Thirty-four former schoolmates of Nigel Farage have now come forward to allege they witnessed him behaving in a racist or antisemitic manner during their time at Dulwich College. The new claims raise further questions about the Reform UK leader's evolving denials of the accusations.
One of the latest accusers, Jason Meredith, 58, who was three years below Farage at the private school, claims Farage called him a “paki” and used taunts such as “go back home”. Meredith, who is of Anglo-Indian heritage and now lives in Switzerland, said he was motivated to speak out by Farage’s denial of being racist. “The word ‘paki’ was bandied by him – by Farage – there was kind of an entourage, if I remember right, hangers on,” Meredith told the Guardian.
Adrian Woods, 62, a translator who attended Dulwich for sixth form, said he witnessed Farage harassing Jewish pupil Peter Ettedgui. Woods recalled Farage making antisemitic comments, and Ettedgui responding by reciting Shylock’s “if you prick us, do we not bleed?” monologue. Ettedgui, now a Bafta- and Emmy-winning director, has previously claimed Farage would say “Hitler was right” and “gas them” while making hissing noises.
Farage has denied the allegations, initially calling them “complete made-up fantasies” and later describing his behaviour as “aggressive banter”. He has refused to apologise, despite an open letter signed by 26 school contemporaries and another by 11 Holocaust survivors calling on him to do so. Reform deputy leader Richard Tice has dismissed the accusers as liars spreading “made up twaddle”.
