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David Emm

@emm-david.bsky.social
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former cyber-security researcher. interests include books, music and playing guitar.

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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Alan Milburn has said primary schools need to identify children at risk of becoming ‘NEET’ because ‘the warning signs are there from a very early age’. Really? REALLY? So interested to know what primary teachers and education experts think of this.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 07/08/2026
In the ruling, the judge notes that Meta created a “public nuisance” by being a significant contributor to the state’s teen mental health crisis.
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New Mexico Court Orders Meta To Pay Nearly $1 Billion Over Child Safety Issues
In the ruling, the judge notes that Meta created a “public nuisance” by being a significant contributor to the state’s teen mental health crisis.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The continued political silence over the spread of these anti-migrant, anti-refugee pogroms in the UK is a disgrace. This one has been going on for three nights in a row now and the Home Secretary and Prime Minister haven't said a single word about it www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Norfolk police arrest two men after officers injured during unrest over asylum plans
Homes of people believed to be asylum seekers attacked during two nights of violence in Thetford
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Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Our leaders are deaf to public fear and anger. open.substack.com/pub/annpetti...
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It is Time to Storm the Gates of Private Power
if humanity is to address the question of survival.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Nigel Farage just took a question from a 'journalist' at his press conference, who turned out to be his former chief adviser Raheem Kassam, who asks him why the media are being so unfair to him
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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Reform's latest proposals display many features of pro-Brexit arguments, including bogus but technical-sounding claims (here, UNCLOS, cf 'CTA', 'WTO terms', 'GATT 24'), and assumptions aboutt what other countries/ EU will/ should/ must do. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 1/2
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France hits out at Reform UK plan to return migrants using Royal Navy
It comes after the party said it would override French objections to return migrants to France.
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Pam Nash @pamnashes.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Watch the orange felon drop Infantino like a hot potato now that Kushners can no longer buy the World Cup.
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Fifa World Cup plans: Gianni Infantino scraps private investment proposal after widespread opposition
Football's world governing body Fifa abandons plans to sell off stakes in its major competitions after widespread opposition to president Gianni Infantino's proposal.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 31/07/2026
🔥🔥🔥"That statement is an untruth; it's a fabrication. It is totally disingenuous" Feargal Sharkey DEBUNKS Thames Water CEO's claim that public ownership means no investment in our water infrastructure Take action to demand the BBC and Ofcom correct the record: vist.ly/5d6q4
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 31/07/2026
Imagine UEFA's statement about FIFA's plans to sell off the World Cup, but replace all the references to FOOTBALL with WATER Can you now see the absurdity of water privatisation? Andy Burnham has called the FIFA president to go. But our water is still in private hands: vist.ly/5d5x8
The moment external investors acquire ownership interests in water, water changes forever. Commercial return becomes a permanent obligation. Investor expectations become a daily pressure. From that moment onwards, every decision on the infrastructure, every decision on sewage dumping and every decision shaping the future of water is no longer driven by what best serves the public, but by what best serves shareholders. This model has no place in water. Britain's future cannot be dictated by the expectations of those whose first duty is to maximise financial return. Nor can the interests of households, communities and the environment become surordinate to investor returns. Britain cannot mortgage its future for financial gain. The public.'s position is clear. We will never lend this model our legitimacy. No one has the moral authority to sell what they merely hold in trust for the next generation.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 01/08/2026
We don't need to reinvent the wheel when it comes to how we own water. Scotland has already shown us what to do: PUBLIC OWNERSHIP It's the simplest, cheapest and most efficient choice for Andy Burnham to make now - first Thames Water, and then the rest of our water
A graphic that shows the different models of water ownership in Britain, with private ownership in England, Not-for-profit in Wales and public ownership in Scotland
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
An infographic on the nature of political economy.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 28/07/2026
Andy Burnham has promised to bring in a new system of social care. But the government needs to address the desperately important issue of who owns and runs it. Privatisation has been a failed — we’re paying more for worse care while private equity sharks walk away with huge profit margins.
Caregiver helping a person in a wheelchair on the Morning Star front page.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 28/07/2026
💯"The key to the issue of hosepipe bans being needed is surely the privatisation of the water companies. They extract huge sums in dividends for their owners – largely investment funds not based in the UK – while failing to live up to their responsibility to maintain the water supply network."
