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The Two Matts

Q&A: The Farage Spectrum, Swiftians & other Persons Of The Year

The Two Matts

The New World

Politics, Government, News Commentary, News

4.2577 Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Is Nigel Farage 'hard right' or 'far right'?. The Two Matts pass judgement on James Cleverly, celebrate the cultural highlights of 2023 and give their alternative choices for Person Of The Year.

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1:02.2

First question. I question Matt Dancona's assessment. Sorry, I should say this is from

1:06.8

Alastair Sanford, who is an ex-BBC journalist, I think, ex-Euro News. I question Matt Dancona's assessment that Nigel Farage is hard and not far right,

1:16.9

and quotes, doesn't share any tendency towards authoritarianism or the dismantling of institutions.

1:23.1

Of course, he tailors his message to his audience and he knows full well which buttons to press

1:27.3

and which not to. Is his rhetoric the same when speaking before many an ultra-right audience abroad

1:33.2

what about his unabated support for Donald Trump thank you alist a good challenge actually

1:37.6

because there's a very interesting piece of film in a documentary that made about

1:43.6

Steve Bannon Trump's ex-advisor, where

1:46.6

Bannon and Farage are talking and Bannon is unquestionably far right. And you can see Farage

1:52.6

is a bit nervous being filmed because of the point Alistair makes. So I don't have a precise

1:59.8

distinction to offer between hard and far right. And I think that

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