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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Farage is done. He simply cannot become PM. He’s a ragingly greedy, corrupt, national security risk. We aren’t America. Anyone shouting “witchhunt” on this just looks like an idiot. Off you go, you most loathsome man.

Sunday Times front page

Revealed: Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal

George Cottrell provided staff, security and housing ● The benefits were not declared to Commons ● Crypto gambler Cottrell is seeking pardon from Trump

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Nigel Farage failed to disclose that a convicted criminal and cryptogambler funded his operation in the year before his election to parliament.

The Reform leader appears to have broken parliamentary rules by accepting security, drivers, staff and accommodation paid for by George Cottrell, who was jailed for participating in a US money laundering conspiracy.

Farage did not declare benefits that included the recruitment of a right-wing activist who managed his social media, produced political content, and helped him gain hundreds of thousands of followers.

The Reform leader has continued to benefit from the support of Cottrell, 32, since his election to the Commons in 2024. He has repeatedly stayed at a five-storey townhouse near Buckingham Palace which is rented by the fraudster and thought to cost tens of thousands of pounds a month.

Cottrell, who we can reveal is also a key figure in an offshore bookmaker implicated in potentially criminal betting, has no official role in Reform, but is described by insiders as Farage’s right-hand man and closest aide.

Farage said he did not need to disclose the pre-election support because it predated his decision to run for parliament. He said he did not need to disclose the use of the townhouse as it is provided by a close friend.

However, at the time Farage started receiving the support he was Reform’s honorary president and was active as a national political figure.

The “overall purpose” of MPs’ code of conduct is to uphold democracy by ensuring maximum transparency over any financial support or benefit that “might reasonably be thought by others” to influence their actions or words as a parliamentarian.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

With the imminent crowning of Andy Burnham as UK PM Wes Streeting is manoeuvring into a plum job. His time as Health Secretary was marked by privatisation, chaos and failure. His 10 Year Health Plan extended privatisation into every aspect of the NHS.

keepournhspublic.com

Wes Streeting as Health Secretary: Privatisation, chaos, failure

Wes Streeting's record is not one of change or reform, but of political opportunism and hostility to the health service he was trusted to protect. Keep Our NHS Public responds to his resignation We...

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Liz Truss set up CPAC Great Britain with a lawyer who used to work with sanctioned pro-Russian oligarch Firtash Many of guests at Truss’s gathering have also parroted Kremlin talking points New by me on Democracy for Sale open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

open.substack.com

Revealed: the Russian ties of Liz Truss's radical right conference

CPAC UK was set up by a lawyer who worked with sanctioned 'notorious kleptocrat' - and speakers include politicians linked to pro-Kremlin networks and Moscow talking points

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Blairer @haggisblarer.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Only cowards wear masks. Ban them 👇👇

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

UK energy bills to rise 13.5% next month. 45% of parents with a child, 35% of disabled people in energy debt Profiteering rife. Govts not prioritising energy efficiency, phasing out gas; curbing profiteering. 120,000 people a year die in fuel poverty. Nationalise energy, cut bills.

endfuelpoverty.org.uk

Energy debt fears plaguing UK households as industry profits rise

Energy industry profits hit £3 billion in three months. Meanwhile, nearly a third of UK adults are struggling with energy debt.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

MPs urge Fujitsu to make immediate payment to Post Office Horizon victims. £1.5bn paid from public purse, more to the come. Fujitsu paid zero. Compensation to Capture victims mounting. Urging won't do, need emergency legislation to force Fujitsu to pay. No one prosecuted for the scandal.

theguardian.com

MPs urge Fujitsu to make ‘immediate’ payment to Post Office Horizon victims

Liam Byrne, who chairs Commons business committee, says too many operators are still waiting for redress

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🔴 SCOOP: Farage doesn't seem to want to answer questions about his money. So I went looking - and found that the Reform leader's personal company is in breach of UK company law democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-n...

democracyforsale.substack.com

Revealed: Nigel Farage is breaking British company law

Farage’s personal company has almost £2m in cash but has not filed key documents

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 16/06/2026

Labour MPs convicted in expenses scandal 2009 + sentences: -Morley: 16 mth prison -Devine: 16 mth prison -Chaytor: 18 mth prison -Illsley: 12 mth prison -MacShane: 6 mth prison -Moran: 2 yr supervision and treatment order Surely Parliament needs to investigate Labour?

