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Peter Chappell

@petebogs.bsky.social
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reporter at the times, author of WHAT IS REFORM WINS out April 2026 with Bloomsbury

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Virginia @virginiagjh.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
@petebogs.bsky.social excellent book ‘What if Reform wins’ imagining the dystopia of a Reform win, in the first chapter it refers to the ousted Labour PM Keir Starmer mentioning ‘ the Labour party’s ’reckless coup ‘ seems very apt today
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Here I am doing some crystal ball watching @politicsjoe.bsky.social youtu.be/lAS51J3y9MA?...
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What happens if Reform win the election?
YouTube video by PoliticsJOE
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Stunned by this generous and thoughtful review by Andrew Marr. "This is a gripping and important book for anyone remotely interested in politics. Both Reform enthusiasts and their myriad enemies should read it, argue with it, and change their thinking." www.newstatesman.com/culture/book...
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Paging Prime Minister Farage
A semi-fictional account predicting how a future Reform government would unfold is thrilling – and chilling
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
What If Reform Wins has sold out on Amazon. If you’re buying a copy pls support independent book shops and buy here: tinyurl.com/2s3faywk
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
This book is hilarious, terrifying and, most important of all, in the shops now. Strong recommend
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
thank you so much @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 29/04/2026
What If Reform Wins? by Peter Chappell review – a massive wake-up call
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What If Reform Wins? by Peter Chappell review – a massive wake-up call
This ‘nonfiction thriller’ takes us through exactly what would happen if Nigel Farage won his dreamed-of majority
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Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Genuinely as a reviewer nothing makes me happier than a smart idea turned into a book I enjoyed, that other people might also enjoy. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...
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What If Reform Wins? by Peter Chappell review – a massive wake-up call
This ‘nonfiction thriller’ takes us through exactly what would happen if Nigel Farage won his dreamed-of majority
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
"A massive wake up call" ... @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social reads What If Reform Wins for the Guardian theguardian.com/books/2026/a...
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
You can preorder the book here www.bloomsbury.com/uk/what-if-r...
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What If Reform Wins
'Farage is Britain's new prime minister. Nirvana or nightmare? Whatever our reaction, we all need to take this scenario very seriously, as Peter Chappell's invi…
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Delighted by this 4* review in @telegraph.co.uk for What If Reform Wins www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fi...
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How a Reform victory could destroy Britain
Farage holed up in No 10, riots at migrant centres, the Army on standby… A new book peers into Britain’s future. But how plausible is it?
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
AND @mattgreencomedy.com who was certainly my favourite of the three
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Current detention capacity is 2,200. Zia Yusuf would be in charge of creating the largest detection and deportation regime in Europe from scratch. In a year.
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Bloomsbury Continuum @bloomscontinuum.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
What would actually happen if Reform wins at the next general election? In this chilling nonfiction thriller, Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social takes us day by day through a world in which Reform has the opportunity to put their policies into practice. What If Reform Wins publishes 30th April.
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
On the other… the more councils they win, the more voters are confronted with the shoddy way the party has run authorities up until this date….
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
On one hand it will give the party much needed momentum after the failure in Gorton and Denton
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Will the Reform gains at the local election help or hinder its chances at the next general election?
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
this was great fun, and also Peter's - frightening! Terrifying! - book is also extremely funny and readable
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
What if Reform actually wins at the next general election? Farage chain smoking in No 10, an attack on the BBC, and t-shirt canons…. Fantastic to chat with the incredible @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com and @jonnelledge.bsky.social on @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/0hxG...
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The End is Nige – What happens if Reform win?
Spotify video
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
If/when Reform terminates ECHR, EU will likely respond by leaving the security component of post-Brexit trade cooperation agreement, making it even harder to track illeagl migration across borders and into the UK
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Brexit/EU tensions: Farage has vowed to rip up the Withdrawal Agreement and try to renegotiate. Ofc he's already hated in Brussels but a breakdown in relations will only make getting returns agreements even harder...
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
The Taliban, like the airline companies, will have Farage over a barrel. The sight of Britain's former enemies extorting the country out of millions in a migration deal would go down very badly with veterans etc.
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
it's hard to see how that sort of deal could work and, crucially, be popular and retain public consent. Especially when its done in the context of stripping people with ILR of their citizenship/ general upheaval
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
To avoid this, they may look to making deals with the Taliban in Afghanistan, and or other regimes distasteful to the British public. It's hard to imagine Farage shaking hands with their leader in Kabul... Giving them hundreds of millions will be hard to sell
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
...seen in Manston in 2022 (while Robert Jenrick was Immigration Minister), where there was an outbreak of diphtheria, scabies and MRSA. 4,000 ppl were held there despite capacity being 1,600. There is an ongoing inquiry into what happened.
