Claim 53b2fbc1Checked 09 Jul 2026
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It’s very, very deeply embedded within our culture.
Nigel Farage·Nigel Farage - High Profiles·ArticleFactual · historical current chronological
Reasoning & Evidence09 Jul 2026
Before the interview date, official UK sources described drinking as "an established part of British culture" and said alcohol played "an important and positive role in our culture and economy." That supports Farage’s statement as a broad description of UK drinking culture rather than an overstatement. Sources: UK Parliament, "Safe, Sensible, Social - Next Steps for the National Alcohol Strategy"; Health Survey for England 2009, Volume 1, Chapter 10 (The NHS Information Centre). (hansard.parliament.uk)
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]www2.oxfordshire.gov.uk
https://www2.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/sites/default/files/folders/documents/publichealth/PH_AR_2010-11.pdf
[2]hansard.parliament.uk
https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2007-06-05/debates/07060548000016/%E2%80%9CSafeSensibleSocial-NextStepsForTheNationalAlcoholStrategy%E2%80%9D
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