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The Court of Appeal judgement on Palestine Action is frankly bonkers. It says PA is not "a direct action civil disobedience protest group like the suffragettes operating transparently in the open." Right: the arson, bombings, slashings etc were all planned in open meetings in Parliament Square 🙄🧵

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Heseltine: It’s time to reverse Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage’s ‘heinous crime’ of Brexit. Public had been “lied” to in a “heinous crime”, says former deputy UK PM. Brexit brought no economic gains, more bureaucracy. Nearly half of the UK public want a second referendum.

independent.co.uk

Heseltine: It’s time to reverse Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage’s Brexit ‘crime’

Exclusive: In a stinging attack on Brexiteers, Michael Heseltine says the British public has been conned

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

This morning scrolling Bluesky, there is nothing at all in my feed about Putin’s barbaric attack on the Ukraine’s holiest site, the UNESCO protected Lavra so I’m posting this here.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

What are the Government, police and security services doing about the people who are quite clearly in the pay of a hostile foreign state, and using their platforms to whip up actual pogroms on our streets? This is a major national security issue and absolutely nothing seems to be happening about it

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WillieMillersMoustache @williemillersm1.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The fact is we've had multiple cobra meetings, new legislation and all sorts of draconian language and actions in response to demonstrating against war crimes. And a mild rebuke for burning people from their homes. Benn and Starmer get yourselves to fuck. You shamefully insufficient twunts.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Britain's biggest patriot has been in Russia as a guest of Britain's biggest enemy - and he's all gushing

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Peter Beaumont @petersbeaumont1.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

This is what a pogrom looks like: men in masks coming to drive you from your home. This is a collective failure of our political and media class because we did not have the courage to say no, and because too many were allowed to embrace this without shame

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Gave the Brexit documentary a miss. Decided I couldn't face a bunch of Old Etonians reminiscing about how they destroyed my country for larks, japes and giggles. Did I miss much?

static.klipy.com

Arctic Monkeys' Playlist

ALT: Arctic Monkeys' Playlist

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

@clairehanna.bsky.social : "What you're seeing is a race base pogrom"

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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Brother and Sister Scots 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Anything you can give today could be a life saver for people suffering under a brutal occupation. Thank you. 🇵🇸❤️Supporting Families and residents in Gaza Palestine chuffed.org/project/1834...

chuffed.org

Supporting Families and residents in Gaza Palestine 🇵🇸

Life has never been easy for our community. Airstrikes and gunfire are still a daily reality, despite the ceasefire.

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

"Hands up if you started a riot by cynically exploiting a tragedy to spread division and incite hatred"

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Ted Maul @blindtubemares.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

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D.Moore @d-moore.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Can we not just put Farage in jail? Inciting 1000’s to attack the police is nowhere near the worst thing he’s done, but it should be enough.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

UK youth unemployment caused by years of neoliberalism and neglect: Poor healthcare Poor public transport Inequitable distribution of income Brexit - can't work in Europe Hiking state pension age - fewer jobs for the young Demise of manufacturing - loss of skilled jobs. Fewer apprenticeships

theguardian.com

‘A record of failure’: what’s in the first part of Alan Milburn’s Neet report?

The former minister paints damning picture of structural issues affecting 1 million young people in the UK

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Here are the 'donations' to the 4 biggest parties in the UK in 2025. Reform £18.63m Conservatives £14.34m Labour Party £9.15m Liberal Democrats £4.74m The billionaires are literally buying the politicians for some fluff out of their pockets and it is all legal.

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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Farage picks plumber to fight by-election The new Private Eye is out now.

A photo of the front cover of issue 1676 of Private Eye magazine. The headline reads “FARAGE PICKS PLUMBER TO FIGHT BY-ELECTION.” The image shows Nigel Farage standing Robert Kenyon Rivals in front of a white van. Kenyon asks, “What’s your call-out fee?”, Farage replies, “Five million quid!”. Other speech bubbles say, “Oh no, there’s a leak!” and “And a terrible smell!”

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 26/05/2026

Today we announced the most ambitious housing plan in our City's modern history. We're building 200,000 affordable homes. We’re overhauling code enforcement. We’re cracking down on bad landlords. We’re creating tens of thousands of good-paying jobs.

Brad Lander and Mayor Mamdani greet a construction worker.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Tory legacy. England hospital waiting list at March 2026: 7.11m cases, 6.02m patients. July 2024: 7.62m cases, 6.38m patients. 300,000 people a year die prematurely whilst waiting for treatment. Austerity, fiscal rules kill and disable people. NHS waiting list increased under every Tory govt.

bma.org.uk

NHS backlog data analysis

Analysis of monthly data releases by NHS England to highlight the huge pressures being placed on backlogs across the NHS - including operations data, cancer waiting list GP referrals and A&E waiting t...

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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 17/05/2026

Immigration make Britain brilliant

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Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Maddow: “We are now about 16 months into what has been, from day one, a concerted and intense targeting of black Americans, specifically by this President and by this administration.” It’s all about racism and taking the country back to the beginning of the 20th century when racism was at its peak.

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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

😄🤩😄 Happy #SocialistSunday!

