Claim 2d7306eeChecked 09 Jul 2026
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I lived through all of that.
Nigel Farage·Nigel Farage - High Profiles·ArticleFactual · claimed non public knowledge
Reasoning & Evidence09 Jul 2026
Public biographical profiles place Farage’s birth in 1964 and say he went to work in the City of London at age 18 as a commodities trader, so by the time of the 2 December 2011 interview he was plainly alive and had come through that period of City life. I found no public evidence contradicting the statement. Sources: Sky News profile (`https://news.sky.com/story/from-ukip-maverick-to-self-proclaimed-peoples-army-leader-everything-you-need-to-know-as-nigel-farage-announces-general-election-bid-13147268`); Nigel Farage official biography (`https://nfarage.com/about/`).
From article
I didn’t say that in the book, no. Listen, drink is an extraordinary thing. It’s very, very deeply embedded within our culture, and when I left school and went into the City – well, everything revolved around it. I’m very honest about the culture. You know, looking back on it now, many people would be repelled by it. And some people who go through that lifestyle are lucky and some are desperately unlucky, and you never know which you’re going to be. Lots of people who were my drinking mates in the City have been through the most disastrous downward spirals, and a lot of them are dead. A lot of them are dead. I lived through all of that and I’m very candid: I say I am lucky. I am lucky.
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[1]nfarage.com
https://nfarage.com/about/
[2]news.sky.com
https://news.sky.com/story/from-ukip-maverick-to-self-proclaimed-peoples-army-leader-everything-you-need-to-know-as-nigel-farage-announces-general-election-bid-13147268
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