There is a fine Turkish proverb: “Tell me who your friends are, and I’ll tell you who you are.” Nigel Farage, who resigned from his parliamentary seat and announced he would run again in the Clacton constituency, tried to play the hero, but the outcome might not be what he expects.
Instead of addressing the allegations against him, his failure to acknowledge that the public—not just the press—cares about his constant receipt of money from criminal gamblers actually reveals a great deal about his own character.
We have asked before, and we ask again: does he have *any* normal friends? Why does he constantly accept financial aid from criminals and gamblers, and why do these people help him? His justification is simply “friends”—that his friends are helping him. The problem, however, is that his friends aren’t normal people or those engaged in legitimate business; instead, they are individuals involved in corruption, tax evasion, and money laundering. Looking at this, it isn’t hard to understand what kind of character Farage has.
He resigned from his parliamentary post. He constantly receives outside financial support, and his resignation actually demonstrates that he has no need for the £94,000 annual salary paid to him by the public—because the money comes to him from elsewhere.
He thinks he is very clever for resigning; he knew that if he didn’t step down, the results of the investigation would force him out anyway. He also knew that if he were removed from office as a result of the investigation, he would never be able to run for election again. That is why he was forced to resign and announced his candidacy for the Clacton constituency. Instead of refuting the allegations, he tries to portray himself as innocent by constantly blaming the press, but it is futile. The press was simply fulfilling its duty of scrutiny and questioning.
Meanwhile, will the people of Clacton—who previously elected Farage without a second thought—elect him again? Perhaps not. There is no telling what the public might do when acting on emotion rather than reason. The public gave nearly 50 percent of the vote to Nigel Farage, a man they did not even know. They prioritized Nigel Farage over themselves and their own children, as they channeled the anti-immigrant and xenophobic sentiments within them into the ballot box. In other words, they might well elect him again.
However, Nigel Farage must somehow be prevented from running for office again. Uncertainties and questions persist regarding who else might be funding Farage, given that he constantly receives financial support from abroad. Steps must be taken to stop someone from engaging in politics who acts as a Trojan horse within the country and seeks to undermine its stability. Through Brexit, he first brought about the country’s economic ruin; now, he is attempting to drive the final nail into the nation’s coffin.