The Purple Revolution: The Year That Changed Everything

Nigel Farage

Mar 2015 · Biteback Publishing

About this ebook

How did Farage persuade Reckless and Carswell to ditch the Conservatives? Would UKIP ever do a deal with another party? How have three near-death experiences shaped Farage's politics? How does Nigel feel about controversial kippers and their high-profile gaffes? Twenty-one years after its formation as a single-policy protest party, and on the eve of what promises to be one of the closest, most exciting general elections in recent memory, the truly remarkable rise of UKIP and its charismatic leader, Nigel Farage, have caused nothing less than a tectonic shift in British politics. And the aftershocks are being felt far beyond the corridors of power in Whitehall... This book, written by the man who orchestrated that extraordinary rise, is not an autobiography, but rather the untold story of the journey UKIP has travelled under Farage's leadership, from the icy fringes of British politics all the way to Westminster, where it is poised to claim the popular vote. In it, he reveals for the first time exactly how, over the last few years, Farage and his supporters have ushered in a very English revolution: secretly courting MPs right under the nose of the political establishment, in the tearooms and wine bars of the House of Lords. With characteristic wit and candour, Farage takes us beyond the caricature of the beerdrinking, chain-smoking adventurer in Jermyn Street double-cuffs as he describes the values that underpin his own journey: from successful City trader to (very) outspoken critic of the European Union and champion of Britain's right to govern itself.

Ratings and reviews

This is the ramblings of an incoherent pisshead, with that horrible tobacco smell breath. I originally thought I could buy this on Google Play, but when I tried I got the following message Error: This book is about living back in the 1960s, Android is yet to be invented. The paper was that yellow colour, you normally find in very old books, I think the reason for that is that this is a political dinosaur of a book. The author comes across as a grumpy loud mouthed pillock, I think he has issues and would do better seeking psychiatric help, than the position of Prime Minister. I would avoid this book at all expense, because reading it causes nausea and vomiting.

Nigel shows that he is a normal hard working person who stands up for the hard working public, public who are getting more and more disgruntled with the pompous, out of touch, career politicians Westminster are pumping out these days. UKIP!

Perfect book. Quite good to read in relaxing time and in peaceful time.