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Detention centres pt2: Reform has promised to deport 600k over 5 years. But if they try to act quickly, they'll find there is no capacity in the system to house people while they are waiting on a decision. This could mean that we see a repeat of the disorder and conditions..
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Detention centres: it's a myth that there are hundreds of 'disused military bases' scattered across the country. A Daily Mail article recently claimed there were '2,177' ready for conversion but this included school CCF huts... www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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The full map of the military bases that could house asylum seekers
The Daily Mail can today reveal the full list of military bases that could be retrofitted to house asylum seekers.
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
(This is assuming they have the capacity to put on hundreds of additional flights. At the moment, some flights to say, Nigeria, only run with a couple of people on board. Reform would be paying for these sorts of international flights all the time, unless they make agreements.
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Flights: the UK currently uses private airlines to remove/deport people. To rapidly expand flights, new contracts will have to be negotiated rapidly and as only a select few companies run them, they will have officials over a barrel, likely leading to a payday for owners.
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
How much extra are you going to pay for someone to go into new border units than, say, the police? In the US, they are offering $50k sign-on bonuses for would-be ICE employees. One way is through big civil service cuts. BF was ringfenced in announcement of 3.5bn cuts
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Staffing: Zusuf calls for "ICE-style" raids in this piece (something he's unlikely to repeat soon after the recent shooting in Minnesota). But the Home Office/border force is already at capacity doing these sorts of raids on businesses like car washes and barber shops.
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Let's assume that Reform has passed a Great Repeal Bill and has left the ECHR, Refugee Convention, and Human Rights Act (big If but can be done through primary legislation eventually)
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
What operational obstacles would Reform run into in government if it tried to deport 600k people (or 1.2 m as Zia often claims)? #whatifReformwin thread: www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Zia Yusuf: Reform’s deportation plans will be like Trump 2.0
The senior party figure defends talk of an ‘invasion’ and vows to emulate the US president’s success in cutting migration at the Mexican border
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
It’s a gripping speculative non fiction thriller telling the story of what Farage could do as prime minister, based on dozens of interviews with insiders and those tasked with preparing for what could be store of Britain…
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Delighted to say I’m publishing a book called What If Reform Wins: a Scenario with @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social in April 2026 t.co/beKEShh4Gf
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https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/bloomsbury-continuum-snaps-up-peter-chappells-searing-look-at-farage-and-reform-uk
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
details of the ghent altarpiece, seen this weekend
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
archway is not the place to see spring in. but standing in front of this tree at midnight last night was enough for now
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
in what world is not blatant censorship?
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Meta stops former Facebook director from promoting critical memoir
Social media company wins US emergency ruling preventing ex-director from publicising her book.
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
as nature in the UK has become ever more depleted, ppl's understanding of what is truly wild has become denuded. I'm surprised how often on walks/trains ppl will compliment a landscape of fields, when in truth its an ecological wasteland. they think green = nature, and fear anything more challenging
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
AI has read us. Now we need to read AI, says Jeanette Winterson
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‘OpenAI’s metafictional short story about grief is beautiful and moving’ | Jeanette Winterson
I think of AI as alternative intelligence – and its capacity to be ‘other’ is just what the human race needs
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
a hilarious gentleman is the subject of this brilliant piece
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Editor and stylist Mel Ottenberg: ‘I don’t look good in fashion’
The editor-in-chief of Interview loves blue shampoo, double denim and his black leather de Sede couch
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Human literature was fun while it lasted
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ChatGPT firm reveals AI model that is ‘good at creative writing’
As tech firms battle creative industries over copyright, OpenAI chief Sam Altman says he was ‘really struck’ by product’s output
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
enjoying @charliehparker.bsky.social’s excellent Benidorm dispatch with racing fans enjoying €1 pints in the sun instead of trackside in the Cotswolds
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And they’re off… to watch Cheltenham in sunny Benidorm (with €1 pints)
Punters are flocking to the Spanish resort where the racing is shown on giant screens, the beer is cheaper and the weather warmer
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
and they aren’t happy with the v&a
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
the stained glass windows of fairford, glos
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
this but for a day bed
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
favourite thing about this is that she doesn't even like it and keeps it in storage (in her Tudor manor)
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Stolen painting surfaces in Norfolk — and owner won’t hand it back
Antonio Solario’s Madonna and Child was acquired in good faith by Baron De Dozsa after it was stolen from a museum in Belluno in 1973, and passed on to his wife
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
hampstead latest
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Emma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Collision of the Stena Immaculate and Solong in the North Sea could become a major oil spill. According to Kpler data, the tanker left Corinth carrying 128k barrels of refined crude. It doesn't appear to have offloaded prior to being hit by the Solong. More here www.thetimes.com/uk/transport...
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Peter Chappell @petebogs.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Spicy food has made us better at appreciating interesting cheese, say mongers
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