Nigel Farage posted on Sunday morning on the terrible knife attack that took place on an LNER train between Peterborough and Huntingdon on Saturday evening. The content was a predictable dog whistle and it received many responses on that basis.
Notably however Farage did not seem quite sure where the event had taken place.
Now of course we can make typos but one might think super patriot Farage would be aware of a place like Huntingdon which was the birthplace of Oliver Cromwell and has a museum covering his activities. Cromwell is a controversial figure (particularly in Ireland and Scotland) but he also played a key part in creating the system of Parliamentary Democracy we still have and which Farage claims to be a great supporter of
https://www.cromwellmuseum.org/
The attack last night in Huntington was horrific. My thoughts are with all the victims and their families. We need to know who committed these awful attacks as soon as possible.
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