The claim "Nigel Farage wants to be a politician" is overwhelmingly supported by his public actions as of the interview date (2 December 2011). By that date, the public record clearly established: - Farage had been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South East England since 1999, having been re-elected multiple times. - He was the leader of UKIP, having first won the leadership in 2006, resigned in 2009 to run for Westminster, and then won the leadership again in November 2010. - He was a founding member of UKIP in 1993, having left the Conservative Party in 1992 over the Maastricht Treaty. - He had repeatedly stood for election to the House of Commons (including in the 2010 general election in Buckingham). - The BBC noted that while working as a City commodities trader, Farage had "another calling — politics." His decades-long commitment to political activity — holding elected office, leading a political party, repeatedly standing for election — constitutes strong public evidence that he wanted to be a politician. Even in the interview turn itself, he acknowledges being "in this" (politics), distinguishing his motivation (conviction) from a mere desire to hold political office, but not denying that he is a politician or that he occupies that role. The claim "Nigel Farage wants to be a politician" is a straightforward description of demonstrated preference through public action. He was a politician who actively and continuously pursued political office. The claim is accurate. Sources: Wikipedia — Nigel Farage (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Farage); BBC News — "The Nigel Farage story" (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-36701855); BBC News — "Farage elected new UKIP leader" (https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5336126.stm); Britannica — Nigel Farage biography (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nigel-Farage)