"Farage has issued a blanket denial that he behaved in a way that was antisemitic or racist as a teenager, including to allegations that he targeted ethnic minority children for abuse during his time at Dulwich college, sang a Gas em all song that referred to the killing of Jewish, black and south-east Asian people and burned a school roll in a year when there were said to be more Patels than Smiths."
"These detailed testimonies from Mr Farage's contemporaries appear credible and describe a degree of extremism that cannot be summarily dismissed as irrelevant simply because it was alleged to have occurred when he was a teenager. Many people will readily accept that young people can espouse offensive or extreme views that should not define their character as an adult. They will be more concerned by the fact that Mr Farage is apparently now completely denying he ever said anything racist or antisemitic"
Witnesses reported that Nigel Farage engaged in racist and antisemitic behaviour as a teenager at Dulwich College, including targeting ethnic minority children, singing a 'Gas em all' song referring to the killing of Jewish, Black and south-east Asian people, and burning a school roll in a year with allegedly more Patels than Smiths. Farage issued a blanket denial that he behaved in an antisemitic or racist manner as a teenager. A Reform spokesperson described the allegations as entirely without foundation and an attempt to smear their leader. Lord Walney, former government adviser on political extremism, described the testimonies as credible and the categorical denial troubling.
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