"There's a famous clip that still does the rounds on social media, which is weird, because it's Russia Today, hardly regular viewing, it happened in 2017, a fairly long time ago, and it was on the show Sam Delaney's News Thing, which was never appointment viewing. In it, Nigel Farage is ceremonially knighted by a girl of about seven, who then says: My mummy says you hate foreigners."
"Pause on whether or not Farage hates foreigners; the reason I can do an impression of the little girl is that every teenager I know is pitch perfect on all three parts the girl, Delaney, Farage. Whenever people say, Is it bad that Nigel Farage is the only politician my kids have heard of? Should I worry?, I try in vain to think, No, this is nothing to worry about this is just a peculiar moment that went viral,"
An old televised clip of Nigel Farage being mock-knighted by a seven-year-old and called out for allegedly hating foreigners has become a resonant viral meme among teenagers. The clip's mimicry captures how short, blunt, and performative moments gain traction and become defining political impressions. The Reform party leader commands a dominant TikTok following of 1.3 million, far surpassing other UK politicians, while Zarah Sultana's 489,000 followers reflect platform fluency rather than electoral confirmation. Social media engagement often signals attention rather than endorsement; younger viewers are skeptical, while older generations may be more credulous. Mainstream politics has long dismissed under-25s as disengaged.
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