Nigel Farage, that stalwart of total Britishness, the most Europhobic man in history, smiling beer-drinking chain-smoker and one-time leader of the political party known as ‘UKIP’, if you remember them, has stated that if the current leader of the party, Henry Bolton, doesn’t resign, ‘the party could be history in 18 months’ time!!!!’ I reckon Nigel is about 3 years too late in his maths. They’re already a massive irrelevance in the political world and therefore we can only view this latest debacle for the fun it represents rather than in terms of any ‘impact’ on the politics. Which there won’t be. Any of it.

UKIP had but one message: get out of Europe. Done that, move along. But there’s nothing there to move along to. So they fight among themselves, elect a new leader every 3 months, comment on the process of how we leave Europe and then go back to infighting.

In a meeting on Sunday the ‘board’ or whatever they are, of UKIP showed a unanimous vote of ‘no confidence’ in their leader. But still he refuses to go.

Henry Bolton’s ‘crime’ was to leave his wife. Ok, to leave his 3rd wife, so its not like its anything new. And take up with a very unglamorous ‘glamour modew’ called Jo Marney. Bolton is 54, Marney just 25. OMG!!!! Older man leaves wife for younger woman!!!! Surely not. That’s never happened before, has it? There was some minor ‘uproar’ but essentially no-one cared nor cares now.

Until Jo Marney sent some texts. About black people, generally, which weren’t very nice, and specifically about Meghan Markle, which were rather horrid. And as Meg has been given instant ‘national treasure’ status due to upcoming nuptials of a royal nature, Jo Marney instantly becomes persona non grata, in my house at least.

Henry Bolton won’t resign because, as he reckons, he’s all about the Party and his personal life is no-one’s business but his own. Which is true. He wants to shag an anorexic peroxide blonde schoolgirl tart, that’s his business. But he should have picked one who isn’t a racist.

Its not about his personal choices. Its about appropriate choices. Particularly as UKIP have always trodden a very fine line between centre-rightism and outright xenophobia and racism. So is it appropriate that their leader, however well spoken and clever, is shacked up with someone with those views? Great judgment, Henry.

But really it all falls under the category “who gives a shit?” because UKIP died the moment the Brexit vote was counted.

Happy Wednesday

A xxxx