Peter Watson - Reply re Farage - The Libertarian Alliance

Peter Watson – Reply re Farage

“He had led the UKIP insurgency that ultimately forced David Cameron into holding the Brexit referendum. Without Farage, Britain might still be inside the European Union.”

Hmmmm

I think perhaps Sir James “Jimmy” Goldsmith who ran the Referendum Party at the time, actually was the lens through which the People’s Anger was able to focus on the tinderbox of British Politics. UKIP helped a lot but the one without the other…….. just speculation.

What is not speculation is that UKIP without MPs in Westminster was a Showpiece – it was the political equivalent of The Apprentice. I told NF back in 1992 (?) – ish that for any change to the Governance of the UK to shift from rubber stamping Statutory Instruments to self Governing once again, had to be undertaken within Westminster by British Politicians, and that alone. The EU Parliament was, and remains, a DUMA.

Nigel couldn’t work comfortably with people or perhaps he selected people with whom he could not work. There were more than Gadflies in UKIP; there were full on nutters but the really competent people never got a look in. UKIP became a Circus with one Circus Master. When Nigel left the Tent collapsed. I have to be careful how I phrase this as I do not know Rupert Lowe. But a call yesterday from a friend in London who would support Reform left me puzzled. My friend is a keen Southampton FC Supporter and he has told me that Mr Lowe destroyed the Club. I have zero interest in Football but some of you in the UK must know if there is truth to it. I do not believe Mr Farage is a good Leader, he is a good Barker but were Reform run properly, so as to pose a real threat to the Establishment, all Ministries would have someone waiting in the shadows to Govern if Reform either won the election or held the balance of Power. There were and are many men and women who are capable of taking such positions but I believe most of them are deterred by the unprofessional way Reform is being Managed or are ignored as they may pose a threat to the status quo.

A Party should avoid having a leader who is there as a result of the Cult of Personality and the invisibility of others, too bland to be remembered. So although I joined and remain a Member of Reform, I do not believe the Party will secure a serious position in British Politics unless it wins every by-election from henceforth. I wish I felt differently but I don’t. The British are very conservative with a small ”c”. Thus they would never vote for a Party led by a man named Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon who appears embarrassed by his real name. Sorry to see the ghastly state of the UK. We left in 2012 but can still vote despite foreign residence and multiple Passports. (No carping from the Peanut Gallery – my Canadian Uncle Pilot was killed defending the UK in 1944).

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A couple of points in random order;

“Thus they would never vote for a Party led by a man named Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon who appears embarrassed by his real name.”
He adopted a pseudonym many years ago when his and his family’s safety was threatened, and he is now stuck with it.”

“I think perhaps Sir James “Jimmy” Goldsmith who ran the Referendum Party at the time, actually was the lens through which the People’s Anger was able to focus on the tinderbox of British Politics.”
The referendum took place in 2016. The Referendum Party stood in the 1997 election. It was an annoying distraction. Their sole policy was to hold a referendum, then resign. They took no position on the issue of withdrawal from the EU, and would have been content to see us cement our position within the EU. I regarded that as a very dangerous policy and stood against the RP in 1997.

“UKIP became a Circus with one Circus Master. ”
That was because there was nobody with anything like the capability of Nigel Farage. To say he was head and shoulders above everybody else would be an under-statement.
Inexplicably, he seems to have gone completely off the rails since he went into business with Muhammad Ziauddin Yusuf. He seems to have completely lost his touch, and almost appears to be under some sort of spell. If it were anyone else, I might suspect he were being blackmailed by Yusuf. There is definitely something very odd going on.

Hugo Miller

Anonymous says:

16 March, 2025 at 10:37 am

A couple of points in random order;

“Thus they would never vote for a Party led by a man named Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon who appears embarrassed by his real name.”
He adopted a pseudonym many years ago when his and his family’s safety was threatened, and he is now stuck with it.”

“I think perhaps Sir James “Jimmy” Goldsmith who ran the Referendum Party at the time, actually was the lens through which the People’s Anger was able to focus on the tinderbox of British Politics.”
The referendum took place in 2016. The Referendum Party stood in the 1997 election. It was an annoying distraction. Their sole policy was to hold a referendum, then resign. They took no position on the issue of withdrawal from the EU, and would have been content to see us cement our position within the EU. I regarded that as a very dangerous policy and stood against the RP in 1997.

“UKIP became a Circus with one Circus Master. ”
That was because there was nobody with anything like the capability of Nigel Farage. To say he was head and shoulders above everybody else would be an under-statement.
Inexplicably, he seems to have gone completely off the rails since he went into business with Muhammad Ziauddin Yusuf. He seems to have completely lost his touch, and almost appears to be under some sort of spell. If it were anyone else, I might suspect he were being blackmailed by Yusuf. There is definitely something very odd going on.

Hugo Miller

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