Найджел Пол Фараж — британский политик с 2010 года по 2016 год лидер Партии независимости Соединённого Королевства , должность, которую он также занимал с сентября 2006 года по ноябрь 2009 года. С 1999 года является депутатом Европейского парламента от юго-восточной Англии. Сопредседатель европарламентской фракции Европа за свободу и демократию.
Фараж является одним из основателей Партии независимости Соединённого Королевства, после прекращения членства в Консервативной партии в 1992 году из-за подписания Маастрихтского договора. После ряда неудачных избирательных кампаний от ПНСК на европейских и британских парламентских выборах с 1994 года, он получил место депутата Европейского парламента от избирательного округа юго-восточной Англии в европарламентских выборах 1999 года — первый год, когда начала использоваться система региональных списков — и был переизбран в 2004 году, 2009 и 2014 году.
В сентябре 2006 года Фараж стал лидером Партии независимости Соединённого Королевства и возглавил партию на выборах Европейского Парламента 2009 г., по итогам которых она получила вторую по величине долю голосов избирателей, победив лейбористов и либерал-демократов с преимуществом более чем в 2 миллиона голосов. В ноябре 2009 года ушел в отставку, чтобы сконцентрироваться на борьбе за место спикера Джона Беркоу на парламентских выборах в Великобритании 2010 года. Фаражу не удалось победить Беркоу, заняв третье место в избирательном округе Бакингема.
В ноябре 2010 года Фараж победил в выборах лидера партии, после отставки предыдущего. В октябре 2009 года Фараж занял 41-е место в опросе The Daily Telegraph «100 самых влиятельных правых политиков», в котором были отмечены его умение использовать средства массовой информации и успех ПНСК в европейских выборах. Фараж занял 58-е место в списке The Daily Telegraph 2010 года. В том же списке, составленном в 2012 году он уже занял 17-е место, а в 2013 — второе за премьер-министром.
В Европейских выборах 2014 года, Фараж был вновь переизбран и привел Партию независимости Соединённого Королевства к её первой победе в общенациональных выборах в Великобритании. Победа другой — не лейбористов и консерваторов — партии во всеобщих выборах произошла впервые с 1906 г.
Фараж известен своими резкими и зачастую скандальными выступлениями в Европарламенте, критикующими евроинтеграцию в рамках Евросоюза и зоны хождения валюты евро.
4 июля 2016 года ушел с поста лидера партии ПНСК.
“The euro Titanic has now hit the iceberg - and there simply aren't enough lifeboats to go round.”
Segment from a speech held in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, 13 June 2012. The Genius of Mutual Indebtedness - Nigel Farage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN_1mF-3JTI&list=PL25613E6F90B320EC&index=27&feature=plpp_video
2012
“I do think that the banking system is now in the most perilous state we’ve seen in over 70 years.”
Segment from an article on the UKIP website, 31 May 2012. On the edge of social breakdown http://www.ukip.org/content/latest-news/2681-on-the-edge-of-social-breakdown
2012
Celebrating the Brexit referendum (24 June 2016)
2016
Segment from an article in the New York Times newspaper, 18 May 2012. Can Europe be saved? Should it? http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/can-europe-be-saved-should-it/
2012
In response to Des Lynam's recent support and vote on UKIP, during the May 2013 local elections - Des Lynam reveals he voted UKIP, 10 May 2013. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ukip/10049891/Des-Lynam-reveals-he-voted-Ukip.html
2013
“If this is the face of Scottish nationalism, it's a pretty ugly nation.”
Hitting back at pro-Scottish independence protesters, after an incident at an Edinburgh pub - Nigel Farage blasts 'fascist' nationalists after Edinburgh confrontation, 17 May 2013. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22566183
2013
Segment from an article on the UKIP website, 31 May 2012. On the edge of social breakdown http://www.ukip.org/content/latest-news/2681-on-the-edge-of-social-breakdown
2012
“We wouldn't want to be like the Swiss, would we? That would be awful! We'd be rich!”
Quote by Nigel Farage on David Cameron's speech on Britain's relationship with the European Union, 23 January 2013 - Ukip's Nigel Farage ridicules David Cameron's EU referendum speech. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/jan/23/ukip-nigel-farage-david-cameron-eu-referendum-speech
2013
Segment from an article on the UKIP website, 31 May 2012. On the edge of social breakdown http://www.ukip.org/content/latest-news/2681-on-the-edge-of-social-breakdown
2012
“If Spain goes, Europe on its own will not be big enough to save the banks.”
Segment from an article on the UKIP website, 31 May 2012. On the edge of social breakdown http://www.ukip.org/content/latest-news/2681-on-the-edge-of-social-breakdown
2012
“The opening of the doors to 29 million Romanians and Bulgarians is going to become a huge issue.”
