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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

On a day when mega-rich, privileged and safe, Zia Yusuf, pledges to shove asylum seekers in detention centres (in Green constituencies), before forcibly deporting them, this is a v important read. These grim people are frauds. Exploiting ignorance and racism for votes. But only to enrich themselves.

My View
Ian Birrell
Farage and the fraud of populism
It always pays to follow the money in politics

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Farage… works hard to burnish a facade as standard-bearer for ordinary folks fighting a complacent establishment, polishing his everyman image with fags, flat cap and pints. Brexit, he declared, was a victory for "real people". Shrugging off this act of national self-harm, he returned to the political fray two years ago at the helm of Reform UK supposedly to speak up "for the ordinary, decent, hard-working people of this country".
Given this stance, it was curious to learn that this silver-tongued politician quietly pocketed 55m from a crypto billionaire called Christopher Harborne shortly before his surprise return. Farage had, after all, said he did not plan to stand as an MP; now polls suggest he stands on the threshold of Downing Street.
He claimed the sum was a gift to pay for his security after being rumbled by a Guardian journalist.
Yet it always pays to follow money in politics. And this cash highlights how the anti-elitist populism sold to voters is a fraud, a rebranding of hard-right, anti-state conservatism by the super rich and their fellow travellers.
Farage has long focused on leveraging his fame into a fortune while enjoying the largesse of ultra-wealthy people, despite claiming
"there's no money in politics".
His grifting has caused political hiccups, whether it was taking cash for appearances on the Kremlin's propaganda machinery Russia Today or side hustles such as recording customised messages for Cameo punters.
Now an unsavoury stench wafts from this "gift", which is being probed for possible investigation by the Electoral Commission after the Tories claimed it was an undeclared donation - Farage denies this. Harborne insists he wants nothing in return. Yet it is hard not to wonder why a tycoon based in Thailand - where he goes under the name Chakrit Sakunkrit
- has handed an astonishing £17M to Reform UK and its leader…

I met many American voters during his campaigns seduced by the idea that this self serving hustler was driven by desire to serve his nation and drain the Washington swamp. They have been rewarded with chaos, alleged corruption and a cost of living crisis fuelled by a foolish war. Aides claim his team - with the richest cabinet in United States history and a dozen billionaires - are "patriotic outsiders" even as the system gets tilted even more in favour of this elite and its interests.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Mail is running a poll on whether the UK should rejoin the EU. Takes seconds to vote and it's going hilariously well... www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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Sir Barry Attric-Surgery @barryattricsurgery.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

@donwinslow.bsky.social Hi Don. I watched Crime101 this weekend, and really enjoyed it. I had no idea it was based on your work but now I can see your fingerprints all over the plot, the tension and the twists and turns. Really excellent!

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Steve Rosenberg @bbcstever.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Today’s Russian newspapers on the old world order unraveling: “Will Greenland become Nato’s cemetery? The transatlantic partnership has begun to crack & crumble.” Another paper: “The architecture of the world order is collapsing before our very eyes.” #ReadingRussia

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"Will Greenland become Nato's cemetery?" asks Russian paper.

YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

The ICE murders in Minneapolis are a “glimpse of what happens when fear and loathing of migrants curdles into toxic tribalism, another grim warning for all those European voters flirting with the far-right and dark forces of nationalism.” That’s Reform in the UK. liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/418...

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Trump’s ICE spreads mayhem and misery – and sounds a dark warning for Europe

This is another glimpse of what happens when fear and loathing of migrants curdles into toxic tribalism

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

"Hands up anyone who is too far up Trump's arse to call him out for being a cowardly, ignorant draft-dodging moron"

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

There are many serious governments in the world. The US is not one of them. (There are no penguins in Greenland.)

White House post - Trump and a penguin walk towards a Greenland flag. “Embrace the penguin”.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Out of the Trump shitstorm comes opportunity. To join forces with Europe and Canada, “ditch Brexit delusions… and leave Farage marooned on the wrong side of public opinion, fanboy to the man who insulted Britain’s war dead.” Yes please. The only sane response. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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As the world finally punches back, was this the week Donald Trump went too far? | Jonathan Freedland

The US president took his bullying doctrine to Davos and hit a wall of opposition. If this creates a new western alliance against him, all to the good, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Not a statesman. Not strong. Not patriotic. Not principled. Farage is a traitorous little shit who is too compromised and too desperate to please Trump, to serve the best interests of our country. He will only ever betray us because he has to see Brexit through to the bitter, broken end. (iPaper)

Farage Trump's comments 'not quite fair'

