Claim 05ae198cChecked 21 Jul 2026
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“The English Civil War is invoked several times in Huw Spanner’s autobiography, Flying Free.”
Reasoning & Evidence21 Jul 2026
The claim states that "Flying Free" is Huw Spanner's autobiography. This is factually incorrect. "Flying Free" is Nigel Farage's autobiography, published by Biteback Publishing in November 2011 as an updated and expanded version of his earlier 2010 autobiography "Fighting Bull." Huw Spanner is the journalist who conducted the interview with Farage for High Profiles on 2 December 2011; he is the interviewer, not the author of the book. In the interview turn, Spanner addresses Farage, saying "you invoke several times in your autobiography, Flying Free" — the "you" refers to Farage, not Spanner. The claim misattributes the autobiography to the interviewer rather than the interviewee.
Sources:
- High Profiles / Spanner Media interview with Nigel Farage, 2 December 2011 (https://highprofiles.info/interview/nigel-farage/ and https://www.spannermedia.com/interviews/Farage.htm)
- Biteback Publishing, "Flying Free" book page (https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/flying-free)
- Google Books, "Flying Free" by Nigel Farage, Biteback Publishing, 2011 (https://books.google.com/books/about/Flying_Free.html?id=oSqTuQAACAAJ)
From article
Let’s begin with the English Civil War, which you invoke several times in your autobiography, Flying Free1Published in paperback by Biteback Publishing on November 10, 2011 – a conflict that pitched brother against brother, Christian against Christian. You describe yourself as a Cavalier –
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