Hi Paul,

What an inspirational post!.  I can feel your passion.  It is young people like you who can help make UK PLC a better place.Nigel himself has had a difficult life including a near fatal car crash and also a plane crash, yet his energy is incredible.  He really does care about this country and we all need to care and feel that we can make a difference.   Don't go changing Paul, and thank you for your kind comments about PT.  I am delighted you found your way here.

Great Post Paul, its great to get everyones take on they way they see the world, its fascinating. 

I myself i'm not a big believer in conspiracy's, i think that is a basic natural human instinct to believe, we are being exploited or some secret world super power is controling us. Many people believe the Twin Towers 9/11 was a conspiracy, but i think this is a very dangerous and limiting mindset to get into. To suggest 9/11 was anything other then a tragic terrorist attack, is absurd. To try and set something like that up at such a scale and complexity would be near impossible without some leak that would expose it. Anyway I dont even want to spend anytime trying to argue it as its an insult to the people who were murdered.

Any negative belief ultimately will only hold you back and stop you achieving your goals. How? well say a young impressionable man is adamant that the US government was behind 9/11, then this man will harbour negative insecurity in his heart and hold limiting beliefs. He will have no faith in his economy, his country and the system, therefore his suspicion, his doubt, his lack of confidence will stop him from being enthusiastic and positive. He will believe there is no point to trying anything to be successful, because his life is being controlled and mapped out for him. 

I dont buy into this notion we cant progress, that we are all state controlled little worker bees. Its just simply not true. How do i know? Because i have seen and know countless people who have come from working class backgrounds, from nothing, worked very hard, got an education (from the state) and go on to become powerful influential head of industry's from business to politics and become very rich. They have become the very people that the 'have nots' believe are the ones in control of thier lives. How did some of the worlds most powerful people come to this so called 'inner club'...you will find most have actually come from normal backgrounds like you and me, Barak Obama, Thatcher, even Hitler was just a nobody before he worked his way to power, so i just simply don't abide to the conspiracy theory that it is us and them....

We must not allow ourselves to fall into the trap of believing the world is against us. Its all too easy and convenient to believe we are 'victims', exploited and downtrodden.

  It is far harder.... to work hard, have faith in yourself and everything around you and the 'balls' to break away from the 'herd' and go it alone and compete to make it. It goes against human nature. Its natural to have doubt and think negatively, its unatural to have faith and think positive. We have to work hard in order to achieve this winning mindset if we wish to achieve great things. That's why so few 'make it' and sadly those that don't look for excuses.

I am certainly not denigrating normal working class people (as i am) There is absolutely nothing wrong in many many people living a normal lives and not wanting to aspire to 'change the world' . Its just that, if that's the life you have chosen you shouldn't then use excuses; you could have, should have, if, buts and only's, why you were never given the chance to be anything else. Because in this country we have the freedom of choice, to be whatever you wish to be.

With regard to Europes super rich and such....i have no idea and i guess most PT dont either, who knows who these people are. Its just too complicated for anyone to know. I think it is naive to just vilify a rich people just because they are rich. Naturally if this person has made huge wealth illegally on the back of other peoples suffering then clearly these people need to be identified and imprisoned. However someone my be very rich because they run/own a company that serves and enhances thousands of peoples lives for the better, so why do the masses choose to hate them? as i have said envy, bitterness and hatred is not a good basis of an argument. 

We live in a GREAT country, yes it is very competitive and very tough to break through and 'make it' but we DO all have the opportunity to. We must believe and subscribe and take the responsibility to the fact our destiny is in our hands not in the hands of the 'super state'.

Naturally if this person has made huge wealth illegally on the back of other peoples suffering then clearly these people need to be identified and imprisoned.Some of the European super rich have been done for corruption and illegal deals .. but rather than going to prison, they got put into the EU parliament!!  True.  Nigel Farage spoke about them in his speech and blogged about Jacques Santer >>> here.Also, lets all agree that the majority of people who break out of the rat race are a tiny minority.The majority all go to work 9 to 5 and pay taxes that line the pockets of the super rich! 

Well done Vanessa!  It’s great to see you interviewing people of this calibre on PT TV, independent of our individual political views as Jonathan says.  Awesome post from Toby Marsden above as well – I totally subscribe to those enterprising values!

I agree with Nigel Farage’s disapproval of direct LHA payments to tenants and how the system is ripe for abuse given the lack of safeguards in its current form.  In addition to the proposed EU Directive’s credit restrictions that we probably have to look forward to from next year obviously. It is encouraging to read Mark Alexander’s comment on Property118.com in relation to the EU Directive: http://www.property118.com/index.php/cam...-eu/22209/.  It will be interesting to see if lenders are able to manoeuvre around any pending legislation by lending to Limited Companies, under the auspices of personal guarantees and charges against other assets, as has been suggested. As the full regulatory framework is yet to be drafted – within the context of France’s recent downgraded credit rating and ongoing Eurozone debt crisis – you could perhaps question the extent to which there will be an appetite for allowing this type of circumventing to go unchecked at present.

i dont know enough about euro politics Vanessa to give any informed opinion but yes agreed if there are corrupt politicians in power then naturally they should be weeded out.....i am under no illusion, im sure that there is alot of corruption in Brussels hence why im a euro sceptic to a degree....

your comment of majority of 9-5 workers line the pockets of the super rich is a very general statement..!! my instincts tell me not to believe in such sweeping statements....as explained im not a conspiracist.....who knows mabe your right and im wrong, but its a huge complex subject that i doubt either of us could ever prove to be correct... and something i doubt you and me can change..... what's important is what we can change our own little world, for ourselves and our family.

