There is nothing funny about it at all. Mr Farage has taken a look at the party he helped found and sees that the direction it is heading in is not to his liking. It seems that you are inferring in some kind of way that the party has always been what you term 'racist' or 'extreme'. Have you ever been to a party meeting? I very much doubt it. Every party has it's extremists..and indeed racists. You only to have to take a look at what is loosely described as the Labour Party at the moment to see that. The anti-semitism that is rife in that party is disgraceful. There is a difference, granted, between racism, and the persecution and hatred of a particular group of religious people, but the underlying hatred is the same. If you want to find racism, you can find it in most parties. Like most people who voted remain, who were absolutely terrified by the popularity of UKIP at the time of the referendum, you have jumped on that tired old bandwagon and inferred that all UKIP supporters are racists. Most UKIP supporters are anti-immigration and not racist. They are concerned about the volume of immigration..the sky high numbers which are ever increasing. They have done the math, and are wondering how the hell this country will cope in years to come. So please do not refer to UKIP supporters, who in the past have included myself, as racists. That is offensive.