Demeaning our nation

THOSE who debate the qualities of the Reform Party are sometimes accused of "ranting" but to rant means to "shout at length".

- Jeremy Hall

So, in writing about the Farage phenomenon, we must use our words as precisely as possible. Nigel himself has no care for language accuracy and that is one of the things that makes him so dangerous.

There is also the argument that writing about Farage's duplicity gives him more exposure. True, but must we cave into the Reform danger without question? No! Being supine is never the way. Debate is essential even if the bandwagon cannot be stopped.

You do have to give it to Nige. He learns fast from the Big Guy in the US. Trump states that Chicago, Washington, etc are ruined by crime. So Mr F. has to parrot that Londoners are kept off their streets after 9pm because of crime. Not to worry that the stats (as in the US) show that crime is markedly lower than it was.