Listen to Godfrey Bloom discuss his comments with Jim Naughtie on the Today programme:
Godfrey Bloom, the "colourful" UKIP MEP, is making the news this morning, following the appearance of a video of him referring to ‘Bongo Bongo land’ while talking about international aid. Cue some mostly synthetic rage from metropolitan liberals; some posturing from the UKIP leadership (which has said that Bloom’s remarks are being discussed at the 'very highest level' – get that, the very highest level!); and snorts of disdain from anyone who doesn’t take Godfrey Bloom seriously, however nasty he may be.
There I was, tucking into my eggs and bacon and feeling thankful for having survived Thought for the Day, when suddenly Jim Naughtie was interviewing Godfrey Bloom. What a gift for a very minor politician: a prime time radio slot with which to hi-jack the news cycle.
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