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Yorkshire Bylines @yorkshirebylines.co.uk · 20/05/2026
Farage, Harborne, £5 million and Reform UK’s cryptocurrency bill Within a year of receiving £5mn from a crypto billionaire, Nigel Farage’s Reform UK published a draft crypto bill | Anthony Robinson @anthonybylines.bsky.social
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Farage, Harborne, £5 million and Reform UK’s cryptocurrency bill
Within a year of receiving £5mn from a crypto billionaire, Nigel Farage’s Reform UK published a draft crypto bill
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
A Reform councillor accused of shaming a disabled man and a dyslexic colleague, has been put in charge of Special Educational Needs at his council Sam Journet has faced a barrage of complaints for bullying and intimidation whilst regularly using Meta-style camera glasses to film residents and staff
bylinetimes.com
Reform UK's ‘Meta Glasses’ Councillor Who Was Accused of Shaming Disabled Man and Dyslexic Colleague Is Put in Charge of Special Educational Needs
Sam Journet has been accused of bullying, intimidation and filming residents and staff with Meta-style camera glasses
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 20/05/2026
“The fact he is known as a vulture capitalist should tell you everything about how inappropriate this deal is … these kinds of people are there to suck the lifeblood out of our utilities and public services; this deal should not be rushed through.” – @labourlewis.bsky.social bit.ly/49bm4Bc
theguardian.com
Billionaire Trump donor in line to make millions from Thames Water bid
Paul Singer is founder of a leading creditor in the hedge fund consortium locked in talks with the UK government
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Latest investigation for @bylinetimes.bsky.social and our Reform Uncovered series bylinetimes.com/2026/05/20/r...
bylinetimes.com
Reform UK's ‘Meta Glasses’ Councillor Who Was Accused of Shaming Disabled Man and Dyslexic Colleague Is Put in Charge of Special Educational Needs
Sam Journet has been accused of bullying, intimidation and filming residents and staff with Meta-style camera glasses
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Samantha Wathen @samanthajwathen.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Streeting's parting gift to the NHS was to slash future staffing by more than even THE TORIES proposed (140k fewer nurses) and to - in some cases - use tech to "completely substitute for a role.” Just devastating, especially from a so-called Labour govt. A must read. www.ft.com/content/f7e0...
ft.com
NHS plans to scale back recruitment drive and use AI to avoid ‘financial ruin’
Health service is working out how to get by with hundreds of thousands fewer staff than forecast by the last government
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
No, there weren’t ‘over two million’ people at last weekend’s Unite the Kingdom march. Police estimates put the figure for last weekend’s march at “around 60,000” people. fullfact.org/politics/uni...
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No, there weren’t ‘over two million’ people at last weekend’s Unite the Kingdom march – Full Fact
We’ve seen several social media posts quoting this figure, but both the police and an independent expert have said it’s much too high.
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 20/05/2026
Months of offensive posts on an official Reform account across both Facebook and X. Now the accounts have been deleted and Reform claims “agitators” may have "hijacked" them. Here are the details ⤵️
eastangliabylines.co.uk
Reform branch blames hackers for months of offensive social media posts
The posts appeared across Facebook and X over several months before the accounts suddenly disappeared
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
This is how the Israeli minister Ben-Gvir is treating the European hostages Israel kidnapped in International Waters. Where is the outrage? Our Media and Politicians are owned, get them OUT.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Was it a gift? Was it for security? Was it for Brexit? Was it for a house? FFS. Farage must think we’re all really thick. It was a £5million bribe from a Thailand-based crypto billionaire who wants his man in power so he’ll remove consumer protections and rocket-boost crypto trading. Inquiry done.
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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Angela Rayner was dragged through every front page for weeks... HMRC's verdict: NOT deliberate. NOT even careless. Farage pockets £5 million and chooses not to declare it So where's the wall-to-wall coverage? Tell me this isn't a rigged game.
