So apparently Nigel Farage reckons he's ready for those awkward weekly chats with King Charles if he somehow ends up in Number 10. You know, those super secret meetings where the PM has to explain why everything's going to hell while sipping tea from probably very expensive china.
The Whole "Eco Loony" Thing
Here's the thing that makes me laugh. This is the same guy who literally called then-Prince Charles an "eco loony" back when climate change chat was getting heated. Like, imagine that conversation now:
"Your Majesty, remember when I said you were mental about the environment? Good times, right?"
But Farage insists they've sorted it out. Says they've "had a good laugh about it" and calls Charles a "very decent man." Which... fair enough, I suppose. Though I'd love to have been a fly on the wall during that reconciliation.
Reality Check: Can This Actually Happen?
The polls are saying Reform UK has somehow leapfrogged both Labour and the Tories. I mean, 2024 was wild, but 2025 is shaping up to be absolutely bonkers if these numbers hold up.
One survey last week suggested Reform would win the most seats in an election tomorrow (though they'd still need coalition partners to actually govern, which... good luck with that negotiation).
When asked if he's actually got what it takes to be PM, Farage didn't hesitate: "Yeah I do, I really do."
The "Real World" Pitch
His reasoning? Life experience.
"I've got more breadth of life experience than anyone that's done that job in recent times," he told The Sun. "I've lived in the real world. I'm part of the real world. I know what it is. I've seen life's ups. I've seen life's downs."
Which is interesting positioning, considering most people's idea of "real world" doesn't include decades as an MEP and regular TV appearances. But hey, compared to the usual Oxbridge-to-Westminster pipeline, maybe he's got a point.
Those Weekly Palace Meetings Though...
The whole setup is pretty surreal when you think about it. Every Tuesday evening, the PM rocks up to Buckingham Palace for a private audience with the monarch. No notes, no recordings, completely confidential. Former PMs take those conversations to their graves.
Charles is 76 and dealing with cancer treatment, which Farage acknowledged with surprising grace: "I wish him well with his health. I know he's got some massive challenges on that front."
But the climate change elephant in the room isn't going anywhere. The King's been banging on about environmental issues since the 1970s, while Farage built his career partly on Net Zero skepticism.
The Bottom Line
Look, stranger things have happened in British politics. We've had a lettuce outlast a PM, so why not a former UKIP leader having weekly audiences with the monarch he once called an eco loony?
Farage says he's "not scared of anyone," which is probably the right attitude if you're genuinely eyeing up the top job.
Whether the rest of us should be scared is another question entirely.
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