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We are in the same boat trousers. No gas in the village and those with electric heating are always complaining about the cost. Our price recently shot up from 55p to £1.20 per litre but fortunately we filled up just before the war started. Our house is Grade 2 listed and is also in a conservation area so any changes to the house involve protracted battles with the local council. You’d think they would be supportive of measures to improve insulation but when we needed to replace the windows in the front of the cottage they said we couldn’t have double glazing, even though the window frames were still going to be made of wood and looked exactly the same from the road. Long story short, we went ahead anyway and they haven’t done anything about it so common sense prevailed. I agree, it is blatant profiteering and should have the same high profile at the moment as the cost of petrol at the pumps. It is ridiculous that prices can more than double overnight.

The same as you and Sir Ralph? You are no different and have had plenty of boring spats on here with other posters. In fact I seem to recall you saying that you came on here to have arguments to relieve your tension! If it bothers you so much put us both on ignore. Job done.

A long read but nails Farage perfectly. 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗹 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻'𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗹. Nigel Farage presents himself as a political outsider, a man of the people, pint in hand, rallying the nation to "take back control." But peel back the layers of manufactured charisma and populist bluster, and you’ll find something far more calculated, elitist, and damaging. Farage wasn’t just a player in Britain’s political drama — he was a frontman for one of the most significant bait-and-switch operations in modern UK history. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨: Farage’s success wasn’t born from grassroots rage. It was bankrolled by millionaires and hedge fund managers with one primary concern: the growing threat of EU regulations on financial transparency. The EU was moving toward mandatory disclosure of beneficial ownership, tighter corporate tax laws, and cross-border cooperation that would have exposed Britain’s offshore tax havens. The very wealthy were running scared — and Farage offered them a lifeline. Enter Arron Banks, the multimillionaire insurance tycoon with opaque finances and offshore dealings. Add to the mix a network of hedge funders; libertarian think tanks and tax haven defenders. Farage became their man — a “rebel” with a tailored script. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖 𝙀𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙚: Farage’s rise would not have been possible without the mainstream media. The BBC, desperate for "balance," handed him dozens of appearances on Question Time. The right-wing press — Telegraph, Mail, Express — turned him into a household name. LBC gave him his own radio show. GB News now serves as his echo chamber. Why? Because outrage sells. Farage was clickbait personified. He delivered ratings, controversy, and headlines while reinforcing the interests of media barons who shared his disdain for Brussels’ oversight. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙎𝙮𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙨: Farage’s relationship with the Conservative Party was never straightforward. Publicly, he was their enemy. Privately, he was their pressure valve. His threat to Tory votes — especially in marginal, working-class areas — forced Cameron to offer the Brexit referendum. Later, in 2019, he stood down Brexit Party candidates in Tory seats, helping Boris Johnson win a landslide. In return, the Tories absorbed Farage’s playbook wholesale: anti-immigration, anti-Europe, pro-privatisation, and pro-deregulation. Farage didn’t just influence policy — he reshaped the party from outside. 𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙐𝙆: 𝙍𝙚𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙤𝙩: Post-Brexit, Farage didn’t retire. He rebranded. Reform UK emerged as the next vehicle for his populist project. Now he rails against Net Zero, attacks trans rights, and blames every national failure on "woke elites" and illegal migrants. The messaging hasn’t changed — just the targets. Reform UK isn’t about reform. It’s about keeping the anger alive while ensuring the same elite class stays untouchable. It’s The Brexit Party 2.0 — the cultural sequel. 𝘼 𝙂𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙙𝙮: Farage’s ambitions didn’t stop at Dover. He aligned himself with Donald Trump, spoke at MAGA rallies, and worked with Steve Bannon to build a transatlantic alliance of right-wing populists. His influence stretched into the American culture war, feeding the same lies about immigration, globalism, and democracy. He positioned himself as a British Trump, a warrior against "the deep state." But the reality was that he was always defending entrenched power, never fighting it. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜-𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝘽𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙡: Farage’s greatest deception wasn’t what he said — it was who he claimed to represent. Working-class voters, especially in post-industrial towns, were sold a revolution. They got deregulation, rising costs, weakened rights, and a divided society. The rich got richer. The people got slogans. Farage played the role of rebel, but his loyalties were always to the elite — the same ones hiding money offshore, lobbying against transparency, and laughing behind the curtain. At the same time, the public turned on each other. 𝙇𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙍𝙪𝙞𝙣: Today, Britain is more divided, isolated, and less secure than ever in recent history. Farage didn’t do it alone, but his fingerprints are on every broken promise, every shuttered factory, and every food bank queue. He weaponised nostalgia. He distorted democracy. He convinced the nation to burn down the house, then walked away with the matches in his pocket. Farage is not an outsider. He is the inside man of a very elite con — and the bill is now due.” Author Unknown

Don’t read the posts then. Be honest, you have had plenty of spats with other posters on here.

I let a lot go.

His manic actions are also dragging the world closer to WW3 and empowering and rewarding what most of us consider to be the bad guys, but most of us understand that don’t we? Also none of the previous nutjobs were our main ally and the leader of the strongest nation in NATO. But hey, at least he isn’t Hitler. 🙄

Meanwhile the sanctions against his chum Putin are being lifted. https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/trump-administration-allows-purchase-of-russian-oil-already-at-sea/

I’m intrigued nic. We all know about Farage’s grifts both old and new but you say that Starmer is making “millions and millions” from being PM. I am sure a man of you huge intellect wouldn’t just make something up, so can you please give us the evidence of these money making schemes that you are so sure that Starmer is involved with? Thanks. (This is one of Farage’s latest for info) https://www.desmog.com/2026/01/07/nigel-farage-reform-uk-accepted-10000-gifts-from-abu-dhabi-uae-petrostate/

Just for you yet again nic. See if you understand it this time. To make it crystal clear to you, in an ideal world we wouldn’t let any sex offenders into the country no matter how they arrive here, no matter the colour of their skin, no matter what religion theyfollow. Do you understand yet?

I think that you have just confirmed to everyone what they knew about you from the start nic, so well done for that. As they say, give someone enough rope… As for the “try posting on the right thread next time” comment. I was responding to your comment on this thread……..thicko!

My first thoughts too!

Watch this space…

We have been very lucky. We filled up our oil tank a few days before the war started at 55p per litre. The price today is £1.20 per litre.

So after deciding to go to war with Iran after taking advice from his son-in-law and others with zero experience in these matters he has now given another of his cronies with zero experience a job in the military. https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/03/10/trump-appoints-erika-kirk-air-force-academy-board-charlie/89081470007/ Who was it on here that said that Trump was surrounding himself with smart people?

There are eleven types of people in this world. Those who understand Roman numerals and those who do not.