As the dust settles on Nigel Farage's latest failed legal vendetta, this time against Alan Hardy, the cost is being counted. The Fuhrer's day in court will cost somebody - nobody is quite sure who - £16,000. That is on top of other costs incurred in the case, believed to total around £30,000. Now it is rumoured that Farage wants to take this to the Supreme Court.
But the real damage is that by pursuing this case and losing it, Farage may have opened the way for ex-BNP members to challenge the ban on them joining UKIP.
In fact, UKIP's constitution even allows for dual membership, which could potentially mean that current BNP members could challenge the ban on the grounds of political discrimination.
Well done Nigel!
But the real damage is that by pursuing this case and losing it, Farage may have opened the way for ex-BNP members to challenge the ban on them joining UKIP.
In fact, UKIP's constitution even allows for dual membership, which could potentially mean that current BNP members could challenge the ban on the grounds of political discrimination.
Well done Nigel!
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