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Nigel Farage - Leader of the UK Independence Party
In Europe's crisis he sees political opportunity - but is he playing with fire?
As another wave of financial fear sweeps through the Eurozone, with Spain seemingly staggering towards a bail out and Italy not far behind, the voices of the continents Eurosceptics grow louder.
Most prominent among them is Nigel Farage, leader of the UK independence party and self-styled scourge of the EU establishment in his role as a member of the European Parliament.
In Europe's crisis he sees political opportunity; but is he playing with fire?
(Image: Nigel Farage)
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