Nigel Farage distanced himself from Donald Trump yesterday, describing the US President's comments about British soldiers in Afghanistan as "not quite fair"
The Reform UK leader has called Trump a "genuine friend of the United Kingdom". This week, he said that the world would be a "better, more secure place" if America took over Greenland.
But Farage (inset) has now said that he would
"politely" object to Trump's claims that Nato troops stayed away from the front line.
Writing in a post on X, Farage said: "Donald Trump is wrong.
For 20 years our Armed Forces fought bravely alongside America's in Afghanistan."
Speaking in Davos, he added: "We stayed by America for the whole 20 years, we proportionately spent the
same money, we lost the same number of lives as America, pro-rata.
The same applies to Denmark... so it is not quite fair."
The Liberal Democrat leader, Sir Ed Davey, said: " I question the character of British politicians who've been supporting Donald Trump.
"I think Nigel Farage's character is on the line, along with Donald Trump's."

Harry Goodwin

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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 15/01/2026

Robert Jenrick: an apology. thecritic.co.uk/fran...

Ishould begin with an apology. Last month, I described Robert Jenrick as “the most shameless man in parliament”. His office complained at the time, but I was stubborn and refused to back down. Well, it’s never too late to say you were wrong. Robert Jenrick is not simply the most shameless man in parliament. He is the most shameless man in Britain, the most shameless man on Earth. Quite possibly the most shameless man in history. It is not simply that Jenrick has no shame. He is like a black hole for shame, sucking in the embarrassment of people around him. Which will be quite handy in his new party, Reform.

Nothing became Jenrick’s time in the Conservative Party so much as the leaving of it. For years he had eased his way up the greasy pole, switching positions when necessary, a heating-seeking missile for whichever pose could help him advance, poster boy for the importance of self-belief over ability or integrity. And finally he was undone because he forgot to pick something up off a

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

A very embarrassing moment for the FIFA Peace Prize committee

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Chris Maris @chrismaris.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

I found an old box in the attic containing an old book and some Britains lead animals, a goose stepping, an old gammon and a sheep...

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Mr Roger Quimbly @rogerquimbly.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Strange how all of these Reform characters keep turning out to be racists. Of course, it’s too early to say if there’s a pattern developing. Just bad luck I suppose.

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Personal note: went to (some) of the countermarch yesterday, and then watched TV coverage of both. @sundersays.bsky.social is right that the far-right/racists on the main march are a (small) minority whose numbers are not growing. It's the apparent paralysis of the majority that scares me. [1/n]

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Let’s settle this, is Nigel Farage a racist? Like if he is. RT if he is a traitor.

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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Lucy Connolly was as much a political prisoner as I am a Roman Emperor❗️ She is however a sick, twisted, evil, racist, witch who’s only claim to fame is being caught and imprisoned for inciting ppl to burn migrants to death in their hotels.. That’s not politics that’s racism pure and simple❗️😡

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Lucy Connolly: Woman jailed for race hate post says she was political prisoner

She gives her first newspaper interview after being released from prison.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 16/08/2025

The meeting was a disaster for everyone except two people. Trump got his photo op and his ego boost. Putin got his photo op, whitewashing of war crimes and no sanctions. No one in Ukraine, Europe or the United States benefited in any way.

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

"The Israelis don't want us to film out of the window at the devastation inside Gaza. But I've spent 10 mins looking at it with my own eyes and I can tell you communities in the north of Gaza, that I knew well, are flat. There's nothing left of them." Jeremy Bowen www.bbc.com/news/videos/...

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Gaza: BBC's Jeremy Bowen goes onboard a plane dropping aid

The BBC's international editor was on a Jordanian flight as it dropped supplies into Gaza.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Russia attacked Odesa with drones this morning. Horse stables were damaged, killing a horse and injuring others.

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Neil Miles @neilsmiles.com · 10/07/2025

My autism means I can't stop calling Gregggggg Wallace a cunt

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Shawn Harris @shawnforcongress.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Can you hit repost? Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't want you to know the name of her opponent but will try every desperate attempt to save her seat. My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you share and follow me?

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

As Heathrow power cut is found to be caused by a fault in the substation, Richard Tice offers a full apology for blaming net zero. Just kidding! Lying gobshites don't do apologies.

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Ally to Democracy @allyhartwell.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

"Congratulations, you hit the jackpot" 💲 The top 1%, $975 billion tax break 💲 The top two-tenths of 1%, $211 billion in tax free inheritance 💲 Large corporations, $918 billion tax break 🆘 Paid for with a $1.1 trillion cut to Medicaid & Affordable Care Act affecting those who can least afford it

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Perfectly expressed.

"I was born in an Iranian prison. My parents were held in their jails. My uncles lie in their mass graves.

