Nigel Farage claims he is "53, separated and skint"

[Ken Burch]

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/uk/nigel-farage-claims-he-is-53-separated-and-skint-1.3330263

Nigel Farage, the former leader of Ukip, has bemoaned being “53, separated and skint” in an interview, saying “there’s no money in politics”.
In a new interview in the Daily Mail, Farage discusses his personal life and his 24-year-long political career, while claiming his “contempt for career politicians knows no bounds”.
“There’s no money in politics, particularly doing it the way I’ve done it – 20 years of spending more than you earn,” he told the newspaper.
Farage has faced criticism on social media for his claims that he is “skint”, with many pointing out he lives in a £4 million (about €4.5 million) townhouse in London’s Chelsea and has been taking a salary as an MEP for southeast England since 1999.
He also recently said he would not give up his annual pension from the EU, understood to be worth £73,000 a year.

[JDC]

1. "No money in politics..." Nigel is a real hoot

[Pope George Ringo II]

2. His politics have taken a lot of money from a lot of people

And it appears that some of that money has found its way to Mr. Farage himself. Somehow.

[tikka]

3. You would think he would have lots of Russian money n/t

[syringis]

4. That's the last straw !

He raised holy hell and now he's looking for sympathy ?

Drop dead Mister Damages !!!

[Ken Burch]

6. If he asks you to lend him a few quid, you can just say

"Sorry mate-don't want to encourage a 'culture of dependency'. And isn't Farage a foreign name?"

[syringis]

7. Hi Ken

I'm last person he can expect any kind of help...

Take a look here :

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=9993968

Je suis très maladroite quand il le faut...

[LeftishBrit]

5. Well, that's what the entire UK will be, thanks to him

Anyway, thought he was getting a nice comfy salary from the EU.