I am regularly threatened with physical violence online, though I stopped noting it all down every day about a decade ago. But who knows what genuine fears flashed through Farage’s Brexit mind as milkshake loomed towards him in Newcastle. The last time anyone “donned” anything it was Prince Valiant, with a tabard, in a 1940s Hal Foster newspaper comic strip. Nonetheless, Farage’s desire to don himself and tool up represents his perceived frustration with the political process. Stewart Lee’s new standup show, Snowflake/Tornado, is at the Leicester Square theatre, London, 29 October-25 January, with national dates to follow

Source: The Guardian May 26, 2019 09:00 UTC