Trust no one, except conspiracy theorists and a taxi driver from Buckingham

Attention all swans! Attention all swans! You are not safe! Immigrants from inferior cultures have been seen loitering with intent to kill in royal parks. They want to eat you alive. Be very vigilant. All offenders who are caught will be punishable under sharia law.” Never say that a half-hour phone in with Nigel Farage on Nick Ferrari’s LBC morning show is anything but educational. It’s an object lesson in how to perfect the 30-minute hate.

- John Crace

The first call came from an American with three kids who had lived in the UK for 25 years. She used to have a job and paid her taxes but now volunteered as a school governor, and had indefinite leave to remain (ILR). Would she be deported? Nige didn’t reply. Instead he went on about the 1.3 million people who were here under ILR and were out to milk the benefits system for £230bn. Ferrari pointed out this figure was contested. But Nige was unbothered. This was all about the hate.