Marina Hyde: Nigel Farage's selective outrage exposed in response to Henry Nowak murder
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Marina Hyde
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Summary
Guardian columnist Marina Hyde critiques Nigel Farage's selective outrage, comparing his vocal response to the murder of Henry Nowak with his muted or absent responses to the murders of Jo Cox and Sarah Everard. Hyde argues that Farage only claims to "speak for the nation" when it serves his political interests, exposing hypocrisy in his willingness to exploit some tragedies while ignoring others.
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Can you be said to 'speak for England' if there are other times you wimp out on speaking at all, either out of self-preservation or moral smallness, or just not actually giving much of a toss?
The good news for Nigel is that he has struck political gold: increased numbers of people saying 'I don't like him, but I agree with him on this'. The less good news for the nation
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