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		pjc50 on Dec 7, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Artists who survived brain injuries but found a ne... They're hardly uniformly pro-Remain, I'd credit the BBC giving Farage far more airtime than any other minor party leader with a large part of the success of Leave. And anyone reporting what he actually does or says will come across as "anti-Trump".

lgieron on Dec 7, 2016 [–]

Didn't he have something like 17% support? That's hardly minor.

tonyedgecombe on Dec 7, 2016 | [–]

UKIP had 12.6% of the vote and 1 MP in the general election.

They got a lot of airtime on the BBC, more than their share from my memory.

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