What Politicians can get away with

I don't think we are going to get an improved, which is to say halfway competent, politics in this country until we start holding politicians to what they say, but this is routinely ignored.  Take these comments from Nigel Farage on his new Brexit Party. 

In quite a short article, he:

• Admits that he has spent 25 years in British politics, when he usually poses as not being a politician.
• Is allowed to say that he is not asking Aaron Banks for money whilst implying the Banks has refused to give him any (without any challenge in the report)
• Says that there is no difference in policy between his new party and the old one (Ukip) despite the latter having been taken over by the Far Right)