It must be tricky for Nige to remember what’s what. It’s so hideously complicated | John Crace
Who doesn’t forget a few million pounds?’ Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenNigel Farage: ‘Come on. Who doesn’t forget a few million pounds?’ Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Getty ImagesDigested weekUK newsIt must be tricky for Farage to remember what’s what. So while I had remembered to let the newsdesk know that I wouldn’t be writing the political sketch for two weeks, it had completely slipped my mind to inform the Saturday editor.
- ▪Who doesn’t forget a few million pounds?’ Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenNigel Farage: ‘Come on.
- ▪Who doesn’t forget a few million pounds?’ Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Getty ImagesDigested weekUK newsIt must be tricky for Farage to remember what’s what.
- ▪So while I had remembered to let the newsdesk know that I wouldn’t be writing the political sketch for two weeks, it had completely slipped my mind to inform the Saturday editor.
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| Publication time | Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:45:16 GMT |
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Nigel Farage: ‘Come on. Who doesn’t forget a few million pounds?’ Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenNigel Farage: ‘Come on. Who doesn’t forget a few million pounds?’ Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Getty ImagesDigested weekUK newsIt must be tricky for Farage to remember what’s what. It’s so hideously complicatedJohn CraceI can’t pass up the moment the Reform leader celebrates his byelection victory against a man with a dustbin on his headFri 7 Aug 2026 12.45 EDTShareMondayYou would have thought that after 35 years of writing for the Guardian I would have mastered some of the basics of holiday protocol by now. Apparently not.
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