This claim is fundamentally about internal states of mind — what a group of people "desire or want." The phrase "none of us" is also ambiguous, referring loosely to Farage and his political allies or supporters without a defined membership. While one can examine public statements for evidence of advocacy for UK statehood, the claim is specifically about desires and preferences, which are private and not fully observable through public evidence. My search found that the concept of the UK becoming America's "51st state" has been discussed in British political discourse — but predominantly as a criticism (the charge that politicians are too close to Washington), not as a genuine aspiration. The search did surface some opinion pieces from 2025 (well after this 2011 interview) in outlets like The Spectator and the Daily Telegraph arguing tongue-in-cheek or semi-seriously for UK statehood, and even a 2025 Daily Sceptic piece that jokingly proposed Farage as part of a negotiating team to sell the UK to the US. However, these are all post-2011 and largely satirical or provocative in nature. As of December 2011, there is no evidence of any significant movement or public advocacy — let alone from within UKIP or Farage's circle — for the UK to become the 51st state. The "51st state" charge was at that time a standard rhetorical jab used against pro-American politicians, not a position anyone openly advocated. However, the claim as stated is about what people "desire or want" internally — an inherently private matter. Public statements (or their absence) cannot definitively prove or disprove the internal desires of an undefined group. The claim is well-defined and fact-shaped, but the evidence needed to verify it (the private wants of a group of people) is not publicly accessible. Sources: - The Spectator, "Britain should just join the United States" — https://spectator.com/article/britain-should-just-join-the-united-states/ (post-2011 opinion piece, used to assess the landscape of 51st-state advocacy) - The London Economic, "Telegraph journalist says Britain should 'become the 51st US state'" — https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/telegraph-journalist-says-britain-should-become-the-51st-us-state-387693/ (2025, showing such advocacy emerged only much later) - Daily Sceptic, "Send Parliament Sailing Off on its Barge to France and Let the USA Buy the UK" — https://dailysceptic.org/2025/02/28/send-parliament-sailing-off-on-its-barge-to-france-and-let-the-usa-buy-the-uk/ (2025 satirical/provocative piece referencing Farage) - New Statesman, "Nigel Farage's American dream" — https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2025/12/nigel-farages-american-dream (contextualizing Farage's US connections)