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Chris W

@celw.bsky.social
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Now retired FEB in Cymru. Rugby, football, cycling, swimming and sailing. Respect, empathy, and kindness. Reflect on your own good fortunes.

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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Just looked into getting a dog passport for my two dogs. Hoping to take them to see my mother in Denmark as she is too frail to travel. It will cost me > £250 each per trip, compared < £100 per dog for life before Brexit. Good job there are so many other Brexit benefits that balance it out.
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Check out those Reform voters! (Source: www.ft.com/content/4932...)
Graph showing that a large majority of UK voters link hot weather to climate change, the only exception being Reform, where only a minority do.
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Alarm at NHS patient records being put under control of US private equity firm
Doctors and MPs urge more scrutiny of £300m deal for company behind system used by most GPs in England
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Is Burnham going to be a ‘lucky’ PM? Potential feel good factor from the World Cup; Farage self destruction?
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Police investigate £500,000 Reform donations from mother of fraudster who backed Farage
George Cottrell’s mother, Fiona, at centre of criminal inquiry over potential evasion of restrictions on donations
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Recall? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Nigel Farage reported to standards watchdog over ‘crypto lobbying’
Commissioner asked to investigate Reform UK leader after private meeting with Bank of England governor
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Fun and games from Streeting? Putting ‘rejoin’ on the agenda to make it harder for Burnham to win in Makerfield? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Streeting urges closer trading ties with Europe to grow UK economy
Health secretary’s comments push further than government’s position on EU in wide-ranging interview
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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Meanwhile, I'm still reeling from the fact that Richard Tice can't find it in him to condemn someone for saying that Nigerians should be melted down to fill potholes.
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Tiye “перестройка гласность” Banks @mayfairlady.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
🇬🇧 👀 Ben #Habib casually drops a political napalm claim: that Nigel #Farage and #Boris Johnson were each allegedly handed £1 MILLION by crypto tycoon Christopher #Harborne to “fix” an election.
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Perhaps we should change the law so that itbis the duty of the politician and the donor to declare the donation…..both are tesponsoble and noth can be charged for not doing so?! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Nigel Farage dodges questions on £5m gift from crypto billionaire
Reform leader irritated when asked about money from Christopher Harborne on day of party’s election gains
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
bylinetimes.com/2026/05/06/r...
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Reform UK Refuses to Explain Why Nigel Farage Met and Posed with Man Criminally Convicted for Violent Attack on Anti-Racism Meeting at a Church
For a year-and-a-half, Byline Times has attempted to get to the bottom of a photograph showing the party’s leader with far-right activists. Now, this newspaper's findings cast fresh doubts on Farage’s...
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
@nickferrarilbc.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk Nick repeating falsehoods about the Wales Anti Racism initiative despite having been corrected by one of his guest speakers. Shameful, but typical on the day before Welsh Senedd elections. He really is the ‘gutter’ press. Purdah anyone? @electoral-commission
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Politicians for sale. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Dig deep! Reform frontbench promotes JCBs after £200,000 donation from firm
Nigel Farage, Lee Anderson and Robert Jenrick, among others, have sung the praises of the JCB PotHole Pro
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Scary stuff www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Reform to tell Welsh museums how to present history, manifesto says
Election pledges say Reform would ask museums to present history chronologically.
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Maybe Jenrick can step in to help out again? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Richard Desmond loses £1.3bn damages battle over national lottery licence
Media tycoon vows to appeal after dismissal of action against Gambling Commission for awarding Allwyn the franchise
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Reform cold calling to find ‘paper’ candidates? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform cold calling public in bid to find ‘paper’ candidates for local elections
Guardian journalist among those to get surprise request, though Farage denies party are ‘begging’ people to stand
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Australians now have the right to live and work in the EU for 4 years, unrestricted. This means that they have more rights than we do.
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
GB News boss apparently more of an expert in Theology than church leaders. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/m...
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Church leaders criticise Christian owner of GB News over channel’s climate attacks
Exclusive: Paul Marshall also challenged over his own ‘misleading’ statements and £1.8bn of fossil fuel investments in his hedge fund
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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No Israel prosecutions for killing Palestinian civilians in occupied West Bank since start of decade
Dozens of former Israeli military, police and spy chiefs describe situation as ‘organised Jewish terrorism’
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Well this took a turn www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/vide...
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Revealed: Nigel Farage Cameo videos show support for neo-Nazi event and far-right slogans
Spokesperson for Reform UK leader says paid-for Cameo videos "should not be treated as political statements or campaign activity” after Guardian unearths clips containing offensive remarks and far-rig...
