Ubik
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Different kinds of parties though, I'd agree that Boris potentially being a great leader of the Tories is a very questionable statement, but he'd be an amazing leader of UKIP. Outspoken, publicity-hungry and populist are the qualities you need to be leader of an insurgent party like UKIP who are all about anger and opposition rather than actually achieving support from enough of the electorate to govern. Appearing to be an "outsider" (despite being very much an insider) to appeal to the disenchanted is their bread and butter, and without Farage I don't think they'd last long, and least at the level of support they've had in the last few years.Is that really true though, mate? It's like assuming that Boris Johnson is the best hope for the Conservatives just because he's outspoken, publicity-hungry and populist. I read somewhere that Farage has failed to secure a seat seven times...
Farage's failure to win a seat in all those attempts though is interesting, particularly when you consider that Thanet council did go to UKIP in this election. He's a very polarising figure so opponents will go the extra distance to beat him locally.