The Real Nigel Farage

For some, Nigel Farage is the greatest British politician of our time. He talks saloon bar English to the voters, shows courage – not just on I’m a Celebrity – and cracks good jokes at his own expense. He makes the political weather like no-one else: when he calls the tune that Britain must exit the European Union, the voters follow his piping. He is friends with Donald Trump, soft-soaps Vladimir Putin, and now, according to the polls, is set to become the UK’s next prime minister. So who is Nigel Farage really? And is he fit to run our country?

Veteran journalist and perennial thorn-in-Farage’s-side, John Sweeney, reveals that behind the wise-cracking charmer lies another Nigel – a bully, and a professional one at that. Recounting the many wins, losses, lies and betrayals of Farage’s life, from his time at Dulwich and his early years in the Conservative Party to becoming the leader of UKIP and kickstarting the Reform Party, Sweeney reveals a charismatic narcissist, antisemite and racist with suspicious links to Russia’s spy networks.

With his signature sarcasm and laugh-out-loud writing, Sweeney will shock and thrill readers all whilst forcing them to reckon with the dark realities that the UK stands to face. The Real Nigel Farage will rip Farage’s mask off and shred it, once and for all.