So because the BBC were racist in 1975 it is alright for Farage to be racist, it doesn't work like that two wrongs will never make a right ,also BBC did not set out to offend like nasty Nigel did.
I suspect that Farage was probably a bit of a dick at school.
But hey, I suspect half the people I know were dicks at school in one way or another.
What he is alleged to have said was offensive. But ...and this is a big BUT, it was very different times (as the BBC clip shows) so what sounds very offensive in 2025 probably barely registered a ripple in 1970. Making fun of people based on their skin colour, hair colour, weight, etc was sadly the norm back then.
Does that make it right? Of course not.
Does that mean it warrants a major investigation, let alone charges, in 2025? Of course not.
The timing stinks. It is obviously part of an orchestrated smear campaign.
Were the investigative reporters given a brief and an expectation to come up with something? Yes, probably.
Were the witnesses paid? Probably
Does that make their testimony questionable? Well ...Yes it does actually.
I prefer to judge people on their values and ethics right now, rather than their alleged values 50 years ago when they were in school.