Big Take Weekend Listen: Nigel Farage Thinks Britain Has Had Too Many Unifiers
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Oct 26, 2025 
In this discussion, Nigel Farage, the longtime political campaigner and leader of Reform UK, shares his views on Britain’s future post-Brexit. He argues that the country hasn’t seen enough change and emphasizes a need for tougher immigration policies. Farage discusses his City of London background's influence on his political stance and offers a bold vision for renegotiating relations with the EU. He also praises Donald Trump’s focus on national interest while outlining his plans for economic reform and cutting government waste.
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Disrupt From Inside To Reverse Decline
- Nigel Farage argues Britain needs a disruptor from the inside to reverse long-term decline rather than more unifying consensus politics.
- He says consensus politics has produced stagnation across economy, society, and culture and demands radical reform.
City Career Shaped Brexit Skepticism
- Farage recounts working in the City in the 1980s during Thatcher-era deregulation and the Big Bang transformation.
- He says that era felt like an exciting global boom that contrasted with later political focus on Europe.
Brexit As Self-Governance, Not Finished
- Farage frames Brexit as reclaiming freedom, self-governance, and border control even if economic gains are debated.
- He believes the UK hasn't yet fully exercised those powers since leaving the EU.