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The Real Nigel Farage

'Nigel Farage will hate this book almost as much as I liked it' - Alastair Campbell

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The Real Nigel Farage

By: John Sweeney
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'It is extraordinary how little proper journalistic scrutiny Farage has received. This book is timely and essential reading from a veteran reporter and troublemaker'
Carole Cadwalladr, investigative journalist and co-founder of The Nerve

'An encyclopedic account of Nigel Farage's singular awfulness. And a forensic analysis of how he hides it from voters'
James O'Brien, LBC presenter and author of How They Broke Britain

'Nigel Farage will hate this book almost as much as I liked it'
Alastair Campbell, co-host of the The Rest is Politics

Nigel Farage is one of the most consequential British politicians of our age. He is a power in the land, and it is possible that he will become the UK's prime minister after the next general election. But who is he?

Farage's life has been one hell of a romp. The man who delivered Brexit makes the political weather like no one else. He talks saloon-bar English to voters, shows courage, and cracks good jokes, sometimes at his own expense. He has survived a car accident and a plane crash, and has come through it all baring his tobacco-stained teeth and croaking his trademark laugh.

But there is another, darker, side to the man who would be our leader. In The Real Nigel Farage, fearless investigative reporter John Sweeney makes the case for the prosecution, levelling seven grave charges that Farage is not a fit and proper candidate to become prime minister or be anywhere near power.

Drawing on interviews with people who have seen Farage up close and personal - from fellow Dulwich College pupils to party colleagues and at least one former lover - Sweeney paints a portrait of a man whose character can be summed up in four words: charisma, cruelty, chaos - and greed.

Sweeney has gone head-to-head with Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in a career spanning three decades. Now it's Nigel Farage's turn. This is the real Nigel Farage. You can't say you haven't been warned.©2026 Black Dog Woof! Woof! Productions Limited (P)2026 Headline Publishing Group Limited Politicians Politics & Activism Politics & Government Russia Funny
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Critic reviews

It is extraordinary how little proper journalistic scrutiny Farage has received. This book is timely and essential reading from a veteran reporter and troublemaker
An encyclopedic account of Nigel Farage's singular awfulness. And a forensic analysis of how he hides it from voters
Nigel Farage will hate this book almost as much as I liked it
Sharp and fearless. Move over Dennis Waterman and John Thaw. This John is THE Sweeney
A pacy, racy read that rattles along in Sweeney's characteristic style ... a very good take-down of Farage. Nobody could read the book and like or admire him.
Nigel Farage will hate this book almost as much as I liked it. (Alastair Campbell, co-host of The Rest is Politics)
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As with his other books John has written another very great read. It is written in a way that really brings home a clear and concise insite in to Farage.

Another great book by john.

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Always enjoy the authors take and world matters. His take on farage doesn’t necessarily reveal any new truths but puts them in one place and always the reader to better understand his true nature.

The true nature of a politician who understands what he is doing. Also, why these tactics undermines democracy.

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Collates the various scandals about Farage, with some additional accounts, bringing people up to date

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I'm real fan of John's , but this was brilliant, you get real feelings about how Nigel and his minions and very dangerous people

everything

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I read this book because I wanted to understand more about Slippery Nigel - OMG the thought of that horrid, greedy and disgusting human being our PM is so scary. John has the receipts to prove his story. Thanks for sharing the truth John - I now need to lie down in a dark room to get over this read!!!

Terrifying

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