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
What the heck did he think being a councillor involve? It's mostly emails about bins and dog poo complaints. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Reform councillor Barry Martin quits after saying role was 'dull and boring'
Staffordshire Reform councillor Barry Martin has been the subject of a council complaints inquiry.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Hedge fund proposes £1bn buyout of Spire Healthcare, UK’s biggest private hospital operator. Your taxes boost value of Spire, make shareholders richer. Third of Spire’s revenues comes from NHS contracts - hip, knee, cataract surgery. Average profit margin estimated, up to 32%.
theguardian.com
Hedge fund proposes £1bn buyout of UK’s biggest private hospital operator
Shares in Spire Healthcare jump after approach from Toscafund, founded by City figure known as ‘the Rottweiler’
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Reform councillor claimed he ‘couldn’t remember’ if he TWICE stood for ‘racist’ BNP www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
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New Reform councillor ‘couldn’t remember’ if he TWICE stood for ‘racist’ BNP
Reform’s David Laing, part of a motorcycle ‘brotherhood’, initially admitted not denying being on the ballot paper for the British National Party... before changing his story
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Oh and this front page from @bylinetimes.bsky.social June 2025 edition should rightly haunt Streeting
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
🔥 Just launched now… New European Movement campaign …to break Starmer’s 3 red lines of Single Market, Customs Union, Free Movement If Starmer wants “Britain at the heart of Europe” then this is what he must do. Now is the time to pile on the pressure. See —> www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/wWq5QejW
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 13/05/2026
Must we keep holding our politicians to such impossible standards?
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Grumpy @grumpybb.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Well it’s ramping up with or without him. bsky.app/profile/grum...
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Perhaps Nigel Farage could have chosen better people to ask for advice on how to protect women and girls ... Meme via Adina Adda
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Katie Hopkins notoriously once said: "I have never apologised for anything I’ve said. I find it very disappointing when people apologise." Well, she's sorry now... by @willem-moore.bsky.social
thecanary.co
Zarah Sultana forces apology from racist Katie Hopkins
Katie Hopkins notoriously once said: "I have never apologised for anything I’ve said. I find it very disappointing when people apologise." Well, she's sorry now.
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The Ghost of Mark Twain @ghostofmarktwain.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Anyone else feel this way?
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
"I said it seems unlikely that Nigel Farage would take £1 million to throw an election then another £5 million to become an MP. What did I say Roy?" "You said he definitely did because the grifting little shit would do anything for cash"
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Ian Collins @icoll.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Reform’s Nazi of the week. Not just any old racist, this one’s at the ubermenschen stage, he wants cattle trucks, and he wants them now. www.thestar.co.uk/news/politic...
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New Reform councillor said UK has 'subhuman underclass' & shared images of Nazi flags
Nathaniel Menday won a seat in Woodhouse during last week’s election
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
A huge announcement in the King's Speech - what a pity it’s getting little media attention due to all the reporting on a possible leadership challenge. The government have pledged to introduce a new bill to abolish right-to-buy for new social homes.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Let’s have more of this from UK news shows - for the sake of the country it’s time you called Farage’s bull**** out
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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Please retweet.
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Help up get to 200k and show that tradition is no excuse for killing wildlife protectthewild.org.uk/gannet-petit...
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Gannet petition - Protect the Wild
Every year, thousands of Gannet chicks are killed on a remote Scottish island. This hunt continues not because it must, but because it is allowed, even as seabird populations decline and struggle to…
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Kentish Fran #FBPE @kentishfran.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
#Reform councillor David Barker beat girlfriend black and blue but Reform insist they're going to protect 'wimmin' and something about grooming gangs. share.google/2VGfDVNdjRFV...
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Sunderland Reform councillor David Barker beat up his girlfriend and allegedly abused child
So much more than a slip-up in vetting, Reform UK are allowing these men to run because they don't see anything wrong with what they did
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Good for the Obsever for leading on this.
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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
BNP, UKIP, Brexit Party, ReformUK. All the same, just a different logo.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Fuck Tommy Robinson.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
How about a criminal investigation and a permanent ban from public life for taking bribes and lying to the electorate? A wrist slap for breaching a code, a suspension and by-election is more prize than punishment for tantrum-prone Farage who’s barely an MP anyway. observer.co.uk/news/politic...
observer.co.uk
Farage could face byelection over crypto king’s £5m donation
The Reform leader faces two possible investigations over the undeclared gift from Christopher Harborne. A lengthy Commons suspension could lead to a recall petition – and end up costing him his Clacto...
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The Daily Britain @thedailybritain.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
That’s how you do it. Senior journalists and the Reform-friendly press were handed a masterclass in how to hold politicians to account on Friday evening, after a young voter in the Question Time audience delivered a devastating blow to Robert Jenrick.
