Nigel Farage is in a bullish mood. Buoyed by the coalition’s unpopularity,
Labour’s listlessness and the success of the True Finns Party, he has declared that Ukip is “no longer a minority party“. I interviewed him ahead of tomorrow’s local election,
the first test of his second leadership stint and the new direction in which he is trying to take the party. You can read the full interview as a web exclusive here; and there are some highlights from the transcript
below:
On AV
DB: Why are you supporting AV?
NF: Well, first past the post is finished, it doesn’t work.
DB: Why?
NF: It doesn’t really have legitimacy. You know, it worked when we were a two party state. I completely lost faith in it in 2005 when Blair was returned with a 60 seat
majority on 36 per cent of the vote, or 22 per cent if you factor in low turnout.
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