Is anyone surprised that this odious man would use such an event to promote his xenophobic chauvinistic politics? Granted the Novak case is a new low even for Farage, but hardly surprising.

What does concern me is that maybe even ten years ago we'd never have politicians from either side of the pond making such comments and yet today they are becoming the norm. Perhaps this is a backlash to unfettered liberalism (which in itself is no bad thing), as not everyone wishes to see a society that the UK has become. There were signs this was the direction of travel but few were paying attention.