Claim b58ed6fdChecked 09 Jul 2026
TrueOn the truth scale
“I was a commodity broker.”
Reasoning & Evidence09 Jul 2026
True. Reputable contemporary and parliamentary sources describe Nigel Farage as a former commodity broker: The Guardian called him “a former commodity broker” in a 2006 profile, The Parliament Magazine used the same description in 2015, and a UK Parliament petitions page in 2016 also referred to him that way. That matches his statement that he “was a commodity broker.” (theguardian.com) Sources: The Guardian; The Parliament Magazine; UK Parliament petitions.
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?
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| [1] | theguardian.com |