"The years of mockery and derision for Ukip are over" rallied Nigel Farage as he kicked off the party’s campaign for Huhne’s Hampshire seat, pledging to turn the by-election into a four way marginal.
Now hang on a second Nige.
Ukip might have crept out of the political wilderness, but over at Huff Post UK, we think any election is boring without a little bit of mockery and derision. This holds especially true if it involves Mr Farage, whose buoyant burblings and eccentric outfits make him a genuine joy to report on.
Indeed its not just political posturing that Farage is good at, but with effusive elasticity of face, Ukips’s leader has a gurn, grimace and guffaw for every possible occasion.
Take a flick through fourteen of the fantastic Mr Farage’s facial expressions.