Farage: Boycott BBC.

It looks like Reform UK will have its first MPs after 4 July. Richard Tice and other Reform candidates will hope to take up their seats as members of parliament. In that cast of characters hoping to be the MP for Clacton will be Nigel Farage.

Farage appeared on a 'Question Time' special for half an hour with Fiona Bruce on Friday. The show also hosted one of the Green Party's joint leaders being questioned by Ms. Bruce and audience members.

When it came to Farage's turn he was bombarded with questions regarding why his party attracted extremists. He was questioned about Reform's policies on the NHS also. Questions came thick and fast from Ms. Bruce and questioners in the audience about immigration and alleged racist or homophobic comments.

Mr. Farage was also pestered about a Channel 4 undercover documentary. The documentary followed an alleged Reform UK campaigner. The language used by this campaigner was not exactly edifying. However, Nigel Farage has accused Channel 4 of hiring an actor to impersonate a Reform UK campaigner. Mr. Farage said the documentary was made to bring him down.

Later on after the BBC Question Time Q & A show, Farage said he was boycotting the BBC. He thought the show had been "rigged" to paint him and his party badly. Reform UK has subsequently dropped candidates for alleged so-called offensive views or statements. Mr. Farage stated that he has distanced himself from such comments and people.

Will these comments or actions by alleged or real Reform UK campaigners influence Reform's support? One person has already left the party probably over these allegations real or not. However, true-blue Reform supporters will not take any notice of the BBC or Channel 4 to highlight this. They will still cast their vote on July 4 for Reform come hell or high water. Agree or not agree, that is their democratic right to vote for Reform, under a democratic system.

Why are populists like Nigel Farage or George Galloway popular in certain circles right now? Easy-they get through to people because they have a personality and charisma. Whether that charisma or personality is genuine or not cannot be said for sure. People are attracted to these figures whether they be left or right.

In recent years the dividing line between figures like Galloway or Farage is sometimes hard to tell. Galloway and Farage have spoken about and campaigned for the UK to leave the EU. Both have attacked the unfettered amount of migrants and immigrants entering the country. Reform and Workers Party of Britain (Galloway's party) have been accused of being homophobic. Hence, what divides left and right, is sometimes difficult to see with people like Galloway and Farage.

For some reason, George Galloway has not been allowed to take part in the party leaders' debates. Nigel Farage does appear but he is bombarded by questioners designed to bring him into disrepute (allegedly). Whether you agree with a candidate's politics or not all should be allowed to appear on leaders' shows. To espouse their policies and then it is up to the voters! If you like what a party leader says you will vote for them. If you do not like what they say, you will not vote for them. That is how democracy works.

One thing is for certain, this general election is going to be very interesting. Sir Keir Starmer if polls are accurate will be Prime Minister with a thumping majority. The Conservatives will have their majority of 80 smashed. Their reduction in the number of MPs they will have will probably be catastrophic. The Lib-Dems will probably increase their MPs. Reform it is predicted will have their first elected MPs. As for The Workers Party of Britain, I cannot say. The SNP's MPs at Westminister will be reduced if Labour replaces them as government in Scotland. Or at least, makes massive inroads into SNP support.