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Old 04-01-2017, 16:14
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Can't believe no-one has challenged Nigel Farage on his principles. Throughout the Referendum debate he painted the EU as an undemocratic money pit, fleecing member states, financing 'loopy' projects and providing a very lucrative 'gravy train' career for it's MEPs.

Today he welcomes the resignation of the UK Ambassador to the EU, and hopes many others involved in the EU should also resign.

Yet he chooses to remain an MEP for the duration of his term, drawing a lucrative salary, expenses and pension contributions. If he had any morals he would have resigned months ago and distanced himself from any financial gain.

None of his salary will find itself supporting the NHS.
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Old 04-01-2017, 16:17
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Ring up LBC tonight and give him a piece of your mind.
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Old 04-01-2017, 16:27
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Not surprising. Farage is a wheeler- dealer.
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Old 04-01-2017, 16:28
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None of his salary will find itself supporting the NHS.
Currently an MEP receives €8020.53 per month before tax which is first taxed by the EU reducing it to €6250.37, which is then subject to UK NI and income tax just like anyone else.
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Old 04-01-2017, 16:32
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Currently an MEP receives €8020.53 per month before tax which is first taxed by the EU reducing it to €6250.37, which is then subject to UK NI and income tax just like anyone else.
... that's alright then! I wish Farage would just shut up and go away. Odious little man.
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Old 04-01-2017, 16:56
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... that's alright then! I wish Farage would just shut up and go away. Odious little man.
What would happen to the world if we got rid of all the people we don't agree with?

I know a dictatorship!
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Old 04-01-2017, 17:07
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Ring up LBC tonight and give him a piece of your mind.
I wonder how much Global Radio is paying him?

Hope it's in USD.
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Old 04-01-2017, 17:11
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He was quickly becoming one of the most ridiculous characters in politics, but of course we had to Trump you guys.
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Old 04-01-2017, 17:14
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He was quickly becoming one of the most ridiculous characters in politics, but of course we had to Trump you guys.
Yeah - but now we have the 'Chuckle Brothers'
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Old Yesterday, 17:23
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Currently an MEP receives €8020.53 per month before tax which is first taxed by the EU reducing it to €6250.37, which is then subject to UK NI and income tax just like anyone else.
Have you seen his tax return, has Farage provided you with audited account of what he has taken and spent of British taxpayers money. Did he ever keep his promise to publish his accounts?

Or is it like his claim that a company he had been a director was paying twice as much as it owed to HMRC, but shortly after he said that the Company was wound up still owing the the original £100,000 and the administrator questioning the legality of cash withdrawals from the firm.
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Old Yesterday, 17:32
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Can't believe no-one has challenged Nigel Farage on his principles. Throughout the Referendum debate he painted the EU as an undemocratic money pit, fleecing member states, financing 'loopy' projects and providing a very lucrative 'gravy train' career for it's MEPs.

Today he welcomes the resignation of the UK Ambassador to the EU, and hopes many others involved in the EU should also resign.

Yet he chooses to remain an MEP for the duration of his term, drawing a lucrative salary, expenses and pension contributions. If he had any morals he would have resigned months ago and distanced himself from any financial gain.

None of his salary will find itself supporting the NHS.
What you mean like all those Labour MPs who opposed Corbyn's leadership only to nuckle down and continue working for him while taking their 10% etc pay increases. At least Farage took/takes a lot of personal abuse, hate crime and negative media coverage against him for his money.
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Old Yesterday, 21:31
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Bit like a Vegan working for an Abattoir!
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Old Yesterday, 21:42
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Bit like a Vegan working for an Abattoir!
Only if the vegan's ultimate aim was to make sure one of the abattoir's biggest farmers stopped sending their livestock and then quit.
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Old Yesterday, 21:49
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Not surprising. Farage is a wheeler- dealer.


Unlike the Ox-Bridge lot Cameron, Blair (attempted to find fame as a rock music promoter), Clegg, Osborne etc They are not wheeler-dealers, they are..?
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Old Yesterday, 21:53
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What you mean like all those Labour MPs who opposed Corbyn's leadership only to nuckle down and continue working for him while taking their 10% etc pay increases.
You're quite right: some Labour MPs opposed Mr Corbyn. And they have decided to remain MPs with the pay which goes with it. But this thread is about Mr Farage, not Labour MPs. So it's poor debating skills when you chastise one group of people as a means of supporting another.

But since you mention Labour MPs...

At least Farage took/takes a lot of personal abuse, hate crime and negative media coverage against him for his money.
As an MEP Mr Farage will have a vote in the EU parliament on the final Article 50 exit deal. Theresa May has yet to decide if Labour MPs and all other MPs will have a similar UK parliamentary vote on the exit deal.

(I have checked my facts and happy to confirm my process, research and evidence)
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