Nigel Farage is a curate’s egg of a politician: good in parts. The good part, at least for a Brexiteer like me, is that it was his tireless campaigning, more than any other’s, that freed Britain from the clammy grasp of the EU. No one else in politics can match his ability to fire up a crowd and put his finger on the popular pulse. But his fatal flaw is his inability or unwillingness to share power and lead a team. For Farage, it is his way or the highway.
This dictatorial tendency has manifested itself at every stage of his turbulent career. Many have dared to challenge his authority or disagreed with him, and have then either been forced out or meekly submitted to the imperious Farage will.
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