r/unitedkingdom • u/qwerty_1965 • 20h ago

... Nigel Farage says charities that help asylum seekers reach UK should be prosecuted

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/14/nigel-farage-charities-help-asylum-seekers-uk-prosecute
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u/PomeloTraditional971 19h ago

If they are outside of the UK and the charities are aiding and abetting a crime for them to break legal immigration laws, then I agree with him. If they are in UK territorial waters and it's the RNLI rescuing a boat in distress then I don't. Pretty simple.

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u/JamesR8800 European Union (UK) 19h ago edited 17h ago

Yeah, I dont often find myself agreeing with corrupt shit stirrers like Nige, but depending on precisely what he means here, i dont think its a contraversial take.

Edit: This might be my moat downvoted comment this year...Maybe it is a contraversial take

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u/drewlpool 18h ago

You know he's not just talking about dodgy charities though, right?

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u/JamesR8800 European Union (UK) 18h ago

My "depending on precisely what he means" caveat is doing some fairly heavy lifting i confess. It might be foolish of my but i was assuming he meant only charities that were breaking existing laws.

Edit: Actually, reading his Statement again, i gave him too much credit. I do try to not instantly dismiss everything he says but he doesnt make it easy when he Talks shit so consistently.

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u/drewlpool 18h ago

I think at this point you can safely assume the worst when it comes to Farage. When he's vague about something, it's often a dog whistle.

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u/vinyljunkie1245 16h ago

My assumption from this is that he would include the RNLI in this to appease his voter base. At least he would try to. He has attacked the RNLI in the past and the public response humiliated him so I wouldn't put it past hime to do anything he could to get revenge.

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u/Gisschace 10h ago

Yeah I think he’s misjudged this one, of all the charities to pick the RNLi is probably the one his target voters would support, only the British legion would be worst.

But then it further proves my theory that Farage doesn’t want any kind of power and will self sabotage whenever he gets close to it.

He makes enough money and has enough attention just stirring up shit from the sidelines.

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u/GreyScope 16h ago

He’s being his usual traitorous self, supported by the mentally challenged bin lickers.

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u/Gisschace 10h ago

Why do you try to not instantly dismiss everything he says? This is what people did with Trump, oh he doesn’t mean it. Farage knows exactly what he’s doing, what he says is what he means, he is very considered about what he says the aim is always to stir dissent. No need to sanewash it

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u/JamesR8800 European Union (UK) 10h ago

Im juat conscious of the fact that if i only Listen to the politicians i feel more aligned to and completely ignore all the others, i might, one day, miss something i probably should have heard.

The liklihood that the source of that is going to be Farage or anyone else in his party is slim, but its never zero.

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u/Gisschace 9h ago

Oh definitely do listen to him, but take him at his word. Don’t try and add caveats to what he says ‘oh he only means this’

People like him and Trump rely on reasonable people thinking ‘well it can’t be that bad’