Opinion: We're about to see if the amount of attention which Farage and the Reform party receive can actually be turned into seats Nigel Farage , a man who has never been elected to the House of Commons despite years of trying, has again been allowed to set the agenda in the UK.
From RTÉ Radio 1's News At One, Financial Times Whitehall editor Lucy Fisher on Nigel Farage's launching his campaign for UK general election Still, the first"breakthrough" was in 2014 when Ukip won the EU elections with 26.6%. An"earthquake", we were told. This was the start of the"left behind" myth which served Farage well as it diverted attention away from his elitist stance. The fantasised"white working class" would come to play a key role in shaping the narrative after the victories of both Donald Trump in the US and Brexit.
All this is to say, Farage has simply never been that popular. This is despite him campaigning in incredibly fertile environments in which parts of the media are dedicated to propping him up. Even those who seemingly oppose his politics cannot get enough of him – as demonstrated by his record number of appearances on the BBC or the countless articles on"populism" in the Guardian.
From RTÉ Radio 1's Morning Ireland, Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London, Tim Bale assesses what impact Nigel Farage will have on UK election result
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