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Kevin Marks @kevinmarks.com · 28/09/2026
So why does "how will we pay for it?" never get raised as an objection against immigration policy?
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Police: 'Don't speculate about Fairford' Farage: 'Here's my speculative theory...'
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Labour wins Poole Town Council seat from Reform UK in by-election www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2658206...
bournemouthecho.co.uk
Labour gains seat from Reform UK on Poole Town Council after by-election
Labour wins its first Poole Town Council seat as Peter Cooper takes Hamworthy East in a by-election after Reform UK councillor Daniel Bleeze…
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matt696chap.bsky.social @matt696chap.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
That gives us a grand total of Reform wins this week of....
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Fully Raw Kristina Shows Zero
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BritainVotesNow @britainvotesnow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🔔 New Bradwell (Milton Keynes Council) By-election result: 🌹 Labour HOLD Congratulations to Cllr Tracey Bailey
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Mind-blowing story in Private Eye about how the Telegraph's chief reporter reached out to James Orr (or meant to) after the Channel 4 donation revelations


...within hours of journalists on either the *Guardian* or *Sunday Times* contacting Reform for comment on the same stories ahead of them publishing their own investigations. Reform deputy leader Richard Tice and his fiancée, supposed journalist Isabel Oakeshott, even crowed online about their spoiler tactics.

Not that the *Telegraph* doesn't do its own leg work when reporting on Reform. After James Orr, the party's head of policy, had to resign after a sting by *Channel 4 News* (see "*Right Orr Wrong*, p14"), *Telegraph* chief reporter Rob Mendick texted Orr: "I was hoping to talk to you entirely on background," he schmoozed. "You must be feeling very bruised and I totally Appreciate [sic] the sensitivities. I suspect you deserve better and I wanted to see how I can put the record straight in some way." Alas, instead of the Reformer and Cambridge theologian, Mendick messaged someone else, who shared it with the *Eye*!
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Reform UK Durham is in chaos, and tops the councillors lost table. Andrew Husband and Darren Grimes must resign.
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countstgermain.bsky.social @countstgermain.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Rather different than running through fields of wheat. 🌾
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countstgermain.bsky.social @countstgermain.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I respect our British culture. DO YOU?
Royal Doulton John Barleycorn Old Lad Character Jug.
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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 23/09/2026
Westminster Voting Intention: LAB: 26% (+1) CON: 23% (+1) RFM: 22% (-1) LDM: 11% (+1) GRN: 8% (-1) RES: 6% (=) SNP: 2% (=) Via @moreincommonuk.bsky.social, 18-21 Sep. Changes w/ 11-15 Sep.
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Dr Craig Barker @drcraigb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Apparently episode one was first broadcast on the BBC 50 years ago today. Still one of the most remarkable television dramas ever. I Claudius
Scene from opening credits of the BBC TV series I Claudius (1976)
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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 22/09/2026
🌹 | Labour lead with ALL pollsters for the first time since October 2024.
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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 22/09/2026
Westminster Voting Intention: LAB: 23% (=) CON: 21% (+1) RFM: 21% (-2) GRN: 14% (+3) LDM: 12% (-1) RES: 4% (+1) SNP: 2% (-1) Via @yougov.co.uk, 20-21 Sep. Changes w/ 13-14 Sep.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2026
LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"
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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Please read this:
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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 19/09/2026
🌹 | Highest Labour Polling (30%) with any pollster since December 2024
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milominder @milominder.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Fucking bonkers. We haven't witnessed lunacy at this consistently high level since Mel Brooks' Governor in Blazing Saddles.
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countstgermain.bsky.social @countstgermain.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Bookmarking this one. 💪
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Grumpy-ish Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇮🇪 @brian770.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A true 9 11 story
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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 18/09/2026
Walkley (Sheffield) Council By-Election Result: 🌹 LAB: 53.4% (+14.4) 🌍 GRN: 28.8% (-11.2) ➡️ RFM: 12.5% (-1.6) 🔶 LDM: 2.6% (-0.2) 🌳 CON: 1.4% (-0.7) 🧑‍🔧 TUSC: 1.3% (+0.3) No Ind (-1.0) as previous. Labour GAIN from Green. Changes w/ 2026.
