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Nigel’s Army – Episode 1

Deep in the Reform UK Ltd underground bunker, at a secret location – but definitely not Clacton – leader Farage addresses his top team

Ronnie Barbour by Ronnie Barbour
03-02-2026 07:35
in Politics, Satire
Reading Time: 4 mins read
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Nigel's Army in reference to Dad's Army, by Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

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FARAGE: Settle down, settle! Gullis put your crayons away. Now, before we get down to the business of the day, you’ll have noticed we have a new member of the team, Suella Braverman! Suella welcome to Reform UK Ltd.

BRAVERMAN: Thank you, Nigel. Can I just say how proud I am, to be joining a party that believes in Britain… believes in the people of Britain and…

FARAGE: Not now Suella… not now. Sit down luv.

SUELLA: Oh… okay.

FARAGE: Right, I’ve gathered you here today because we need new ideas to drive us forward.

ANDERSON: Dog licences.

FARAGE: They went years ago, Bruiser.

ANDERSON: No… dog licences for owners who don’t own the UK’s national dog, the Bulldog! None of those namby-pamby ankle nipper dogs!

DORRIES: Hoi, I have a Miniature Schnauzer!

JENRICK: That’s not what I heard…

DORRIES: Shut it new boy!

FARAGE: Now, come on, I want policies that will resonate with our base.

GULLIS: What’s a resonate?

JENRICK: God, you are so thick, Gullis!

GULLIS: I’m not, my mum says I’m just a late developer!

KRUGER: What about conscription?

TRUSS: Oh, my husband suffers terribly from that.

TICE: Trussy, get out you’re not a member!

TRUSS: Oh…

KRUGER: No, listen to me. Conscription for… under 10s. It’s never been tried before, and it scored well with the focus groups.

ANDERSON: Bloody focus groups. We don’t have to ask anyone for their opinion, we tell them the score and that’s that. If they don’t like it, they can bugger off!

FARAGE: I like that Kruger. Nice one! Right Dorries, what have you got?

DORRIES: Well, it’s down the same road as Danny. But I was thinking of free school meals.

FARAGE: What?

DORRIES: Wait… what about taking them away? I was reading the Daily Mail yesterday and it said that we’ve got a childhood obesity problem. If we stop feeding them at school, we’ll be tackling fat kids and saving money.

JENRICK: Oh, I like that. Free school meals make schools too welcoming.

ANDERSON: Bloody brilliant is that! In my day, the only thing that was free was six of the best! And it never did me any harm.

FARAGE: Write that up Dorries. We’ll shove it on the front page of the manifesto. Any other business?

JENRICK: I was just wondering, you know, if you had got a job for me yet? I’m not being pushy, but I made very big sacrifice deforming to this company.

GULLIS: Me too… I lost everything.

FARAGE: Put the muzzle back on Gullis! So, Jenrick, which job were you thinking?

JENRICK: I thought… Chancellor… maybe?

FARAGE: Oh, did you now? Actually, I have got a role for you. Northern Ireland…

JENRICK: No… please no!

FARAGE: Yes. Right, that’s agreed. Conscription for the under 10s and abolishing free school meals to fight obesity. I don’t mind saying, jolly good work!

TICE: Are we being a bit tough on kids!

FARAGE: Too flipping true. Meeting adjourned! Pub! Gullis, it’s your round!


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Ronnie Barbour

Ronnie Barbour

Ronnie Barour is a writer and broadcaster. He spent 12 years in the RAF protecting the country and was renowned for his expertise at marching. From there he entered the heady world of broadcasting for the BBC and independent radio stations for over thirty years. He now also produces and presents the Bylines Scotland podcast. Follow him on: BlueSky

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