The point im making Vanessa is we all need to believe we have hope and a chance to 'make it' if not what have we got?

you and i both know a lot of people who have made a successful living for themselves, so it must be true we all have a chance......

Also l think we need to define 'rat race' - in effect this means to go to work, we should celebrate this system, because i have been in third world countries where most people would give their right arm to be part of a rat race, and be able to go to work 9 - 5 everyday and eat and put a roof over their families head. We should celebrate we have a modern economy that affords millions of people the opportunity to make a living and serve one another. 

It is simply impossible to have a system where everyone can do nothing for their income. If we are arguing for a fairer share of wealth distribution, where the low paid get more and the rich get less, then who could argue with such a noble wish, of course we all wish to for everyone to have more, but with the way the world works in reality i no not of any political country or system that has managed to pull that one off and i doubt they ever will. Humans mankinds history is one of competition. Individuals compete, groups compete, businesses compete, countries compete. Competition drives innovation and as such humans will continue to achieve and invent amazing feats of engineering that enhance and rid the world of human suffering. i.e. in the 20th century the Plane, Penicillin, The Telephone and now the Internet.....it is only by having a 'rat race' whereby we all go to work and serve one another do WE all benefit as a whole. It is my observation that peoples lives have improved immeasurably over the last 100 years, we are are so much richer (materially) now and have far easier lives then our forefathers, and i would guess this will continue to improve over the next 100 years as mankind continues to evolve.  Maybe we will find a way to get robots to do most of the work and humans will have more than any time in history will be able to enjoy more freedom and leisure time. Do you agree or disagree?

Hi Toby,I think we are talking at cross purposes here.  I am not suggesting for one nano second that we can have a system where everyone can do nothing and still get paid.  Quite the opposite.I am suggesting in fact that everyone should be a net contributor.The majority of people do not even explore the possibility of setting up their own business or developing a product or service.  "Hope" doesn't figure.  There is "hope" for everyone to improve their lives.  Many don't even seek to.  It is those people I am referring to.In Africa you will find entrepreneurial people who do not work in any kind of rat race, but create a living and serve the community.  Necessity is the mother of invention.  They have created a battery for a computer that will last for four days!!   People in the U.K. living comfortable lives going to the nine to five or sitting on benefits are perhaps not very motivated to get outside their comfort zone?  I know many intelligent and educated people who work nine to five, never question anything going on in the world, and think myself and Nick are "really daft" and that we "should get proper jobs"!!!!  I prefer to be the master of my own destiny.  Material wealth is not necessarily something to strive for either.  Spiritual wealth is very important along with emotional wealth.Humans will continue to evolve and new technologies will help with that.  Anyone can start a business from their bedroom using the internet and many have.  Young people need to be educated how to use new technologies and the U.K. needs to have the infrastructure to support them. i.e.  Faster download and upload speeds.  The Far East is operating at 1,000 times faster than the average internet we have in this country, putting our ditigal growth and digital entrepreneurism at a significant disadvantage imho.  Despite this, digital products account for nearly 10% of the GDP of UK PLC.Nick and I spoke to Nigel about UKIP supporting digital entrepreneurs and we hope to book a meeting with him to talk in more detail. 

Thanks for commenting Max.There were so many other questions I wanted to ask, but there was a huge queue of people wanting to speak to him and he was also very tired by the end, but I remembered to ask the question suggested by your good self about EU regulation. :)It was interesting what Nigel told me before the interview - He said that it was the likes of YouTube and twitter that had given him a voice against the big boys, and helped spread UKIP's messages. He said the social web had greatly contributed to levelling the playing field in politics & business.This is relevant to Toby's points as well and something Nick and I have been championing for the past five years! 

Isn't life all about choices?

An analogy someone once told me was

An American  business tourist is on holiday in the Carribean and finds a man playing a guitat and lazing away in the sun.

Asked what he did; he advised he was a fisherman.

He went out everyday and received enough income to feed his family and look after things and he was perfectly content sitting on the beach playing his guitar without a care in the world.

This tourist said no you are doing it all wrong.

You should go tho the bank and borrow enough money to have several boats from which you will earn more  and employ other fisherman.

You will of course have to work very hard and eventually you should be able to retire with a decent pension  and be able to sit on the beach, playing your guitar without a care in the world........!!!!!!?

Haha that’s brilliant Vanessa, thanks!  It’s made me laugh to think that Nigel Farage, the charismatic leader of UKIP, has answered my specific question about EU regulation against Buy-to-Let mortgages.  Testament to the power of social media indeed – I feel like David Dimbleby by proxy. :-)If I can think of a pertinent question to wind up Louise Mensch, would you be so kind as to put it to her as well?  ‘The Iron Maiden’ as she’s known in the village.  LOL.

Vanessa said:

Thanks for commenting Max.There were so many other questions I wanted to ask, but there was a huge queue of people wanting to speak to him and he was also very tired by the end, but I remembered to ask the question suggested by your good self about EU regulation. :)It was interesting what Nigel told me before the interview - He said that it was the likes of YouTube and twitter that had given him a voice against the big boys, and helped spread UKIP's messages. He said the social web had greatly contributed to levelling the playing field in politics & business.This is relevant to Toby's points as well and something Nick and I have been championing for the past five years! 

The Iron Maiden?Bearing in mind she is married to Peter Mensch (Metallica's manager), not Rod Smallwood (Iron Maiden's manager) so not sure that is an appropriate name.  LOL!!