Claim 47a79338Checked 09 Jul 2026
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“I haven’t given up all my free time just because I want to be a politician.”
Reasoning & Evidence09 Jul 2026
This is a subjective self-assessment about Nigel Farage’s private time and motivations, not a public fact that can be independently measured. The interview transcript confirms he said the line, but public evidence does not let us verify whether he had given up “all” of his free time or hobbies. Because the key part of the claim depends on his personal schedule and internal judgment, it is not publicly verifiable. Sources: High Profiles interview transcript, “Nigel Farage - High Profiles” (highprofiles.info).
From article
I haven’t given up a successful career, I haven’t given up all my free time, I haven’t given up all my hobbies just because I want to be a politician. I’m in this out of conviction
The problem with that line of thinking is that, however rotten and bad we may view our political class at any given time, as long as we have a parliamentary democracy we have the power to change it, because we have the power to sack everybody and bring in new people with fresh political ideas. What you cannot do in this European system is change anything, because it’s the civil servants – the Commission – that have the power.
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| [1] | highprofiles.info |
| [2] | theguardian.com |