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Blame privatised water firms for hosepipe bans | Lettters
Letters: strongGillian Metheringham/strong, strongDr Gillian Austen/strong and others respond to articles about water shortages in the UK and the high and rising pay of water industry bosses
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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Berlin 💔 Sending all the love to German LGBTQ people right now. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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One killed and 15 injured after car crashes into crowd at Berlin Pride
Police call off annual parade hours after it began after reporting several people struck in Tiergarten park by driver of white van
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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Another great debunk from the brilliant @monkemma.bsky.social. I don't know how she has the energy/ patience but it is a huge public service: monkdebunks.substack.com/p/heatwaves-...
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Heatwaves Caused by Fall in Pollution? Not really...
What a study on European warming actually found and how it got twisted into a climate-denial talking point.
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
'We want to see blood': Israeli political leadership and settler groups call for revenge against Palestinians - www.middleeasteye.net/news/we-want-…
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'We want to see blood': Israeli political leadership and settler groups call for revenge against Palestinians
Rights groups and Palestinian officials report homes burned, civilians injured and arrests following deadly clashes near Nablus
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 25/07/2026
The climate crisis may have caused the excessive heat, but it is NOT the reason for the hosepipe ban Privatisation is the one true cause of the hosepipe ban Scotland - where water is in public ownership - has not had a hosepipe ban since the great drought of 1995 Public ownership of water NOW
Graphic that says "For every 1 litre of water you save during this hosepipe ban, the private water companies waste 5 litres from leaks they failed to fix because they took out billions in dividends and failed to invest in our water infrastructure."
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
⏱️https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yv4r5g55do
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Police investigate donations by Richard Tice company to Reform UK
Britain Means Business, owned by the party’s deputy leader Richard Tice, made two donations of £250,000 in the run-up to the 2024 general election.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
More than 70 attacks on UK mosques were recorded in the past year. No one should feel unsafe attending their place of worship. amn.st/63323BEslPl
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One UK mosque attacked ‘every five days’, says British Muslim Trust
More than 70 attacks have been recorded over past year, including acts of violence, property damage and vandalism
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 25/07/2026
Take JUST 2 minutes now to sign our letter to new Environment Secretary Angela Eagle, asking her to take Thames Water into special measures: vist.ly/5cgj8
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Sign our open letter to Angela Eagle
I’ve signed a letter calling for Angela Eagle and Ofwat to reject the last-ditch deal from Thames Water's creditors. Can you sign and share it as well?
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Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
The UK criminal justice and penal systems are collapsing after years of cutbacks and lousy management. Has Burnham got the will and/or courage to do (and say) what’s necessary ? app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/74224/...
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We’re addicted to locking people up—but it doesn’t make any of us safer
Does Andy Burnham have the attention span, the will and the courage to tackle a collapsing justice system?
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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
£9.9 bn of the £14.9 bn spent on PPE during Covid was wasted according to the enquiry. So no, I do not want to watch Boris Johnson’s desperate exercise in image rehabilitation where he paints himself as the hero who saved Ukraine.
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Armando Iannucci @aiannucci.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Farage in The Telegraph: ‘If voters think I’m a crook, they can get rid of me.’ It’s not how the law works but, even so, I’m assuming if Farage is serious he’ll allow the voters of Clacton to look at all his finances, speak to all his donors, and put himself up for rigorous questioning?
Front page headline in Telegraph : Farage quoted as saying ‘If voters think I’m a crook they can get rid of me.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 25/07/2026
Thames Water gets the headlines because it is the biggest. But water companies like Anglian Water are also failing households. Thank you, @yasinmp4bedford.bsky.social, for standing up for Bedford households. Take action now: vist.ly/5cfkm
MP Mohammad Yasin holds a sign saying 'NO! to Thames Water creditors' with the London Eye in the background.
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Cat Hobbs @cathobbs.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
What on earth is there to "um and ah" about? Why on earth is there no immediate plan? Water privatisation is a state sanctioned rip off Thames Water has been in breach of its licence conditions for 2 years @andyburnham.bsky.social TAKE IT BACK inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk
Burnham: No immediate plan to take over Thames Water
The Prime Minister is 'umming and ahhing' over what to do with Britain’s biggest water company
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 24/07/2026
@andy-burnham.bsky.social, people are desperate for you to make good on your promise of breaking with 40 years of privatisation Thames Water is a huge opportunity for you to make good on that promise Share if you want Thames Water into public hands. Tag him and send him a message in the reply.
