webfact Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 The shambassador's reception: tycoons are spoiling Nigel Farage Robert Booth The Guardian Ukip figurehead feted with pyramids of Ferrero Rocher at the Ritz after political year he could describe as eccellente He has had, by any measure, a barnstorming year. And on Wednesday night, guests arriving at a party thrown in Nigel Farage’s honour at the Ritz were greeted by pyramids of Ferrero Rocher chocolates in a joking reference to Donald Trump’s eyebrow-raising proposal that the Ukip leader should become Britain’s ambassador to the US. Farage’s allies, including the Barclay brothers, who own the Ritz and the Telegraph newspaper, and Arron Banks, who spent £7.5m on the Leave.EU campaign, threw the reception for 120 guests to mark a year that has seen Farage help secure Brexit and become one of the first politicians to be granted an audience with the US president-elect. Over English sparkling wine supplied from Lord Ashcroft’s Gusbourne winery in Kent and canapes of coronation chicken and roast beef, Farage’s achievements were celebrated by a crowd that included Tory Eurosceptic MP Jacob Rees-Mogg and John Mills, the businessman and Labour donor. Full story: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/nov/23/the-shambassadors-reception-tycoons-are-spoiling-nigel-farage -- The Guardian 2016-11-24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuamRudy Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 39 minutes ago, webfact said: Farage’s allies, including the Barclay brothers, who own the Ritz and the Telegraph newspaper, and Arron Banks, who spent £7.5m on the Leave.EU campaign, threw the reception for 120 guests to mark a year that has seen Farage help secure Brexit and become one of the first politicians to be granted an audience with the US president-elect. Over English sparkling wine supplied from Lord Ashcroft’s Gusbourne winery in Kent and canapes of coronation chicken and roast beef, Farage’s achievements were celebrated by a crowd that included Tory Eurosceptic MP Jacob Rees-Mogg and John Mills, the businessman and Labour donor. Farage - a man of the people, just not the little people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 A man of the little people dressed as an Oxford elite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesimps Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 3 hours ago, RuamRudy said: Farage - a man of the people, just not the little people. You don't have to be poor to be a man of the people. Name me one popular leader who wasn't rich or titled. It's the cause he stands for that counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesimps Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 (edited) 15 minutes ago, connda said: A man of the little people dressed as an Oxford elite. Ah the politics of envy. I'd rather be led by someone with brains ex Oxford than by an ignoramus from Gas Street Secondary Modern. Edited November 24, 2016 by jesimps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuamRudy Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 Just now, jesimps said: You don't have to be poor to be a man of the people. Name me one popular leader who wasn't rich or titled. It's the cause he stands for that counts. I don't say that he should be dressed in sackcloth and ashes; I am saying that his and UKIP's facade of supporting the common man was exactly that - a facade. All along he was doing the bidding of his masters, the weirdo Barclay brothers, Murdoch etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriveByTrucker Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 13 minutes ago, jesimps said: You don't have to be poor to be a man of the people. Name me one popular leader who wasn't rich or titled. It's the cause he stands for that counts. Bernie Sanders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHolmesJr Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 1 minute ago, DriveByTrucker said: Bernie Sanders Hes rich now...after crooked hillary got to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 UKIP has successfully relegated the U.K. from being a part of something big to an island off the coast of France Sent from my twisted mind using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuamRudy Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 3 minutes ago, lemonjelly said: UKIP has successfully relegated the U.K. from being a part of something big to an island off the coast of France Sent from my twisted mind using Thaivisa Connect That is just the start - they have precipitated the end of the UK itself. In a few years or so, they will need to rebrand themselves EIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli42 Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 2 hours ago, jesimps said: You don't have to be poor to be a man of the people. Name me one popular leader who wasn't rich or titled. It's the cause he stands for that counts. In the end, people have a habit of judging people by their actions and the friends they keep rather than their words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbothaivisa Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 why is TV regurgitating political agenda BS from overseas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrens54 Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 12 hours ago, RuamRudy said: Farage - a man of the people, just not the little people. Is it, FARAGE or "FORAGE" as in, "Forage around, to feather his own nest"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike324 Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 17 hours ago, DriveByTrucker said: Bernie Sanders I like bernie sanders until I dug deepers into his past....this guys is really not any better than any other politician out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rott Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 On 11/25/2016 at 10:10 AM, mike324 said: I like bernie sanders until I dug deepers into his past....this guys is really not any better than any other politician out there Come on Mike do tell please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudscar Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Yeh Mike, tell us what you've dug upSent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andaman Al Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 On 11/24/2016 at 11:07 PM, timbothaivisa said: why is TV regurgitating political agenda BS from overseas? Because this part of the forum is for those of us who wish to take our head out of the bucket and keep abreast of world current affairs. There are many many other places for you to stalk on this forum. Off you go and leave us to the purpose of this appropriately titled sub-forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dick dasterdly Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 (edited) On 11/24/2016 at 5:17 PM, lemonjelly said: UKIP has successfully relegated the U.K. from being a part of something big to an island off the coast of France Sent from my twisted mind using Thaivisa Connect Let's wait and see. You may well be right - although the UK is not at the moment seen as an island of the coast of France (....) it may be in the future. At the moment its all 'up in the air' as to the eventual outcome. Edit - Actually NO! The UK may be seen as a small island near Germany in the future - but France too will be a small irrelevance. Edited November 26, 2016 by dick dasterdly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike324 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 On 11/26/2016 at 1:05 PM, rott said: Come on Mike do tell please. I got the facts from this site, I know the site is bias. But hey, you got to look at the dirt put out by both sides to have a fair judgement. I didn't have time to dig deeper on how true the facts outlined are, but its enough for some concern. I think most of Sanders supporters do not know about Sanders past since he was no longer a front runner. http://www.thepeoplesview.net/main/2016/5/19/this-ends-now-the-bernie-sanders-opposition-research-the-media-refuses-to-release Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbothaivisa Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 On 11/26/2016 at 3:33 PM, Andaman Al said: Because this part of the forum is for those of us who wish to take our head out of the bucket and keep abreast of world current affairs. It's the Guardian FGS lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuamRudy Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 2 hours ago, timbothaivisa said: It's the Guardian FGS lol That's ok - as it says in the article, the Mail, Telegraph and Sun were also represented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuamRudy Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 The man of the people has spoken once again: "Nigel Farage has said he is relieved to no longer be Ukip leader because it had meant “having to deal with low-grade people every day”, in an interview where he said his £85,000-a-year salary had left him “poor” compared with his City banker friends." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiturkey Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 On 11/24/2016 at 5:22 PM, RuamRudy said: That is just the start - they have precipitated the end of the UK itself. In a few years or so, they will need to rebrand themselves EIP. ARE YOU BLIND? Brexit is the spark which will set fire to the unsustainable EU. Italy will be the next to leave, which will make the fire unmanageable . Federal Europe is a farce, ver,y expensive and undemocratic. The Euro is a disaster, with Germany being the main beneficiary , at the expense of poorer countries. Independent UK will have a much better chance. Germany will shortly have civil war as they deal with the barbarian invaders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siam2007 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 7 hours ago, thaiturkey said: ARE YOU BLIND? Brexit is the spark which will set fire to the unsustainable EU. Italy will be the next to leave, which will make the fire unmanageable . Federal Europe is a farce, ver,y expensive and undemocratic. The Euro is a disaster, with Germany being the main beneficiary , at the expense of poorer countries. Independent UK will have a much better chance. Germany will shortly have civil war as they deal with the barbarian invaders. Germany rather PAYS for everything and everyone, not being the main beneficiary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiturkey Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 46 minutes ago, siam2007 said: Germany rather PAYS for everything and everyone, not being the main beneficiary GERMAN EXPORTS ARE BOOMING, because the Euro is much cheaper than the former Deutsche Mark. They should pick up the bill! Their banks have also caused big problems in countries like Ireland, financing "Bubble Economies" Italian and French industries have been severely damaged by cheap German exports, just 2 of many examples Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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