Live webchat with UKIP leader Nigel Farage, Thurs 24 Feb, 1-2pm

[KatieMumsnet]

Our live webchat guest this week is Nigel Farage. He is the leader of UKIP and has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 1999.

Known for his straight-talking, Nigel has made the headlines with forthright speeches, once telling the EU President he had the charisma of a 'damp rag'.

He is a regular on programmes including BBC Question Time.

If you have a question you'd like to put to Nigel, please join the webchat this Thursday lunchtime, 1pm - 2pm. If you won't be around then, please post your question here.

Rinseoff, I don't think you understand how Mumsnet webchats work. This isn't a platform for UKIP supporters to bump up the numbers and give their fringe party a boost, asking planted questions to give Mr Farrage an easy time.

Have you read any of the other webchats with politicians? None of them recieved an overly warm welome and had challenging questions posed to them. That's politics surely?

Also, I don't see anyone stating that UKIP is opting for a rerun of the British Empire - just that the party probably yearns for a return to a time when other countries knew their place (women too by any chance?) A bit different to the spin you're putting on it.

As for parroting opinions, seeing as many of us have wasted taken the time to look at your website, and read literature that UKIP candiates gave us for recycling at election time, many of our posts are based on the party's own policies.

But what would I know

My Dad campaigns for UKIP.

And I saw Nigel Farage outside Bromley South station a few months ago.

FML.

Don't tell me you were a MNetter before today, now. Did you sneak on to register before MNHQ blocked new registrations?

thanks for that kitto you have completely changed my mind

Hello Kitto, that's quite a first post. I've already posted my one question thanks - we're only meant to ask the one you see on webchats - which is based squarely on UKIP policy. I do hope you find it thoughtful enough.

Bonjour Mme Lindt,

I didn't register before they blocked registrations so to speak, I borrowed someone else's account.

(I was going to write in French, but wasn't sure which part of Switzerland you were in, and German is a pain when you don't have all the umlauts.)

Are UKIP going to send any members here who are, y'know, MUMS?

There are plenty of thoughtful questions on this thread.

You borrowed someone's account? To spout your propaganda? Vair bad form I say.

But then, what can you expect?

Sorry for intruding, I was just very agitated at being labelled "mentally unbalanced" for no good reason - a rude and insensitive remark.

My question to Nigel

So, we have all had a bit of fun with your supporters but I would like to address a question to you.

I was appalled to read these statistics which showed that

an astounding 59% of British citizens think that immigration is too high

Asked to estimate the proportion of foreign-born people living in the UK, the average guess is 29.4%. The true figure according to OECD data is 10.8%

Around a quarter of Brits don't think any migrant should be allowed to access the NHS (25%) or state schools (22%), even if they are here legally

80% of British citizens do not think that children whose parents have brought them to UK illegally should be allowed to go to school. Or use NHS resources.

Does reading a statement like that make you ashamed that your party has contributed to the culture of fear of immigration?

Do you take the responsibility for rise in intolerance in the British culture?

I feel ashamed to read those statistics. Ashamed to be British. How does that fit in with your hope of making Britain a country to be proud of?

MrsDeVere, I am not spouting propaganda, I just wanted to correct a couple of things. I was hoping that if MN users did want debate with UKIPpers (admittedly I was perhaps being naive here), that if I provided a link to my article (which I wrote assuming I wouldn't be able to respond to certain vile comments on here), that we could debate on there, and I could leave you lot in peace to have your webchat. With that in mind I will bid you all adieu and leave you to it! Be nice to Nigel!

Oh and TondelayoSchwarzkopf, please do some reading.

Just to let you know i have the desert boots.

Ah, go easy on "Kitto". I have been conversing with him on Twitter.

He seems like a nice young lad. Once he gets the silly UKIP stuff out of him system he will make a pleasant son in law.

What SGM said. With bells on.

something like this iCod?

Third pic down for the pro-gun poster earlier.

I love this comment left on Kitto's blog "You?ll probably find that, given its nature, the degree of troll infiltration on to Mumsnet by lefties, LibDims and Greens is quite significant".

So if it's not people 'pretending' to be UKIP members it's us trolling lefties you have to watch out for. As 97% of people didn't vote for UKIP, any chance that there are a lot of people who just don't agree with your policies perhaps? Bloody hilarious.

Ha. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

Earth to UKIP. Mumsnetters are lefties, lib dems and greens, with the odd Tory thrown in to even things up.

Odd as in a few, not as peculiar.

Troll eh?

Do we all have to turn up with a certificate signed by MNHQ stating date of membership (FWIW, when ds2 was six months old, he is now ten).

Anyone who is LD, Green or Lab is a troll?

Not many 'Billy Goats Gruff' left to play with, then. Quick, where's LFN?

Bye