Graphic showing that Andy Burnham said he believes Thames Water should be in public ownership in June 2026 Screenshot of an iPaper headline that says "Burnham: No immediate plan to take over Thames Water"
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
🟣 New from Byline Supplement The Business of Defence: Who Really Benefits from Britain's Military Spending Surge? By Byline Times As the Government gears up for a military spending bonanza, Iain Overton asks whether Britain… www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-busi…
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The Business of Defence: Who Really Benefits from Britain's Military Spending Surge?
As the Government gears up for a military spending bonanza, Iain Overton asks whether Britain is really defending its territory, or simply the profits of the global defence industry
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David Emm @emm-david.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
which ‘tories’? ‘we need growth to pay for public services’ was the mantra of Starmer and Reeves. it remains yo be seen if this will change under the new Labour leader.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Growing Number of Councils Speak Out Against Palantir’s NHS Data Deal Local authorities are piling on the pressure on Andy Burnham to scrap the Government's £330 million contract with the US… bylinetimes.com/2026/07/22/growing-…
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Growing Number of Councils Speak Out Against Palantir’s NHS Data Deal
Local authorities are piling on the pressure on Andy Burnham to scrap the Government's £330 million contract with the US tech firm
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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 22/07/2026
OpenAI made a mistake setting up what it called a “highly isolated” testing environment and sandbox. According to cybersecurity experts, that human mistake is what made the AI-powered attack on Hugging Face possible.
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How an OpenAI’s human mistake led to the AI-powered hack on Hugging Face | TechCrunch
OpenAI made a mistake setting up what it called a “highly isolated” testing environment and sandbox. According to cybersecurity experts, that human mistake is what made the AI-powered attack on Hugging Face possible.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
14.1 million people in the UK are experiencing food insecurity. Our message to the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, is simple: Food is a human right. It’s time to protect it in UK law. Join us in calling on Andy Burnham to ensure everyone has access to food👇🏾 www.amnesty.org.uk/get-involved...
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Prime Minister: Protect the right to food in UK law
Call on the new Prime Minister to introduce a Right to Food Bill so that all governments now and in the future have a duty to make food affordable and accessible to all.
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Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Farage’s close associate Posh George has written a book called How to Launder Money. Even the late Ronnie Biggs never had the imagination to pen a book entitled “How to Rob Trains”. The stink off Reforn’s funding is overpowering app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/74154/...
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Nigel Farage is swimming in crypto—and has never looked closer to drowning
The Reform UK leader’s man-of-the-people act is losing its magic
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
📌 ICYMI — ‘The BBC’s Ill-Conceived Cuts Sacrifice Journalists In Order To Save Managers’ — Patrick Howse The BBC is sacking journalists whilst leaving layers of largely superfluous and…… bylinetimes.com/2026/07/15/the-bbcs…
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'The BBC's Ill-Conceived Cuts Sacrifice Journalists In Order To Save Managers'
The BBC is sacking journalists whilst leaving layers of largely superfluous and expensive management in place, argues former BBC reporter Patrick Howse
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 14/07/2026
Keir Starmer is failing because of decisions like the one to sign a pharma deal with Trump that will lead to 229,000 deaths in England Andy Burnham must rip up the deal. Add your name to the petition now: vist.ly/5b6h7
Canary News headline that says "'Red' - campaigners stage stunt calling for Burnham to rip up US-UK pharma deal"
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David Emm @emm-david.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
why aren’t we getting our money back? it would go a long way towards filling the hole in the finances Starmer is leaving Burnham.
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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
ICE killed someone else this morning. A Maine man aged 26 who was killed in front of his 3 year old child. That’s now 11 people ICE have killed on the streets of the US. A reminder that both Farage and Badenoch have said they’d introduce a similar style force here in the uk if they were PM.
