I think you are being pedantic over the use of a phrase. That people are arguing about freedom of speech being a concern doesn't mean the argument has any merit. As I said previously it is spurious. It's clearly untrue as the past week has demonstrated. That what Farage says is at the base of what has happened does not mean his ability to say it has been negatively impacted. If anything it has been amplified.

It's no more true than if someone argued that Harry Kane plays for Palace. The arguing would exist, but not the argument.

I expressed my opinion about the government's intervention in my previous comment. I think it's regrettable and politically motivated. What Sunak said is obviously true, but what is also true is that this isn't what has happened to Farage. He hasn't lost his account because of his views. It was removed by the bank because of their concerns about being associated with them. That's their decision. No one should be forced to be friends with someone they don't choose to be. This is no different.

I have thought that Sunak, and particularly Hunt, have been doing a good job given the appalling mess they inherited from Johnson and Truss. Not enough to save them at the next GE but enough to allow the Tories to survive and recover when a complete wipeout looked possible. Their fawning to Farage indicates just how much the Tories still fear him, and that is seriously unhealthy.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

That's their right.

I would say I am convinced that the future of our country looked brighter the moment we realised that Brexit was a stupid mistake and started to rebuild a relationship.

That happened pretty soon after we finally withdrew, even if the demands of the pandemic obscured it for a while. Now it's well established with only 18% believing Brexit has been a success. The tide has turned.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

You haven't either read, or understood, the first 4 paragraphs of my previous response. Try again.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

What percentage think rejoining would be a success?

My post was in direct response to one of yours on the matter,

Describing your posts as I see them is not to my thinking insulting, if you choose to be insulted then that is fine.

Farage was de-banked because of Coutts/Natwest opinion of his views, because they chose not to like them does not make them wrong or right. Banks are not arbiters of right and wrong.

Millions of UK citizens agree with Farage's views.

Feel free to give me no attention at all.

Rational debate is seldom possible with an ideologue with an odd perception of fact and fiction.

Carry on

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Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.

Yes I have. If you don't understand how then that's your problem. I am not going to repeat it or explain it again. I have done that too often in the past for you to do it again.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.