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Scouse Professor

@scouseprofessor.bsky.social
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Socialist, Labour party member, Europhile, #Rejoin EU, scientist, atheist, retired professor, Evertonian, digital audiophile, single-figure golfer, content creator

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Think-tank linked to Reform Party suggests abolition of state pension to fund tax cuts for wealthy people www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Thinktank linked to Reform UK calls for abolition of state pension
‘Radical’ report likely to influence party’s platform also proposes abolishing inheritance and capital gains taxes
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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"I am heartbroken to discover I'm living among some very bigoted, xenophobic people. It's been the most amazingly peaceful place to live and we've never experienced the level of overt racism that we’re witnessing." — Rachel, Piddington resident with Afro-Caribbean husband and mixed-heritage children
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 14/09/2026
👏 Angela Rayner: "Nigel Farage's sugar daddies made their money in crypto, but there's nothing cryptic about their motives." ⚠️ "They know full well that a Reform government will act in their interests" 💷 "If Farage will do you a cameo for £70, just ask yourself what he'd do for £ 70 million."
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Ian Collins @icoll.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Farage won’t answer questions about the crypto crooks residency details and stresses that their donations are legal under the law today. But they can be illegal retrospectively under new legislation coming soon. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Farage hints that Reform’s £72m donations may not be legal under new elections bill - UK politics live
In an interview about the donations, he said they are compliant with the law ‘today’
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“Guys, they want us to go home.” 🔥 🇫🇷 French short film about what would happen to society if all the immigrants listened to angry old racist white men and left (aka the Republican agenda)
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Why can't they integrate?
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Disillusioned With Conservatives @neverevertory.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Reform & Christopher Harborne, both state he is living in the UK so the overseas donor cap doesn’t affect him & the £36M donation however a claim form filed by Christopher in the High Court back in June has been unearthed showing his address as still in Bangkok, Thailand. We smell a rat….
High Court Claim Form by Christopher Harbone from June
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Content warning: Multiple men violently assault a female protester at Reform's conference at the Birmingham NEC, to the visible delight of Nigel Farage.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 03/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 An undercover investigation from Verbatim Investigations suggests that people at the top of Reform UK knew that money used for a crucial poll came from a foreign donor. 🎥 Watch the full expose here: youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI?si=VP20yIqSnPD…
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 03/09/2026
Reform’s dodgy dealings can no longer be ignored.
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Stop whatever you’re doing & watch this now! Reform’s magic money tree has been bust wide open. Huge kudos to undercover reporters Verbatim via @channel4news.bsky.social youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI?... huge
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Undercover: Exposing Reform's secret donations plot
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The moment Reform admitted on camera the “grim reality” is they can’t bag any British donors was the moment I realised how bad it was
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Credit is due to these guys... www.verbatiminvestigations.com/full-investi...
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Dirty Money: A Year Undercover in Reform UK
A yearlong investigation into Nigel Farage’s fundraising operation reveals a plot to break the law by bringing foreign money into British politics
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Oops, I seem to have been caught red handed taking illegal foreign donations and being a corrupt sack of shit.
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Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Undercover filming shows Nigel Farage celebrating illegal foreign donations Footage shows a plan to break electoral law by funnelling money from a US ‘businessman’ through a UK donor The donations funded a series of widely reported polls secretly commissioned by Reform
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mcornbeef.bsky.social @mcornbeef.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Hey @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
He was right about ULEZ He’s right about Brexit. No need to “revisit old arguments”/lies now we know it’s rubbish and costing us a fortune. Moving on means admitting this and asking about how to now join. Not pretending it’s ok in case Farage loses his shit. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/sad...
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'Brexit lies are exposed, the debate is settled... we must rejoin the EU' - Sadiq Khan
This is searing stuff from Sadiq Khan, and his arguments for the UK to rejoin the EU are as clear and comprehensive as it gets.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Reform’s new economic adviser has called for end of pensioners’ triple lock and advocated privatising the NHS
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Reform’s new economic adviser has called for end of pensioners’ triple lock
Exclusive: Mitchell Palmer has also argued for privatising the NHS and immigration as way of cutting poverty
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Andy Bruce (Reuters) @bruceandy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
UK consumer confidence hits 2-year high, GfK says 😀 🚗 Major purchase index highest since Dec 2021 💸 Financial and economic sentiment rise It's not just GfK - all these surveys show strengthening consumer morale: • YouGov/Cebr • BRC-Opinium • Barclays • LSEG/Ipsos www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...
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UK consumer confidence jumps to two-year high, GfK says
British consumer morale jumped to a two-year ​high this month as households became more ‌confident about making major purchases, a survey showed on Friday that added to a run of unexpectedly strong ​e...
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
A tale in two tweets:
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Growing disquiet among Farage's supporters & Councillors about the new policy "Making Poor People Poorer" attacking Reform UK core voters meme via Sophia Jones
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Reform UK Alyn, Deeside and Wrexham, everybody.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Most politicians make major policy announcements before an election looking to test their popularity - not our Nige ... meme via Detlef Liche
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I see Fraser Nelson makes the same point I did yesterday frasernelson.substack.com/p/six-flaws-...
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Disillusioned With Conservatives @neverevertory.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Dear Reform voters of Clacton…..
Letter to Clacton Reform voters
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Joe Roberts 🔥💙🔥🐸 @robbyjoe.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
He didn’t change. They did.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Nigel Farage denies link to crypto conspiracist John Mappin
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Nigel Farage denies link to crypto conspiracist John Mappin
Mappin, a Scientologist and proponent of the QAnon hoax, hosted a rally for Reform UK at Camelot Castle, his hotel in Cornwall
