If you support Farage, would you be able to explain why please.

I think it can be quite difficult for people to unpick why their life is the way it is, to recognise generational poverty, that they never had opportunities, that we live in a deeply unequal society. It's so much easier to blame it all on immigrants.

When people are interviewed they always tend to speak about how bad things are in their town, run down high streets, plus everything being expensive, paying too much tax "and what for?"
They then say they think the government are doing a terrible job and not listening to people. That the "last lot were just as bad", so might as well give someone else a chance.
Sometimes they say they don't agree with "all these people on the boats"
I've never heard anyone speak about Farage's policies or how they think he will improve things. Just the problems they see and a hope/belief Farage will fix them.

IMe he appeals to contrarian personalities- people who like to shock, argue and wind up others. Everyone I know that likes him loves telling you this in the hope of getting into a row.

Yes, but people need hope and he gives the hope. The other parties do not because they don't care about them.

Of course, Farage doesn't care about them either, but he pretends to and says what they want to hear. The other parties do not.

Because he is the only politician who tells them what they want to hear.
And I say that NOT as a reform supporter.

Nigel has been able to say whatever he wants, because he has never had to back it up. I hate to think what will happen if he gets in. I think it will be brexit all over again.

100% correct.

Come off it @lightseeker 'oh can you pretty please explain WHY you support Nigel Farage. PWEEEEZE.' 🙏

No-one is going to do that on here, because all will happen is that they will be ridiculed and mocked, and called a thick, racist, piece of gammon.

I am not a Farage fan by the way but I know how these threads go!!!

So by stopping the boats people think their lives are going to suddenly get better? They’re going to have a shock. So many people have no idea whatsoever of the size and complexity of the problems the UK (and many other countries) have. There’s no quick and easy fixes, despite what Farage says

Because the thread isn’t a genuine attempt to find out why, it’s so people can ask supporters of farage why they are so stupid and tell them why they are wrong.

im not one by the way, but I can see why anyone who is would see the bloody obvious bear trap

I don't think that he will be able to do it because of the legal challenges, but he has said that he will and people need hope, so they vote for him

Who else are the going to vote for? The Tories and Labour have both proved that they can't do it.

But why do you think it will be him who stops the boats? Whst has he done (not said) to make you believe this?

I sadly have got people that I know wouldn’t describe them as friends, but I know them.
They do not want more black people in the country. And it’s as simple as that.
I don’t think we can overcomplicate this argument

People should care because he sells himself as a man of the people, standing in a pub having a pint. And people fall for it. They believe a multi millionaire who wouldn't piss on them if they were on fire, is the same as them.

I think it’s quite telling that you asked Farage voters if they would mind explaining why they support him but you have only had people speculating as to why people might vote for him. I know it’s early days for this thread and I know the Mumsnet cohort is typically less right-wing but it’s interesting that you can’t actually get an answer to your actual question.
I think Reform provide easy answers to complex questions. For those members of society who are struggling, they suggest scapegoats to blame and a sense of reassurance that your misfortunes are not your own responsibility- “immigrants and corrupt, substandard politicians have doomed you to a life of poverty”, when the reality is multi-layered, complex and very difficult to fix and to imply otherwise is dishonest and divisive.

Well, if anyone is going to do it, it will be him. But you are right, that he probably won't be able to, but people need to have hope otherwise they have nothing.

Nearly a quarter of people in Clacton have no qualifications whatsoever and it's one of the most deprived areas of the country. No surprise that's where Farage chose to stand, easy pickings to convince them all their problems are down to the boat people.

Strange that the usual Reform bots/supporters seem to be busy watching Spain beat Belgium

Because he has said that he will stop the boats. He is the only one they trust to do it.

Why would they care if he is public school stockbroker? They just want someone to stop the boats and they trust that he will do it.