By Jonathan Isaby
The answer to the question I pose above is that the former UKIP leader was evidently updating the list of those he follows on Twitter, as the email I received (reproduced below) demonstrates:
I know many ConHome readers follow me (@isaby) already but certainly suggest that Farage, who is most likely about to be re-elected UKIP leader, is worth following on Twitter too @Nigel_Farage.
Incidentally, if you didn't catch his autobiography, Fighting Bull, which came out at the beginning of the year, it's well worth a read if you want to get a feel for the man and what motivates him, as well as a potted history of UKIP and the variety of characters which populate it...