Stating the populations of the two East European countries - Britain to be 'swamped' by millions of immigrants http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/289618/Britain-to-be-swamped-by-millions-of-immigrants/, Daily Star, 24 December 2012.
2012
During a phone call on BBC's Good Morning Scotland radio show (regarding the incident in Edinburgh), in which an angry Nigel Farage hung up after stating that the interview was unpleasant and offensive, 17 May 2013 - 'Scottish nationalists are fascist scum': Farage rages against pub protesters before hanging up on BBC for 'hate' filled interview. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2326042/Nigel-Farage-ends-BBC-interview-calling-Scottish-nationalists-fascist-scum.html
2013
Segment from an article on the UKIP website, 31 May 2012. On the edge of social breakdown http://www.ukip.org/content/latest-news/2681-on-the-edge-of-social-breakdown
2012
“We know the costs of Europe. What are the benefits?”
Quote by Nigel Farage on an article in The Sun, 1 August 2012. Record bill for EU is £19bn http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/politics/4465801/British-taxpayers-paid-a-record-192BILLION-to-the-EU.html
2012
“If we are just going to have a fudged referendum on 'do we stay in or go further?”
then that's not good enough.
Segment from a BBC News interview, 2 July 2012. Farage: 'Fudged referendum on EU is no good' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18669796
2012
Interviewed on the Today programme http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04vdjs7, BBC Radio 4, 1 March 2017
2017
Letter from Nigel Farage that was hand delivered to 10 Downing Street by Nigel Farage himself, challenging the Prime Minister to an open debate on the EU, 16 July 2012 - Nigel delivers challenge to Downing Street. http://www.ukip.org/content/latest-news/2719-nigel-delivers-challenge-to-downing-street
2012
Speaking on BBC Question Time in Lincoln https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTDByiSRerk, 17 January 2013.
2013
Another segment of a speech held in a UKIP meeting on 21 February 2012. When Nigel Farage explains on the reactions on Labour, Conservative and Lib Dem politicians on the failing Euro currency - Nigel Farage met Angel Merkel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ugNOj8JsXY&list=PL25613E6F90B320EC&index=8&feature=plpp_video
2012
Segment of a speech, held in a UKIP meeting on 21 February 2012. When Nigel Farage spoke about the austerity measures impleted into Greece - Greece being destroyed by EU fanatical ideology http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFlYhUkO2uU&list=PL25613E6F90B320EC&index=9&feature=plpp_video
2012
“I have been called a great many things in my time – that's politics.”
Upon being fined €2,980 for "inappropriate behaviour" towards Herman Van Rompuy, EU President - Nigel Farage fined for verbal attack on EU president http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/mar/02/nigel-farage-fined-mep-rompuy, The Guardian, 2 March 2010.
2010
Interviewed by the Mirror before the EU referendum result http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nigel-farage-wants-second-referendum-7985017 (16 May 2016)
2016
“I'm not for sale, neither is UKIP.”
Quote by Nigel Farage on rumours that the Conservative party should have a pact with UKIP, 27 November 2012. Nigel Farage: 'I'm not for sale, neither is UKIP' http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/360871
2012
“It's the last thing I want to see. It's not a game of the best of three.”
Interviewed by the Mirror after the EU referendum result http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nigel-farage-says-brexit-referendum-8283500, commenting on the petition to the UK Parliament for a second referendum https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/131215 (25 June 2016)
2016
“If Brexit is a disaster, I will go and live abroad, I'll go and live somewhere else.”
Responding to a caller's question on his talk radio show http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nigel-farage-i-will-emigrate-if-brexit-is-a-disaster-a7653786.html, LBC, 27 March 2017
2017
Speech in the European Parliament, 24 February 2010 - Ukip's Nigel Farage tells Van Rompuy: You have the charisma of a damp rag http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/25/nigel-farage-herman-van-rompuy-damp-rag, The Guardian, 24 February 2010.
2010
“I think that politics needs a bit of spicing up.”
In response to criticism of an anti-euro advertisement which showed Adolf Hitler promoting the single currency - Hitler anti-euro ad condemned http://articles.cnn.com/2002-07-03/world/eu.hitlerad_1_anti-euro-appearance-by-rock-star-euro-currency?_s=PM:WORLD, CNN, 3 July 2002.
2002
Interview in the Irish Times newspaper, 17 May 2012. Anti-treaty campaign claims single currency may collapse http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0517/1224316240473.html
2012
Quote by Nigel Farage on an article written by himself in the Telegraph, 6 July 2012. The time will never be right for David Cameron to hold a referendum on the EU. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/9378567/The-time-will-never-be-right-for-David-Cameron-to-hold-a-referendum-on-the-EU.html
2012
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