Nigel Farage insults Belgium and EU President

Nigel Farage was today accused of using personal insults to win publicity after he called the EUs new president a damp rag and dismissed his native Belgium as a non-country. The former leader of the UK Independence Party showed his gift for finding the media spotlight by launching a vitriolic attack against Herman Van Rompuy, the former Belgian Prime Minister chosen to lead the European Council. His calculated attack came as part of a strategy to build his profile for a general election battle with Sp