Having threatened to field 500 BXP candidates in the general election (which will split the Tory vote and usher in Corbyn) Farage decided not to stand himself.
It is a tad unusual for a leader of an alleged political party to not stand for election.
So what's going on here?
1 Farage has stood for parliament 7 times, and lost on each occasion. He knows he has FA chance of being elected.
2 He wants to keep his radio show, standing will mean he would not be on air as much as his ego wants.
3 Splitting the Tory vote will ensure Corbyn wins and that Brexit never happens. This split esnures that Farage stays on the EU gravy train as an MEP, it also ensures he can continue to publicly call for the UK to leave the EU.
In short, Farage's "policy" is based on greed and ego.
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