Briton of the year....Farage?!
 

What the heck is this?....

Is this a joke? What has he done except spout hitleresque, it's all a little unnerving.

'Nigel Farage has been named “Briton of the year” by The Times, which hailed his “game-changing” politics.

The newspaper chronicled the Ukip leader’s journey from the 2010 general election, when he quite literally crashed to the earth in a light aeroplane that became entangled with its trailing party banner.

To add insult to injury as he recovered in hospital on results day, he failed to unseat former Commons Speaker John Bercow. But since then his fortunes have appeared to take a dramatic turn for the better.'

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...s-9946110.html

He doesn't warrant or deserve this title, it's all very strange.

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An excellent choice and well deserved

Give me one good reason why...just one.

He is Liked


of course - not by you

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saw this on FB and don't know if its true whether he's actually 'racist' or not, but I agree with basis of it

Its an insult to the people he was nominated with really :umm2:

I saw this on FB last night and assumed it was a joke

The man has shaken UK politics out of the doldrums and is real. Great choice by the Times

Define 'shaken things up'...

He has taken UKip to a credible political party that will be a real alternative to the moribund lib/lab/con choice.

He has shown that real people can do politics

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Even if you completely disagree with his parties views you cant disagree that he has had a big influence on politics this year.

The constant shouts of outrage at every little thing that's publicised about him is actually laughable.

Does it warrant Briton of the year though...

He doesn't 'do' politics. politics do him, do you think that he would have the exposure he has if he wasn't part of the establishment?

A worthy winner of the Times category yes

Shouts by whom.. if what he and the representatives of is party said weren't so offensive there would be nothing to be outraged at would there?

He has influence, is it enough to give Briton of the year for that's the question.

Who owns the Times?

Briton of the year, surely this is only because he is rarely off the TV screens or in other media.
I doubt it means 'good' Briton of the year really, just the one in the spotlight more.

Who votes in these things anyway.

I'm not disputing his effect. I have rather enjoyed watching his 'rise to power' tbh, and watching every other party cowering and crapping themselves. Hell he even united Milliband and Cameron :D

However, when you see the other potentials...it seems a bit of a pisstake that Farage won :joker:

I dont think anyone was nominated that is just a typical mawkish facebook teenagers post above and has nowt to do with the Times (Nina saw it on facebook and posted it)

It's from the huffington post too, are they also 'mawkish'?

Yes it would seem from the pathetic attempt at trying to question the decision by the Times

Pathetic attempt?..What's wrong with questioning a rather questionable decision?

It was just sour grapes from a lesser rival and ad revenue competitior

All this thread says to me is that someone doesn't have any kind of understanding of Hitler, or the term "Hitleresque".

It's like saying Miliband is like Stalin. Ridiculous.

The only reason he has got this little accolade is because of the impact he has had on Britain this year. In terms of political supremacy, whether you agree with UKIP's policies or not (and I certainly don't), the fact that this party, who apparently has come out of nowhere, is a real contender at the general elections is pretty impressive.
I still hate him though.

Yes Milliband is far more like Wallace than Stalin

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Awful choice, a complete and utter joke and it's downright offensive to compare him to the people who truly deserve the title.

I shall be ignoring everything to do with The Times from here on out.