Nothing you can tell me about the crimes of the Iranian regime that I haven't lived in blood and bone.

That doesn't mean I want my people bombed, maimed, killed, their homes in ruins.

If your vision of liberation comes only through the destruction of innocent lives, then it's not freedom you're after"

Sahar Delijani,
Iranian author

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

🚨🚨 #brexit anniversary: Office of Budget Responsibility predictions of £ 40 bn hit to public finances has proven correct according to research by top economist @johnspringford.bsky.social . www.thetimes.com/article/346e...

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Predictions of £40bn hit to public finances from Brexit ‘correct’

Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecast of a 4 per cent productivity loss from leaving the EU has been largely borne out, says top economist

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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Have you tanked your economy? Was your birthday parade an embarrassment? Did the richest man in the world allude to you being a nonce? Did you lose your bid to challenge a sexual abuse & defamation lawsuit? If so, you need WAR! 𝑊𝐴𝑅 - 𝐵𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Trump: You all know the great PM of the UK and we just signed a document *drops documents* Trump: A little windy out here. We just signed it and so we have our trade agreement with the EU

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Politics in the U.K. @politicsintheuk.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Yvette Cooper ripped the mask off - Badenoch’s fake outrage is pure bollocks, just another piss-poor Tory distraction while real victims get ignored. #ukpolitics

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Remember, everything Netanyahu does is to keep himself out of prison. For the sake of one crook's liberty, tens of thousands of people have been murdered, and now a possible full-scale war has been provoked. Israel must rise up and unseat him.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Don't both sides the situation in the Middle East as the Politicians are trying to do. There is one side that needs to de-escalate in the Middle East, Israel, and we need to stop sending them weapons to make them stop.

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 07/06/2025

Oooh, you mean it's OK to leave, realise it's a mistake, then rejoin? 😉

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Spreadsheet enjoyer 🇨🇦🇪🇺 @bluser12.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Credit where it’s due: Scott Galloway cooked here

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

British surgeon Victoria Rose, who's just returned from Gaza: "They're coming through the doors like a conveyor belt... really small children with massive injuries.. bits of their bodies blown off... every day at least half [of my cases] were under the age of 11.. its barbaric"

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

AL CA-PORN/JULIUS SQUEEZER/THE SHART OF THE DEAL/MAYOR McCUT THE CHEESE/GROPER CLEVELAND/SLEEPY DON-ZALES/BURGER JEAN KING/DONNY NAPPLESEED/YABBA DABBA DOOFUS/HIS MAGA-STY/GENGHIS DON/DONNIE D-CUPS/DONYE WEST/DONALD DUCK THE DRAFT/KIM DON UN/THE NOTORIOUS P.I.G./HAIR MUSSOLINI/PHONEY SOPRANO <more>

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Anthony Scaramucci @scaramucci.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

US elects a lying dummy surrounded by sycophants. Canada gets a Rhodes Scholar

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/05/2025

While I appreciate the "lock him up" and "impeach him" sentiments (and I'm with you), if Mueller, Garland, and impeachment taught us anything, its that 1) SCOTUS is corrupt and 2) We have to do this ourselves. As I've been saying for nearly 8 years: it's up to us. Always has been.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Warnock: You literally have, in real time, the leader of another nation-state—in this case, South Africa—there to talk to him about trade, and he’s saying, “Sorry, Mr. President, we don’t have a plane to offer you.” And you see why we have an Emoluments Clause in the first place.

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Buck Frexit @beany.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Farage didn’t turn up to meetings when he was on the EU fisheries committee, saying decisions should be made in the UK…but then can’t be arsed to attend Parliament to debate the EU reset deal & doesn’t hold constituency surgeries! He takes our money does fuck all. If you vote for him you’re a twat.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 21/05/2025

"You teamed up with Trump to throw the Ukrainian people under the bus. Putin is playing you like a fiddle." — Senator Chris Van Hollen clashed with Secretary of State Marco Rubio during Senate hearings, accusing the Trump admin of failing to stop the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Be like Gary Lineker, don't be silent, don't be complicit.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Gary Lineker has been fired from the BBC because he spoke out about Palestine. #iSupportGary Lets get it trending

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Anti-Genocide ≠ antisemitism

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Magdalena @csibike1.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

And Lebedev?

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Michelle Mone can be expelled from the House of Lords by a simple majority vote in the Commons, and then in the House of Lords. Like if she needs to go. RT if she has to go.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

If the UK rejoined the Single Market there would be £42bn a year to spend, jobs galore and it would kill Nigel Farage. Lets do it.

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Chris Maris @chrismaris.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

I'm so glad the National Front aren't around anymore...

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