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BritainVotesNow @britainvotesnow.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🔔 Walkley Ward (Sheffield City Council) By-election result: 🌹 Labour GAIN from Green Congratulations to Cllr Hannah Cawley
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Saw two men - RP accents, early 60s - come close to blows in the cinema last night because one of them told the other to turn their phone off. Something bad and strange is happening in society.
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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 16/09/2026
Westminster Voting Intention: LAB: 25% (+1) RFM: 23% (=) CON: 22% (=) LDM: 10% (-2) GRN: 9% (=) RES: 6% (=) SNP: 2% (=) Via @moreincommonuk.bsky.social, 11-15 Sep. Changes w/ 4-6 Sep.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Really is amazing how many Reform and UKIP elected officials have been arrested over years. So unlucky.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We're at the point now where a rational argument for (right wingers) not voting Reform locally is: you literally cannot rely on them staying in the party for longer than a few months
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Reform UK Durham is now on the verge of NOC. Andrew Husband and Darren Grimes must be considering their positions. 65 to 52 councillors since the locals. Absolute disaster.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Exclusive: Reform on brink of losing Durham control after three councillors quit in one night jamieroberton.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
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Exclusive: Reform on brink of losing Durham control after three councillors quit in one night
Reform UK is in serious danger of losing control of its flagship council after three councillors quit in succession, less than a week after a Sky News investigation.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Reform UK’s Leader in Wales has resigned. Dan Thomas leaves a Reform UK Wales in chaos with reports of a defection from Reform UK Wales too.
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countstgermain.bsky.social @countstgermain.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
SkyNet says hello. 🙌
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Lewis Baston @lewisbaston.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The Producers with Nigel Farage as Max Bialystock.
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Dr. Jeevun Sandher MP @jeevunsandher.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Nigel Farage gets a £5m donation from a crypto billionaire. Then Reform promises to cut tax rates for ... crypto investments. And now two crypto billionaires are giving Reform *£72 million*. That's a lot of crypto coincidences.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"Every one of our members pays tax [&] works in the UK. Christopher Harborne & Ben Delo can't say the same Paul Nowak from the @tuc.org.uk is spot on, theres no equivalence between workers in the UK giving a few £ to Lab each week through their union & 2 billionaires based abroad bankrolling Reform
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Susanna Reid: "what does anyone expect in return for £72m?" Kevin Maguire: ".. funnily enough Reform doesn't have anybody to speak on social care.. but it has a very detailed policy on crypto currency.. & it would coincidentally make these billionaires even more money" #GMB
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
80% of Reform’s funding comes from two crypto billionaires. Reform has received £123.6m since 2019. £61m from Christopher Harborne living in Thailand, mentioned several times in Panama Papers. £44m from Ben Delo, recent returnee from Hong Kong, criminal conviction in the US.
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BREAKING: 80% of Reform’s funding comes from two crypto billionaires
“If that isn't a massive corruption risk I don't know what is.”
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Mark Cousins @markcousinsfilm.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Jeremy Thomas embodied grown-up, daring film culture, movies which revealed what be called the "secret box" in our heads. Socialist, baroque, transgressive, epic, influenced by punk but fascinated by beauty and the power of movie stars.
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
REALLY sad to hear of the passing of one of the GREAT British Film Producers — JEREMY THOMAS. His Films included THE LAST EMPEROR (1987) — for which he won an Oscar MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE (1982) SEXY BEAST (2000) amongst MANY others. Watch this Docco. THE STORMS OF JEREMY THOMAS (2021)
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countstgermain.bsky.social @countstgermain.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I've got an idea...🤔
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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Important otter tummy content:
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Rob Fleming @robjimfleming.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Some folks are more likely to share official sources, so here is one. I hope she is found okay. www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Urgent police appeal to find missing girl with links to Manchester
Amelia was last seen on Thursday night, September 10
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Reform is going to be defending so many investigations it won’t have any time left for its core mission of spreading hate.
