Cumbria Chronic on "The Madness of King Nigel"

The "Cumbria Chronic" news and comment website doesn't take prisoners.

Two thirds of their articles are no-holds-barred attacks on the government, all the local MPs and other elected politicians of every party.

The other third are attacks on all the other local news organisations in Cumbria for giving those in power far too easy a ride - an accusation which in my humble opinion is, sadly all too often justified.

Because Labour currently holds the majority of power in Cumbria with four of five MPs and one council ("Crumberland"), and the Lib/Dems most of the rest with the other MP and the other council ("Wokemorland & Farcical")  most of the Cumbria Chronic's articles have criticised these two parties with an occasional swipe at the Conservatives or non party bodies such as "NHS Daleks."

Presumably in the interests of balance, they have now decided to do a piece on the Reform UK leader. They're not taking prisoners here either.

I don't agree with everything Cumbria Chronic writes but would love to be a fly on wall of the Reform UK party HQ if anybody there dares show this article to Nige.

Here are some extracts, you can read the whole thing by clicking on the title, which is a link.

THE MADNESS OF KING NIGEL – The Cumbria Chronic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Farage Mirage & Why King Nigel Won’t Make A Good Prime Minister

"SWEET Jesus help us all if Nigel Farage gets within smoking distance of 10 Downing Street. The pint-swigging patron saint of pub nationalism would immediately slap gun turrets across Dover if he could and mandate Union Jack curtains in all homes.

But it’s a fantasy ‘strong man’ act to win votes. He gives speeches about iron-fisted justice on illegal immigration but they’re always from the safety of a conference stage."

 

"How long will the bubble last before Nigel bursts it after too many pints of Bombardier?

With Farage at the helm, close allies quickly become liabilities and he burns bridges faster than Caesar.

It will almost certainly see Reform UK implode.

See his time with UKIP; the Brexit Party and his failure to accommodate Rupert Lowe into his latest ego trip."

"When not on stage soaking up easy cheers, the man has very little real political stamina and certainly not for the mundanity of day-to-day Government.

Just look at his C.V. He frequently vanishes—off to the next grift, the next camera, the next highly-paid opportunity. Farage runs on no sleep, no salad, and no plan apart from the one that invariably involves making himself richer.

Reform UK may surf a tsunami of disillusionment into a decent result this May— council seats here, local nods there — but don’t ever mistake a protest vote for a coronation."



"This is a man who builds successful political movements, rather than workable policies. Who weaponizes outrage and is reluctant to allow anyone into his spotlight.

One man cannot run the country."

 

"His greatest talent is convincing disillusioned voters that he gives a damn and that only He can fix it. A creature of chaos, he thrives not on solutions but on soundbites and slogans.

Farage is a political molotov cocktail—raw, unfiltered, and unapologetically loud. He speaks to the gut, not the brain."

 
"There’s a reason the man’s spent more time on GB News than in actual Government: he doesn’t really do responsibility.

He sells rebellion in pint glasses; rage in two-minute clips."



"But Nigel’s whole routine only works because he isn’t in power. He’s a backseat driver who excels in accusing all previous chauffeurs of taking the wrong turns.

Yet put him at the wheel and you can be sure he’ll either bail out or write it off in no time at all before lighting a cigarette on the over-heated engine.

Yes, Reform UK will do well in May and this may be his party’s latest moment in the sun, but that doesn’t mean the sun won’t fry their wings off when they try to fly higher.

Farage offers a brief fag break from political reality . . . . but headlines don’t build hospitals and nationalism doesn’t fix potholes."