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Matthew Armstrong-Harris

@matthewa-h.bsky.social
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Husband, Father, dog-owner. Former Teacher of History, now Early Modern historical researcher. Also the usual love of music, theatre and literature.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne has now matched Ben Delo's record-breaking £36m donation to Reform, months after Nigel Farage's party promised to slash crypto sales taxes in half Reform UK is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the crypto industry www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/reform-uk-...
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Reform UK Is Now a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Corrupt Crypto Industry
As criminal investigations into Reform’s funding continue, much of the British press continues to give a free pass to Nigel Farage’s shady funders
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Matthew Armstrong-Harris @matthewa-h.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
As if it was needed, this weekend underscores the fact that Reform is populated by deeply unpleasant, unsavoury characters. What a repellent bunch.
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Matthew Armstrong-Harris @matthewa-h.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I am staggered by how much this story has dominated certain sections of the media in this country. A tragic end to what appears to have been a concerted public lynching.
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Matthew Armstrong-Harris @matthewa-h.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
There is a palpable sense of relief in England this morning as people no longer have to hope.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
On my way, Clacton.
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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Can’t wait for the rest of the world to find out that Nigel Farage made a big “beat me in my backyard” statement only to find that his sole challenger is a man dressed as a bin
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Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
So Nigel Farage has basically called a recall by election against himself, before any of his constituents could do it, and this is somehow supposed to prove rules don’t matter. Or something.
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Matthew Armstrong-Harris @matthewa-h.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Interesting move. Let's be clear, Farage is doing this because he is an utter p***k.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
And there it is… www.desmog.com/2026/04/30/r...
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Revealed: Reform’s £24 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests
Reform UK has received £24 million from oil and gas interests, accounting for more than two thirds of its total income, DeSmog can reveal. Led by Nigel Farage, the party is calling for new North Sea o...
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Matthew Armstrong-Harris @matthewa-h.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
...well, I guess the only conclusion I am able to draw is they are promoting racial violence. It is a shame that the worst members of our society will rise to the bait.
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Matthew Armstrong-Harris @matthewa-h.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I see that Jenrick and Farage are doing their utmost to misrepresent the tragic death of a student following a poor decision by a police officer at the scene of an incident. It is a shame that F'rage and J'rick cannot respect the wishes of the family and have opted to perpetuate racist myths for..
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woopdiddyscooppoop.bsky.social @woopdiddyscooppoop.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
I’ll take “Why is Britain skint and public services crumbling” for 10 points. Now imagine how many people just like him (and worse) are out there. It’s not poor people screwing the country…
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
So, Labour tears itself apart to try to stop Farage being our next PM just as he finally faces scrutiny in a monumental corruption scandal which could… and really should…end his political career. I’d go hard on that rather than each other right now guys. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Farage says £5mn gift was ‘reward’ for Brexit campaigning
Reform UK leader had previously claimed the money had nothing to do with politics
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Matthew Armstrong-Harris @matthewa-h.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Just because the governing elites cannot govern does not mean the UK is ungovernable. It means they need to get a grip.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
This is a crucial report, shining a spotlight on the funding links between Russia, Hungary and the British mainstream right
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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here:
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Matthew Armstrong-Harris @matthewa-h.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
To the untrained eye it is almost as if the Prsident of the USA is a deranged barroom bore. To the more trained observer, more of a deranged, narcissistic, monster with the nuclear codes. Grow up America and get a grip.
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Matthew Armstrong-Harris @matthewa-h.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Pax Americana.
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Matthew Armstrong-Harris @matthewa-h.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
So, Braverman now. Reform will have to change its name soon, perhaps the 'Rejects' party. Motto: 'The worst of Britain for a worse Britain'.
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Matthew Armstrong-Harris @matthewa-h.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
This article from last April seems even more pertinant now. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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This un-American life: can you really divest yourself of everything from the US?
iPhones and Google Maps are out – and you can keep your existing friends from across the pond, but don’t go making any new ones
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Matthew Armstrong-Harris @matthewa-h.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
So, are we going to admit it now? The US can no longer be considered an ally.
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Matthew Armstrong-Harris @matthewa-h.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Here's a picture that beautifully captures the integrity of the modern Presidency. What about that 100m Olympic gold....?
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Matthew Armstrong-Harris @matthewa-h.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
I guess it is time to start making the point that the US can no longer be considered a reliable ally. Of course, it may well be that needs to change to no longer an ally if they do start illegally swiping European territory.
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Matthew Armstrong-Harris @matthewa-h.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
I guess if you were a despotic authoritarian and you had trashed your domestic economy then invading an oil rich country could be a good way of generating some new income to buy your way out of the hole you dug yourself.
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Matthew Armstrong-Harris @matthewa-h.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Wow. The US really has sunk a long way. Kidnapping a foreign leader now a formerly great nation now ruled by a despotic thug. The US is no longer civilised.
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Matthew Armstrong-Harris @matthewa-h.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
DJT is going hard on establishing his legacy. As the last week or so in Trumpton illustrate, whatever he claims to the contrary, he is undoubtedly a skidmark on the underpants of history.
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Matthew Armstrong-Harris @matthewa-h.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Let's be clear DJT was inciting the mob on 6th January. Shouldn't forget that because of an edit that didn't fundamentally change the story. The worst of the BBC has more integrity than the mob in the White House.
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Matthew Armstrong-Harris @matthewa-h.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
As a recently retired teacher I have to challenege Farage's latest comments which are wrong and utterly disgusting. Not that reality is something that will bother either him or those credulous to support the utter nonsense he spouts.
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Matthew Armstrong-Harris @matthewa-h.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Looks like the PM is playing another blinder with ID cards that will, once again, fail to appease the window lickers on the right and further alienate core voters.
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Angela Rayner accidentally pays less tax than she should have, resigns, and the media gives her hell. Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass. That, right there, is the problem.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
This is a huge story. Don't let him get away with it. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings
Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum
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Matthew Armstrong-Harris @matthewa-h.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
“The Trump presidency demonstrate[d] that America’s constitutional order is peculiarly susceptible to democratic erosion.” Schor, " Trumpism and the Continuing Challenges to Three Political-Constitutionalist Orthodoxies," Constitutional Studies (2021). I think it is fair to say this still stands.
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Matthew Armstrong-Harris @matthewa-h.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Quite the most appalling display from the two most senior figures in the American Executive. Yet I am confident they can do worse… Treacherous, untrustworthy, venal, petty; and those are just their good qualities. Wow!
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Matthew Armstrong-Harris @matthewa-h.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Despite a vigorous start from the inhabitants of Trumpton and their counterparts here in the UK, I am convinced we are nowhere near peak moron yet.
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