Claim 891e7531Checked 21 Jul 2026
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“Nigel Farage was a commodity broker.”
Reasoning & Evidence21 Jul 2026
The claim that Nigel Farage was a commodity broker is well-supported by multiple sources. According to Wikipedia, after leaving school in 1982, Farage obtained employment in the City of London as a commodities trader, starting at Drexel Burnham Lambert's American commodity operation, then moving to Crédit Lyonnais Rouse in 1986, Refco in 1994, and Natixis Metals in 2003. The BBC confirms he was a "City commodities trader from 1982, starting at London Metals Exchange." His own website states he "began his career in 1982 as a commodities trader at the London Metal Exchange and years later ran his own metals brokerage firm." There is no contradiction or important qualification missing — the claim is straightforwardly 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, "Profile: Nigel Farage, UKIP leader" (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20543513); Nigel Farage official website, "About" (https://nfarage.com/about/)
From article
Listen, I was a commodity broker, right? We bought and sold copper in US cents per pound or in deutschmarks per tonne. I have absolutely no problem working with both systems – you know, 2.20462 is deeply embedded in my brain. I just happen to think that to criminalise the language of Shakespeare is an appalling thing to do – and actually sums up, really, everything that is wrong with this European entanglement.
You ask [your greengrocer] for a pound of bananas. If he weighs them out and sells them to you, he’ll have broken the law. Steve Thoburn from Sunderland got a criminal record for it and died at the age of 39 because of the hassle. Who needs to live in a country like that?
Sources opened
| [1] | en.wikipedia.org |
| [2] | cityam.com |
| [3] | bbc.com |
| [4] | bbc.co.uk |
| [5] | nfarage.com |