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 14/08/2026
A senior Reform UK activist, the man who ran Nigel Farage’s £1000-a-head donors’ club, was once a prominent figure in a far-right group that wants millions of non-white people removed from Britain. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/08/14/g...
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Revealed: Top Reform activist belonged to far-right pro-remigration group – HOPE not hate
A senior activist for Reform UK was involved in a far-right group that advocates for a form of ethnic cleansing, HOPE not hate can reveal....
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womaninterrupted.bsky.social @womaninterrupted.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Come on Clacton! Bin him!
Pic of Nigel Farage alongside stats that show, when an MEP for British Fisheries he attended 1 of 42 Fisheries meetings.
As an MP he's voted once of 77 votes in Parliament . He's hel 0 surgeries in Clacton since becoming MP 2yrs ago
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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
UK economy has been far more resilient than the commentators/gloomsters/forecasters thought. Strong start to 2026 continues despite the headwinds of the Iran conflict - GDP growth of 0.4% in 2nd quarter. What matters most (gdp/capita) is also up 0.4%, and has risen 1% on the year
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Disillusioned With Conservatives @neverevertory.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
If Nigel Farage loses Clacton to a bin his career ends and Reform implodes. A vote for Count Binface is a vote to end Trumpism in the UK. So Clacton vote @countbinface.bsky.social tomorrow!
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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Nigel Farage called a by-election against a bin to run away from unanswered questions, but the net is closing in. Grubby pacts, cover-ups, secret gifts, support from a convicted fraudster – it all adds up to a stench of sleaze. The public can smell it. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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‘Stench of sleaze’: Farage struck deal over political return months before 2024 election, reports say
Labour chair accuses Reform of making ‘grubby pacts’ after contradictory reports emerge on timeline of events
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Nic Boothby @nicboothby.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Nigel Farage struck Reform comeback deal long before election... www.thetimes.com/article/9221...
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Nigel Farage struck Reform comeback deal long before election
Supervised by the convicted fraudster George Cottrell, the agreement undermines Farage’s claim about when he decided to return to politics
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
✅ Touring Clacton ✅ Visiting local businesses ✅ Listening to constituents’ concerns ✅ Hi-vis vest Make your Vote Count! #VoteBinface #Clacton
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Bev Craig For Greater Manchester Mayor @bevcraig.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
🏡50,000 new affordable and council homes. Brownfield first. Priority for GM locals. Action on bad landlords, rip-off rents and HMOs.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Important announcement.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
For years the right-wing billionaire press have promoted Nigel Farage and hidden his misdemeanours So when Dan Hodges - top propagandist for Mail, Telegraph & Spectator - goes for the jugular, it's major ... "Is this the sleaze that Reform and Farage are hoping they can dodge?" via John Spademan
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The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 18/07/2026
The convicted criminal who funded Nigel Farage opened an account with an obscure overseas payments company days before it was used to channel an “unexplained” £500,000 donation to Reform UK
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George Cottrell opened account days before mystery Reform donation
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
For by-elections today, here's stopreformuk.vote advice on tactical voting to stop Reform UK ... via Reform Are Not Your Friends
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Disillusioned With Conservatives @neverevertory.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Reform’s Danny Kruger accuses Starmer of supporting a bin instead of putting up a Labour candidate. Has he forgotten that all parties have done the same thing? Starmer attacks him by saying he bets he didn’t expect to be spending the summer arguing with a bin when he joined Reform. #PMQs
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 13/07/2026
Polling by Opinium finds that Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has a net score of minus 27 percentage points. 👀
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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 13/07/2026
The Times are now reporting that Cottrell has been intimately involved with the party: Insight can now reveal that as well as buying office equipment for the party, Cottrell has long had personal access to Farage’s party email and had his own desk next to the leader’s private office #TheCanary
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Fraudster made undeclared donations to Reform UK
Have Reform and Posh George Cottrell violated electoral law with these undisclosed donations? A growing list of financial controversies
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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Days after resigning as an MP due the furore over his gifts from crypto investors, Farage is due to speak at a crypto-backed conference. Seriously.
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Farage and Truss Jamboree Backed by Crypto Lobbyists
Nigel Farage is set to headline at a right-wing event backed by a Bitcoin lobby group, amid a political furore over his ties to crypto investors. The Reform UK leader will be the star speaker at the i...
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Daily Mail poll going hilariously south for Nigel Farage.. www.dailymail.com/news/article...
Who would you vote for in the
Clacton by-election?


Nigel Farage


17%
1546 votes


Count Binface


72%
6391 votes


It's all a waste of time and
money


1 1%
941
votes


8878 votes. 72% of others agreed with you.
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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Absolutely, definitely, not “the Establishment”…
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Farage is adopting Trump’s bullying tactics. It will lose him the votes he needs
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Farage is adopting Trump's bullying tactics. It will lose him the votes he needs
Over the years, the public have mostly seen the positive side of the Reform UK leader, not the one who explodes with anger
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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Scoop from @joshhalliday.bsky.social Reform activists urged to divert from GM mayoral by-election to help Farage in Clacton. Leaked WhatsApp: “The message could not be more clear. We now need all of our fantastic activists to come and help us in Clacton.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform activists urged to switch focus from Manchester to Farage’s Clacton contest
Exclusive: Party hoped to mount serious challenge in mayoral race but attention has been diverted to Essex
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Thomas I-G @thomasig.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I'm so torn on whether this ridiculousness is a good or bad idea, but the Chancellor writing "but if he wants to argue with a bin, I won't stop him" is an unquestionably hilarious sentence.
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popmaster62.bsky.social @popmaster62.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
No other party is challenging Farage at Clacton bye election. Apart from Count Binface. Brilliant. His downfall is almost complete
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