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Robert F @chippyman.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

A second vote for the SNP is effectively wasted if it’s not given to the Scottish Greens. Otherwise, most of the 56 regional seats will go to unionist parties and I can’t see why anyone serious about independence would encourage that, let alone vote for it. 🟡 SNP Constituency 🟢 Greens Regional

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Curse of Private Equity. Claire’s to close remaining UK stores, 1,000+ job losses. Unsecured creditors to lose £10.6m. Same PE owner to close 100 TG Jones (WH Smith) shops, plans to use insolvency procedure to avoid paying creditors. The same firm gutted The Original Factory Shop and Hobbycraft.

theguardian.com

Claire’s to close remaining UK stores on Tuesday with more than 1,000 job losses

Sources say staff have been asked to pack up final stock and equipment after waves of closures

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Inequality kills. People in the wealthiest UK areas have 20 more years of good health than those in the poorest. Healthy life expectancy for Richmond upon Thames man 69.3 yrs, woman 70.3 yrs. Man in Blackpool 50.9 years; woman in Hartlepool 51.2 years. Deaths rising among 25- to 49-year-olds.

theguardian.com

People in UK spend fewer years in good health than a decade ago, study finds

Exclusive: Health Foundation says Britain is ‘going backwards’ compared with most other rich countries

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/Never Again @montrose.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Adiós Unions of unequals

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

UK should rejoin EU, says man who led UK govt Brexit Dept in 2017-2019. “Heady promises” of the Leave campaigns had not materialised. UK taken a "significant hit to GDP as a result of leaving the single market”. Global changes require new reflections. archive.ph/Y6oyF

thetimes.com

Britain should rejoin EU, says man who led Brexit department

Philip Rycroft, who oversaw the Department for Exiting the European Union from 2017 to 2019, said none of Leave’s ‘heady promises’ had materialised

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

🔴 SCOOP: Remember Labour Together paid PR firm APCO £36,000 to investigate journalists? Now the firm has been reported to Serious Fraud Office + senior APCO executive told a freelance contractor to destroy evidence of Labour Together work NEW on D4S: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/labour-tog...

democracyforsale.substack.com

Labour Together PR firm tried to destroy crucial evidence

Controversial firm reported to Serious Fraud Office after senior executive ordered deletion of evidence of Labour Together’s smear campaign against journalists

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

The Green Party propose a 1% wealth tax on people with over £10m that would bring in £50-60bn a year for our Public Services. RT if you would like to see it.

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

🚨 NEW: Inside Big Oil's campaign to push Labour to drill the North Sea Oil & gas lobbyists have met UK and Scottish ministers more than once a week since Labour took office MPs have asked questions in Parliament after meeting lobbyists, and more 🧵 democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-h...

democracyforsale.substack.com

Revealed: How Big Oil is pushing Labour to drill the North Sea

Oil and gas lobbyists have met ministers 96 times since July 2024 as industry pushes to overturn Labour's North Sea drilling ban and scrap energy windfall tax.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

The husband of the current foreign secretary opining on revelations that number ten told the now sacked head of the foreign office to get a job for one of them but don't tell the then foreign secretary

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Voting Reform is the equivalent of voting twice for Trump. It is an act of pure ignorance, or racism, or both. And, as we all know, it leads nowhere good. Please god UK. Do not let that happen. Learn from our mistakes. Learn from America’s mistakes. Just get your shit together.

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Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

The total tax that Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice’s companies avoided through onshore and offshore entities, or simply failed to pay, in relation to Quidnet now amounts to almost £800,000.

thetimes.com

Reform dragged into tax row by Richard Tice’s unpaid £100,000

The party’s deputy leader says he will ‘pay what is owed if numbers need rechecking’ after more revelations from The Sunday Times

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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

This is an absolute scandal ! 🇬🇧uk westminster’s Electoral Commission have again permitted ‘Manky Jaiket’, the fascist, Nazi, holocaust denying unionist campaigner, to enter a “GREEN” party in the Regional List This is being done in order to confuse Scottish Green voters, and to reduce their vote

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Raibeart #YES 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 @raibeart.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

All GP referrals in England to specialists will now need to go first to Single Point of Access, staffed by non-doctors who will decide if the referral to a specialist goes ahead. This is a US private healthcare model by *Labour*. This is what Sarwar (orders from Streeting) will introduce in Scotland

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, extra $234bn by end of 2026 It is Trump's way of rewarding his backers. Corporations always profit from war whilst household/Govt budgets are decimated. Govts must levy windfall taxes.

theguardian.com

$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds

Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026

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Mike Small @bellacaledonia.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

The 'news' of a deal between Labour and Reform is no revelation. Bella has already covered these plans - as have the MSM, which now pretends to be shocked and startled. The Unionist plot is completely exposed. bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/04/15/s...

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Broken Politics 🌍 @landofbritain.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

The money men love war. The money they control ultimately comes from all of us. Yet who do they vote for? Who gets their political donations, using the money we give to their banks, their pension funds, and their capital investments? In the end, capitalism kills. #Iran #bbcnews #r4today #wato

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

UK govt loan scheme for first-time home buyers in England mostly helped higher earners. Median employee wage is £31k, most people can't service mortgages. Social housing is scarce. Tories destroyed it. Councils could build cheaper by eliminating profit but lack capital.

bbc.co.uk

Help to Buy mostly helped high earners, IFS says

People with lower incomes benefitted less from the house-buying scheme than those with high incomes, the influential think tank says.

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