Nigel’s Big Blunder: Too Woke for the Alt-Right?

Farage’s latest flop with his potential paymaster exposed the uncomfortable truth about Reform UK: it’s a party that can’t decide what it stands for. According to polling from More in Common, 50% of Brits think Nigel was right to ban Robinson from the party, but 38%—a sizeable chunk—don’t care enough to form an opinion. Among Reform UK’s own supporters, one in five think Farage made the wrong decision. In other words, even the people who like him are wondering if he’s lost the plot.

And here’s where it gets weird: 20% of Green Party supporters also think Farage made the wrong call. That’s right—the supposedly progressive, eco-conscious Greens are aligning with the crackpot wing of the Reform UK lot. It’s the kind of crossover that makes you wonder if the Greens are spending too much time throwing soup on artwork and not enough time in the real world. When you’re echoing the far-right’s gripes, maybe it’s time to rethink the kombucha strategy sessions.

Here’s the thing: Farage’s problem isn’t just Tommy Robinson. It’s the fact that Reform UK has no clear identity. By rejecting Robinson and his “patriots” Farage has alienated the very crowd that loves the culture war nonsense he’s been peddling for years. But by trying to steer clear of the falling into the alt-right adjacent cesspit, he’s also revealed himself as a hollow opportunist—one who’s happy to flirt with extremism but too spineless to commit. Farage wanted to be the Goldilocks of right-wing politics: not too extreme, not too moderate. Instead, he’s ended up as a leader with no base, no vision, and no clue.