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Farage accused of failing to declare donors from events in the Middle East
EXCLUSIVE: The Electoral Commission has confirmed it will look into hospitality heaped on Nigel Farage and senior party figures in Dubai last January by mega-rich supporters
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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Back in July, I mentioned Ben Delo’s support for Reform and the very real concerns I have about his involvement in British politics given his conviction for failing to maintain anti-money laundering controls - a conviction which Trump then pardoned him for
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Ben Delo: Reform receives record £36m donation from cryptocurrency billionaire
Ben Delo's donation, the biggest single sum ever given to a political party in the UK, comes amid scrutiny of Reform's finances.
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Charles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Bill Bryson’s words seem appropriate to post right now
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Luke Turner @luketurner.com · 31/03/2026
I can now reveal that crypto billionaire Ben Delo—pardoned by Trump after a conviction for anti-money-laundering violations—privately funded the failed libel action brought against me by neo-Nazi conspiracy theorists Nina Power and Daniel Miller to the tune of at least £300,000.
Ben Delo, Nina Power and Daniel 'DC' Miller.
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Andy King @2primates.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Delo’s apparently an established part of the same donor/grifter circle as James Orr & seems to be chums with all the worst people. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“Delo says he doesn’t necessarily endorse the views of those he supports. But he facilitates events where those with hardline views mix with more mainstream politicians. Guests at his summer party last year included the former cabinet minister Michael Gove, Reform UK’s head of policy – the Cambridge academic and anti-abortionist James Orr – and Ben Habib, the founder of Advance UK, the political party supported by Tommy Robinson.

Delo has also connected with Badenoch. The leader of the Conservative party sat at a table with him at the Spectator magazine awards dinner in 2023.”
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
'A new scholarship supporting state-educated students will be inadvertently funded by the Mail on Sunday (MoS), using a payout it made after being threatened with legal action by the Labour MP Catherine Atkinson.'
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Mail on Sunday ends up funding state school scholarship via payout to MP
Labour’s Catherine Atkinson says she will give students £5,000 paid to her by paper that falsely accused her of concealing private school education
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countstgermain.bsky.social @countstgermain.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
What a classy, sophisticated, and generous move. 👏 Well done, @catherineatkinson.bsky.social 🌹
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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
🔴 Who is Ben Delo? Meet Reform’s new mega-donor @mc00.bsky.social gives the lowdown on Farage’s new billionaire patron 👇
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Who is Ben Delo? Meet Reform’s new mega-donor
Farage banks another £4 million...
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Delo’s lawyers are now sending out letters to journalists saying it is breach of privacy law to publish information about Delo’s conviction for an anti-money laundering offence in the US. Another public relations success for Farage.
Article 8 privacy and data protection
Further, and in any event, we remind you of the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 the "Act).
We refer you to the chronology of events set out at (2) above. You will therefore appreciate that pursuant to the Act our client's conviction is spent, as of 14 December 20244.
A conviction which is spent for the
purposes of the Act is that person's private information pursuant to Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. As the Supreme Court put it:
"As [the conviction] recedes into the past, it becomes a part of the person's private life".
That principle was upheld more recently in NT1 & NT2 v Google LLC®.
Our client therefore has a reasonable expectation of privacy in that information. In all the circumstances, given the lack of any legitimate or genuine justification for publicising it, whether on X, Substack or otherwise, there can be no public interest in the publication you have threatened and already effected, let alone one which is sufficiently strong to outweigh the compelling Article 8 rights of our client.
NT1&NT2 also clarified that a person's criminal conviction, particularly if that conviction is spent, constitutes personal data and is therefore protected by UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 ("DPA").
2(1999] UKHL 45
Section 1(1) and 1(4)(a), Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
* Section 5(2), ibid
5 R(L) v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2009) UKSC 3 at (27]
• (2018] EWHC 799 (QB)
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Dr J T D Wilson
10 April 2026
The provisions of the UK GDR concering the processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences are detailed and onerous, imposing a higher duty of care on controllers and processors of such information, which in this case is you.
It is highly unlikely that the journalism exemption under the DPA® would be applicable in these circumstances, given that (a) you are not a journalist, and (b) in any event, not only - for the …
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