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Project 25 - scary stuff. They must be stopped. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform UK government would replace top civil servants with policy ‘believers’
Exclusive: Senior party figures conclude outsiders or existing senior staff deemed more suitable should take over from current permanent secretaries
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Every time Nigel Farage's parties have lost an election he has blamed it on "cheating" by ethnic minorities and every time he receives huge amounts of media attention for doing so. The only problem? No evidence of cheating is ever found bylinetimes.com/2026/03/02/n...
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Nigel Farage's Long History of Crying ‘Fraud’ Whenever His Party Loses Elections
The Reform UK leader has a long record of blaming his own party's election defeats on "cheating" by ethnic minorities, yet no evidence of it can ever be found
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
It appears that Fan Thomas newly presented Wales Leader for Reform……has already lied to his electorate. He is not living in Wales, but has bought, and is living in a lovely £1m house in Bath nation.cymru/news/the-new...
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The new leader of Reform UK Wales lives in Bath, not Wales
Martin Shipton The newly appointed leader of Reform UK in Wales hasn’t moved back to his home town in the Valleys, but has bought a £1m house near Bath, we can reveal. Dan Thomas, the former Conservat...
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Steve Bannon, "We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November. We're not going to let you steal the country" "You can whine and cry and throw your toys out of the pram all you want" "But we will never again allow an election to be stolen again"
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
For some reason, i am reminded of this story today. www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
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Nigel Farage denies shorting value of sterling on night of Brexit vote
When Leave frontman ‘conceded’ defeat on TV, he was privy to data that showed the opposite, paving the way for a collapse in sterling, report says
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
A wonderful Christmas story. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Well it's called history you IEA dimwit and @georgemonbiot.bsky.social and I both have a grasp of it so frankly I'm flattered.
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Nigel Farage’s shifting answers on school-days racism claims – a timeline
Reform UK leader’s responses to allegations of racist and antisemitic behaviour at Dulwich college have varied over time
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Opinion | Won’t somebody please think of Britain’s poor £2m homeowners? Oh, wait – everyone already is - The Guardian
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Even at the time, Johnson’s wild weekend in Umbria felt somewhat suspicious. With this new information, you can understand why some are now calling it outright treasonous
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches
From Vietnam to the Balkans, Donald Trump’s family has launched a global dealmaking blitz since his re-election
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
So the line is that he wasn't getting paid for any of this
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
His party destroyed the justice sustem, denying so many people of justice. He can wait and suffer as they do. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Craig Williams faces two-year wait for betting offences trial
He is one of 15 people accused of cheating by gambling on the date of the 2024 general election.
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
The Epstein files show Bannon’s European “revolution” – with Farage as Mr Brexit and his partner building the Brussels shell – was supported and shaped in important ways by Epstein’s money talk, legal advice and logistics. Full @BylineTimes investigation 👇 bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d... (12/12)
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Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein
Nigel Farage was the figurehead and his partner Laure Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Ferrari quoting OECD view on child poverty as ‘gospel’. Wonder what he thinks of their view on Brexit?
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 11/11/2025
“Fearless journalism is what terrifies politicians, and it must not be cowed." The BBC must stand up to Trump's $1 billion lawsuit - or risk legitimising the president's false narrative of what really happened on January 6 www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/if-t...
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'If the BBC backs down to Trump, it doesn’t deserve to survive’ | The News Agents
What’s the next move for the BBC, after Donald Trump’s threat to sue the broadcaster for a billion dollars – and why what it decides will influence much more than its own future.
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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
It’s already started - the BBC allows Newsmax boss to opine about bias, suggest some of the Jan 6 mob were merely innocent tourists visiting Congress, without pushback
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Just had the privilege to transport a group of Afghan asylum seekers from their hotel to the civic Remembrance Service. These people have cause to remember. They deserve that we recognise that. Humbling.
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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 10/11/2025
What an incredible act of self harm Brexit was. New Brexit economic impact report. It’s even worse than was predicted A 6-8% reduction in GDP Investment reduced 12-18% Employment and productivity down 3-4%
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Want to know why the prisons system seems to be suddenly falling apart? Well, it's not sudden. It's just suddenly being REPORTED. This rot was a deliberate policy choice, and I kept the receipts. Because I'm not the BBC. (A note on what Tories did to cause this, from The Decade In Tory)
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Chris W @celw.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
theguardian.com
Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians
IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemy
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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
A woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK... 78% are murdered by a partner/ex Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety In fact, they voted against them...
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Central Bylines @centralbylines.co.uk · 28/10/2025
In case you missed it, here is @ledbydonkeys.org summary of 12 jobs Nigel Farage working for the people of Clacton.
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Many MPs describe being overrun with work. Nigel Farage has found time for another 12 jobs.
YouTube video by Led By Donkeys
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
The president had a MRI but won't say why. He had bruises on his hands but wouldn't say why. He just had an 'annual medical' even though he already had his annual medical. He got shot in the ear but has never released the medical records relating to it. How is any of this ok?
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