Nigel Farage barricaded in Scottish pub and rescued by police riot van

[muriel_volestrangler]

The Ukip leader was left stranded in the middle of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, surrounded by around 50 nationalists and socialists calling him a racist, but demanding that he: “Go home to England”.

Police officers attempted to persuade two taxi drivers to take Mr Farage away from the trouble but both refused as the protesters continued to barrack the MEP with chants of “racist Nazi scum”.
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However, police officers insisted for his own safety that he enter the Canon’s Gait pub, the wooden doors of which were then locked.
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One wag joked that the Ukip leader would have to come out for a cigarette sooner or later. However, a Lothian and Borders Police riot van was spotted making its way up the usually gentile Royal Mile and stopped directly outside the pub.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/10062846/Nigel-Farage-barricaded-in-Scottish-pub-and-rescued-by-police-riot-van.html

[Ken Burch]

1. I'd have joined them if I'd been there.

Farage also opposes same-sex marriage, so he's an equal-opportunity oppressor.

[non sociopath skin]

2. Ironic, isn't it, that the "UNITED KINGDOM Independence Party ...

... may prove to be a catalyst for the break-up of the United Kingdom?

The Skin

[T_i_B]

3. Farage is losing the plot

The man falls to pieces at the slightest hint of scrutiny. He's become much too accustomed to getting a free ride from the media.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ukip/10063478/Nigel-Farage-condemns-fascist-scum-who-forced-him-to-take-refuge-in-Edinburgh-pub.html

He spoke to BBC Good Morning Scotland about his ordeal, but ended up leaving the phone call early in protest at their line of questioning.

Asked about how many elected representatives he has in Scotland, Mr Farage said: "Absolutely none, but rather more than the BBC. We could have had this interview in England a couple of years ago, although I wouldn't have met with such hatred as I'm getting from your questions.

Frankly, I've had enough of this interview, goodbye."

[dipsydoodle]

4. That's the problem

He had no plot to speak of in the first place other than EU issues.

[LeftishBrit]

5. If he were single-issue anti-EU he would be more tolerable; he is nuts on many issues!

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He and his party are anti-immigrant in general; hard right-wing on most social issues; and also - which is sometimes ignored by some of his supporters-far-right economically. Close to the top of the description of policies in the UKIP manifesto:


'Britain’s economy is being suffocated by high taxation, excessive EU regulation, overgenerous welfare and punitive bureaucracy. Meanwhile, the recession has seen the economy shrink sizeably. The current tax code is more than 10,000 pages long and requires dramatic simplification. There are nearly eight million people - or one in every four UK workers - employed in ‘Education, Health and Public Administration’ - two million more than in 1997. Radical reform is essential. ..'

Then:

'Introduce a flat tax ...

Recognise the dangerous levels of national debt and accept there is no alternative to major cuts in government spending. We do not accept that service improvements require ever-increasing government expenditure, and believe there is substantial waste and
inefficiency that can be eliminated while vital front line services remain fully protected. UKIP also believes profligate government spending is killing off the productive activity that provides tax funds, and that easing the burden will be the route to revitalising the economy
· Aim to reduce the public sector to the size it was in 1997, cutting many unnecessary quangos and non-jobs over five years. The goal is to exchange two million public sector jobs for one million new skilled jobs in manufacturing and related services and at least one million additional jobs created as a result lower personal taxes and reduced business taxation and regulation...



Denationalise universities and further education (FE) colleges by replacing the present complex systems of grants and loans with ‘Student Vouchers’ and ‘Training Vouchers’ to be issued to every citizen at the age of 18. These vouchers will be paid by the student to the college or university and equal ‘Basic Cash Benefit’ (See Welfare & Social Security, below). Individuals will be able to use the vouchers at any time in their adult life. Universities and FE colleges will function as independent charities, responsible only for their curricula and performance, and accountable only to their students

Encourage County Health Boards to put out to tender key NHS services ranging from Long Term Care to local hospitals and GP surgeries. This will be done by franchising key services - run on a fixed budget - to charitable associations, not-for-profit and profit-making private companies, partnerships and individuals. This will bring in private sector efficiency and innovation, while fixed assets, responsibility and direction remain firmly in public hands

· Improve patient choice by introducing ‘Health Credit Vouchers’, which will enable people to opt out of the NHS public healthcare system entirely if they so wish....

Require those on benefits - starting with Housing and Council Tax Benefit recipients in private rented homes - to take part in council-run local community projects called ‘Workfare’ schemes. The schemes will be in addition to council jobs...'




As is better-known, Farage et al are obsessed with the threats of 'multiculturalism and political correctness'. One of their biggest obsessions is denial of man-made global warming, to the point, that despite all their libertarian talk about schools being able to do their jobs without government interference, they propose to:

'Ban schools from using global warming propaganda such as Al Gore’s film ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ '


Note: they are not just recommending that the government not provide funds for such teaching; they are recommending an actual ban; i.e. censorship.


All this is from their own manifesto.