The article does state that UKIP got more votes than Labour in the last EU election but UKIP is still dismissed as no more or less than a fringe party. If it is a fringe party, what does that make Labour? Less than a fringe?

On the central issue of the article; Nigel Farage’s frequent or over frequent appearances on Question Time, it could be attributed to the fact that he generally has something interesting to say and that he is such an engaging personality. I know it is difficult to see these qualities in someone who espouses views which one does not hold. I am not a fan of Vince Cable and it is with a little reluctance that I admit that his joke about Stalin and Gordon Brown was an excellent one and well timed too but trying very hard to overcome my political leanings, I still can’t imagine other EU party leaders saying anything new or interesting. Perhaps the BBC should try out Tory EU leader, Martin Callanan or Glenis Willmott, Labour leader in the EU parliament to see if they capture the public imagination.