Little Nigel's Big Piggy Bank.

Remember Nigel Farage who has been the subject of several dishonourable mentions on this blog? He’s the British politician generally seen as the most visible political underachiever for the past several years, but who is now a bona fide member of the British parliament. He won a seat, you see, in a staunchly right wing constituency in the south-east of England at the last election. (For all his posturing, he’s never been an MP before.)

I read a news item today which said that his earnings from his numerous non-political activities amount to over £1m a year. This has raised a few eyebrows because it brings into question the amount of time he has left to spend working for the constituents who voted for him. Well, that’s a fair question, but what I found particularly astonishing was this:

Apparently, one of his little money making schemes is the practice of writing personal notes to people at their request. We’re not talking lobbying activities here – legal or illegal – just personal notes. No doubt he signs them ‘Nigel’, and maybe even appends ‘personal friend of Mr D Trump of America’, which is what he claims to be. And this is what I’ve been asking myself on and off all day:

‘Why on earth would anybody want a personal note from Nigel Farage?’ I haven’t come up with an answer yet.

But I have come up with a startling revelation: We all know what an over-inflated ego Mr Farage possesses, but I would never have guessed that it could be so profitable.