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The looming threat posed by Nigel Farage to British politics
Local elections on May 1 are a test of the seemingly unstoppable politician and his brand of populist politics.
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For decades, UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage languished on the margins of British politics even if he was good at attracting attention.
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It’s almost a decade since the people of Britain voted to leave the European Union. Most economists believe that was a tragic mistake.
While the impact of Brexit – as Britain’s separation from the EU came to be popularly known – remains hotly contested, all estimates indicate that British exports to the EU shrunk by between 6 per cent and 15 per cent over the period.
