I just turned the tv off. I usually watch the 11am news bulletin, mostly out of habit, but the bbc just decided to cut to Farage and his bunch of idiots launching their ‘manifesto’. Even the merest sight o that piece of scum has me flying into a rage. He’d take us back to the fifties; no doubt ukip would have people like Lyn and myself put into homes to save taxpayers money; they would cut us off from europe, clinging to outdated ideas of empire. Indeed, a few days ago, our PA Marta – a wonderful, gentle, kind person – told us that she feels very uncomfortable as an immigrant, because of the rise of ukip. Freedom of speech is all well and good, but I’d rather xenophobe like farage be kept off our tv screens: airtime only encourages them, giving them a sense of importance and validity they do not deserve.