Claim 0d6e8b03Checked 21 Jul 2026
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“Huw Spanner describes himself as a Cavalier.”
Reasoning & Evidence21 Jul 2026
The claim that Huw Spanner describes himself as a Cavalier is incorrect. In the interview published on the "High Profiles" website, Huw Spanner is the interviewer and Nigel Farage is the interviewee. Spanner says to Farage: "You describe yourself as a Cavalier –" and Farage responds "I know. I know." Later in the interview, Farage explicitly confirms: "Well, I'm Cavalier by instinct and by lifestyle." The self-description as a Cavalier originates from Farage's autobiography "Flying Free," and Spanner is merely characterizing what Farage wrote. At no point does Spanner describe himself as a Cavalier; it is Farage who does so both in the book and in his responses during the interview.
Sources: Nigel Farage interview, High Profiles (https://highprofiles.info/interview/nigel-farage/); Flying Free, Biteback Publishing (https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/flying-free)
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 –
Sources opened
| [1] | highprofiles.info |
| [2] | foreignpolicy.com |
| [3] | georgespencer.substack.com |
| [4] | goodreads.com |
| [5] | avweb.com |
| [6] | bitebackpublishing.com |
| [7] | goodreads.com |
| [8] | lehmanns.de |
| [9] | markpack.org.uk |