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Question Time audience member dismantles Jenrick over Reform scandals
A Question Time audience member confronted Robert Jenrick over his housing deal scandal, Nadhim Zahawi's £5m tax bill and Richard Tice's tax affairs - and asked how long before people realise "grifter...
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
We need more of this.
Observer front page highlighting the crypto billionaire funding Farage
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
You've watched us do this. You have a free preview of the grim and terrible ending. Knowing didn't save us. It might save you. Get organised. You're further along the curve than we were in 2014. Good luck. You're going to need it. — @therickwilson.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/05/08/r... 12/12
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Rick Wilson's Warning From America: Nigel Farage Will Be Your Donald Trump, Unless You Act Now
The former Republican strategist and Lincoln Project founder has some hard lessons for Conservatives and Labour alike
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
The system in the UK is broken Corporation tax is supposed to be 25% or 19% for profits under £250,000 But only 13.2% is paid Nearly 99% of the tax dodged is by the richest 500 companies, some like Amazon dodge billions by themselves But you are the 'scrounger' Make them pay
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Piers Morgan “Mohammed, do you condemn the Hamas attacks on October the 7th?” Mohammed Hijab “Yes, I do. Do you condemn Israel killing over 1000 kids?” Piers Morgan “I believe Israel has a right to defend themselves” That answer should be on the tombstone of his career.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
150 billionaires have £750bn. That is enough to build 2000 hospitals. Build 7,000,000 homes. Or employ the entire NHS workforce for 10 year. 150 greedy little fckers having 1000x more money than anyone could ever need. Stops you having all those things.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Most political coverage tells you what happened. This tells you why it matters and what comes next.
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The Big Picture | Substack
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Andy Burge 🇬🇧🇪🇺 @andygjburge.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
There is no satirical comedic content from me in this post. I do not believe that Reform Ltd vets its candidates at all but if it does, it must be a process that seeks out evidence of candidates being throughly inhuman, unpleasant and nasty people and then selecting them on that basis. 1/2
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Nigel Farage works for Steve Bannon, as does the Far Right all over Europe.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
They scream about the Green Party's imaginary antisemitism for weeks before the election. But almost completely ignored this. Will there be outrage now? No they don't care about actual racism and antisemitism, it was just to smear the Left.
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Helbel 🌻☘️💚🤍🧡 @pudner.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Christ allfuckinmighty ... what the hell's going on with Sunderland... jeezus 😱😖🤬
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R1ch1e5 @r1ch1e5.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Yep! www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
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Sunderland Reform councillor David Barker beat up his girlfriend and abused child
So much more than a slip-up in vetting, Reform UK are allowing these men to run because they don't see anything wrong with what they did
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
This is what the Israeli Police did to an Arab Israeli Lawyer after they entered his home without a warrant and beat him unconscious. This is an Israeli citizen, beaten in his own home after they broke in without a warrant. Imagine what they do to Palestinians.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Sunderland Reform councillor David Barker beat up his girlfriend and abused child www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
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Sunderland Reform councillor David Barker beat up his girlfriend and abused child
So much more than a slip-up in vetting, Reform UK are allowing these men to run because they don't see anything wrong with what they did
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
They don't dismiss him anymore. They say, "Yes racist sir, you are now a proud knight of racism, be racist enough and they will make you a councillor, or even an MP"
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Here's Nigel Farage's "Tiktok guru" and adviser, Jack Anderton, telling GB News that he would be "worried" if the Jewish population was growing in the UK. When do we start seeing all the coverage about the antisemitism crisis in Reform UK?
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Sacha Coward @sachacoward.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
For once...could the soft left learn the correct lessons from their repeated failures?! Be. Left. Wing. -Like actually represent working class and humanist values. -Stop pandering to the right. They will not vote for you. -It's not 'mad' or 'radical' to speak out against genocide. I'm so tired!
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
He was elected… Daniel Devaney will not stand as Reform candidate any more amid fierce criticism over a series of social media comments made from Facebook accounts believed to belong to him.
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Reform candidate who said he would 'blast Muslims off face of the earth' steps down
A LOCAL election candidate says he will no longer be standing for Reform amid fierce criticism over a series of social media comments made from…
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