Farage gets his fortune (and freedom)

He’s had his money worries in the past, but life seems to be pretty sweet for Nigel Farage right now. Less than eighteen months after announcing his retirement from frontline politics – claiming there was ‘no money’ in it – Farage’s fortunes seem to be on the up. Newly published accounts for his company, Thorn In The Side Ltd, show he increased his total net assets by almost half a million pounds in a year, rising by more than £480,000 from just over £666,000 up until May 2021 to more than £1.1 million until May 2022.

Now installed as the face of GB News, the former Ukip leader has developed a lucrative sideline in Cameo gigs. Reviews on the fan video app suggesting he’s made at least £50,000 from recording clips since March last year, with Farage now charging £77 for individual videos. Alternatively for £4,300 you can book him to record business videos for ‘conferences, webinars and other customer-facing events’ or ‘internal communication’ such as ‘meetings, retreats and employee recognition.