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
by this logic, why don't we just get Ukraine to play Russia at football and end the war once and for all. On the other hand, if football became the arbiter of territorial claims, it would make penalty shoot-outs even more exciting
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David Emm @emm-david.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Reform UK Plans To Jail Candidates For Using Irish, Gaelic Or Cornish On Election Leaflets – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2026/07/13/r...
bylinetimes.com
Reform UK Plans To Jail Candidates For Using Irish, Gaelic Or Cornish On Election Leaflets
EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage's party propose amendment to the Government's elections Bill which would mean candidates using Irish and Scottish Gaelic would face up to six months in prison
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 13/07/2026
We're outside Parliament today protesting the trade deal on drug imports, struck between US and UK which could result in a more lethal outcome for NHS patients than the COVID pandemic. Andy Burnham needs to show this deadly deal the red card. Sign the petition if you agree: vist.ly/5azc4
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 12/07/2026
🚨BREAKING Stockport MP Navendu Mishra signs MP letter opposing Thames Water sewage deal. Ofwat, that makes it 112 MPs standing up against this deal. Do the right thing, drop it. Ask your MP to sign now: vist.ly/5awzb
An image featuring Navendu Mishra MP who has signed an open letter opposing Thames Water's new rules, with a bold red background and colourful accents. The text reads "Navendu Mishra MP has signed our open letter to say NO to Thames Water."
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Let's take this bit at a time. The editor of The Spectator, defender of the working class, and protector against immigrants is privately educated former Tory minister Baron Gove of Torry, formerly in relationships with an American, another American, and then a woman raised in Rome. 1/
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 10/07/2026
Privatised water in a nutshell. United Utilities can't supply water to homes in Manchester during a heatwave, but they can pay out hundreds of thousands in "bonuses" to their boss.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 11/07/2026
The last thing NHS patients need is just another corporate profiteering deal. We don't have to accept this. Take action to stop this deal: vist.ly/5auxz
Graphic showing a quote from Tony Sullivan (co-chair of Keep Our NHS Public): "Donald Trump’s demands for higher drug prices are set to drain an estimated £45bn from the NHS over the next decade. At a time when patients are waiting longer than ever for treatment, handing over billions more to US pharmaceutical giants is like trying to put out a fire while pouring petrol on the flames.”
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
There is now an imminent threat to the life of Dr Abu Safiya. He has been arbitrarily detained by Israeli authorities since Dec 2024, subjected to torture, severe physical & psychological abuse, & prolonged solitary confinement. Join us and demand his release: amn.st/63322BEMbho
Before and after detention image of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, showing his degradation.Many healthcare works in the UK holding signs reading Free Gaza Medics and Free Dr Abu Safiya and other medics.List of prominent signatories who signed the letter by healthcare works calling for the release of Dr. Abu SafiyaMany healthcare works in the UK holding signs reading Free Dr Abu Safiya
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 10/07/2026
UK deaths from the Covid pandemic: 202,000 Expected deaths in England from US-UK pharma deal: 229,000 Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting's pharma deal could do more damage than the worst pandemic in living memory. It must be stopped.
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HIGNFY @hignfy.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Jarell Quansah has his red card ban extended to two matches. FIFA will consider an appeal, if the England defender can prove he’s either American or Argentinian or a brown envelope stuffed with cash
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
"A political movement promising to take on 'the establishment' has been unusually reliant on an industry built around borderless capital, fragmented regulation and financial opacity." ✍️ @mattmgallagher.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/07/10/t...
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The Walls Are Closing In Around Nigel Farage's Crypto Insurgency
Nigel Farage's party is now connected to multiple parliamentary and police investigations, as questions grow about its opaque crypto-connected funding, reports Matt Gallagher
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
🟣 SUBSTACK: Who is Really Bankrolling Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain? By @josiahmortimer.bsky.social EXCLUSIVE: Byline Times investigates the figures behind the Elon Musk-backed far-right rival to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Read below.
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Who is Really Bankrolling Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain?
EXCLUSIVE: Byline Times investigates the figures behind the Elon Musk-backed far-right rival to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The National Crime Agency have been "unable to identify the original source" of a £1m donation to a Reform fundraising vehicle. The NCA is now "seeking help from a foreign partner" in order to identify it www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Millions of pounds and many, many questions: the untold story of why Reform figures face NCA scrutiny
Exclusive: The details behind the financial transactions that bankers have flagged up to the National Crime Agency
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
“Farage Whinges About a 'Media Pile-On'. The Truth Is, the Media Made Farage” At every stage of his political career, the Reform UK leader has been helped on his way by the media machine he now affects to despise. And he is still manipulating them with ease.
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Farage Whinges About a 'Media Pile-On'. The Truth Is, the Media Made Farage
At every stage of his political career, the Reform UK leader has been helped on his way by the media machine he now affects to despise. And he is still manipulating them with ease.
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