel Farage 'has £35k pay docked by EU over misspending claim'

BBC News
3 hours ago

Nigel Farage has had his MEP's salary docked by £35,500 after claims he misspent EU funds, the BBC understands.

The ex-UKIP leader was investigated by the European Parliament over claims his office assistant had not been working on EU matters.

Half of his salary has been withheld to recoup the money the Parliament says it is owed.

The move was condemned by a spokesman for the European Parliament group which Mr Farage heads.

UKIP faces UK probe into EU funding

"There is a vindictive campaign by the European Parliament of selective persecution of Eurosceptic MEPs, parties and groups," said the spokesman for the European Freedom and Direct Democracy group.

"This allegation is all part of their politically motivated assault."

European Parliament auditors last year suspended the contract of Christopher Adams, who was hired to be Mr Farage's assistant in Brussels and Strasbourg.

Mr Adams, a former UKIP Parliamentary candidate, was also the national nominating officer for UKIP, the Guardian, which first reported the story says.

The European Parliament has declined to comment.

The monthly pre-tax salary for an MEP is 8,484 euros (£7,530), which is the equivalent of an annual gross salary, before tax, of 101,808 euros (£90,235). They also receive thousands more in expenses for staff and travel costs.

Mr Farage, who will lose his job as an MEP in 2019 after 20 years in the European Parliament, recently described himself as "skint" in an interview with Mail on Sunday.

The 53-year-old will be entitled to annual EU pension of £73,000 when he reaches the age of 63.

He denied claims of hypocrisy - after campaigning for Brexit - saying: "Why should my family suffer?"

"I have just voted to get rid of my job. I was the turkey that voted for Christmas. How is that hypocrisy?," he told the BBC's Andrew Marr show.

He added that he doubted the money, which would be partly funded by money from the so-called EU divorce bill, would ever be paid, saying: "Given the arbitrary way the European Union behaves in terms of money, I would be very surprised if I get any of it. I don't think it will even occur."

A 2016 investigation by the European Parliament alleged funds for the EFDD group - which includes UKIP and other Eurosceptic parties - had been wrongly spent "for the benefit of UKIP".

It said the group should repay £146,696 of the funds intended for European Parliament business.

An Electoral Commission investigation into whether the party broke UK electoral law is ongoing.

I tend to agree with Hilary regarding Farage

You would!

Politicians of all persuasions lie, Dilbert. MPs are paid peanuts, and that's why you've ended up with the current bunch of monkeys.

To Cameron's (and Blair beforehand) credit, they knew that political battles were fought and won on the centre ground, and not by extremists from either the right or left. Sure, the centre ground sometimes shifts a little to one side or the other (as has happened with Brexit), but the Great British public always ensure that politics are pulled back to the centre ground in the longer term. That's why Farage will go back to selling dodgy used cars or foam back carpets once this mess is all over, and Theresa May will deliver a watered down Brexit which looks remarkably like you'd never left the EU in the first place.

Farage would make a good leader for the remnants of the tory party.

As far as MPs being paid peanuts, god help us if they were paid more.

Think of the villains that politics would attract.

MPs are paid a salary of £74,962 plus expenses, Fred.

That's less than an advisory manager's salary at one of the Big Four in London, which graduates get promoted to after 4 years good service in their mid- to late-twenties. An MP's salary isn't even worth getting out of bed for in the mornings (that's probably why most of them don't turn up to the Commons), and it's a no-brainer that the brightest bulbs in the box are going to want to stay in the private sector where they can earn far more money.

Halve the number of MPs, pay them twice as much, and, hopefully, you might just attract a bit of interest in the job and get a better calibre of liar. :o)

I was referring to the crap they were spouting during the Brexit campaign. They even had the cheek to put some of it in writing and send it to every household in the country at tax payers expense.

Mine went straight in the bin but I believe they said out meant out and we would have to leave the single market / customs union.

Well bring it on , that's what we voted for.