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@ruthshaw.bsky.social
Dog lover who got adopted by a cat, and my view on life has never been the same since. No DMs. Will not respond.
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Replying to @danneidle.bsky.social
And more about my lawsuit here: buff.ly/uwnZCHY I don't need crowdfunding, but great if people can share the article. The more people know about Stamp and his schemes, the harder it becomes for him to exploit vulnerable people.
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Sarah Pochin raised "concerns" in parliament about the impact of second homes on rural communities. Two days later she purchased an £800,000 second home on Anglesey. Remarkable stuff. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Ofcom rules say broadcasters cannot use politicians as newsreaders, interviewers or reporters in any news programmes. So why is Nigel Farage allowed to host his own primetime show on GB News? Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action ⬇️
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More than 7,500 people have signed our petition calling on Ofcom to take immediate action. Add your name: https://bestforbritain.org/petition/farage-on-gb-news-demand-that-ofcom-takes-immediate-action/
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Replying to @russincheshire.bsky.social
(Personally, I'd also like a mandatory course on civics before we vote. Just a 5 minute film people have to watch, so they at least know the basics. Although that's probably a step too far for most of you, and horrifically hard to get anybody to agree to what the civics lesson looks like.)
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Absolutely perfect pay off on this clip.
Two more sleeps before Matt Shea for Channel 4 dispatches blows the lid on Tommy Ten Names. Don't forget to tune in to Channel 4 Wednesday night at 10pm. We will share any external links we get for those who cannot view the channel in their country Stock up on the 🍿folks.
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Are we at the stage where we can ask about the timing of this just as Reform and Farage are facing day 2 of huge questions about foreign donations and breaking the law?
This morning at 7:30am, a group of men dressed in black and their faces covered, gathered in Dover. The men, members of the anti-migrant vigilante group Patriot Platform, proceeded to block the port of Dover and several roads nearby. Our briefing: hopenothate.org.uk/2026/09/05/p...
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@theguardian.com @peterwalker99.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social @josiahmortimer.bsky.social and Farage stood by and laughed.
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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West Midlands Police say: "We can confirm that Counter Terrorism Policing have had no involvement in the delivery of the Reform UK Party Conference 2026." So Farage makes up shit to try and make it look like he’s a victim.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6... scroll down to see the bit about the made up threat
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On LBC, @pimlicat.bsky.social analyses how scandals surrounding Reform UK have affected the party's popularity. "This is a party that is struggling now to reach beyond that core support."
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Note to #r4today No need to studiously avoid mentioning Farage. As FT confirms: “Does this affect Farage directly? Yes. The sting shows Farage meeting the fake father and son after the polls were published” And thanking them both for the proposed donation. Guilty. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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🧵1/ I worked in anti-corruption for years before becoming an MP. Nigel Farage has serious questions to answer following the undercover investigation into Reform UK's fundraising practices. This is now for the police and donations watchdog to resolve, but here is what I want to know:
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THIS 👇is a major safeguarding issue which has been allowed to continue for ages. Cambridge Uni. EXPLAIN THIS AWAY.
Farage adviser and Cambridge prof James Orr has housed students at his ‘right-wing mecca’ alongside race science advocates and hard-right political figures, in 'clear breach' of Cambridge University’s safeguarding rules bylinetimes.com/2026/07/09/p...
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Stepping down ‘pending outcome of Reform internal investigation’ This is clearly an attempt to end the story — but it really shouldn’t be
BREAKING: Reform UK’s James Orr and Dan Jukes have ‘stepped down’ from their roles following last night’s undercover filming on Channel 4 News. Nigel Farage remains in post.
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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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This sounds as inappropriate as anything I have ever heard in UK higher education. Perhaps we need to shut down Cambridge until we find out what the hell is going on there...
According to the FT, Orr is acting as a live-in-landlord-cum-cult-leader to Cambridge students including those under his own supervision, whilst receiving formal complaints about his behaviour, and boasting publicly how the university is a recruiting ground for the party he might be doing crime for
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Comment requests on Channel 4/Verbatim investigation went out Wednesday morning Then Reform barred me - and other journalists likely to ask critical questions - from their party conference Funny that… 🤔 democracyforsale.substack.com/p/ive-been-b...
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Re-upping this...
A six-month investigation by Byline Times reveals that with the support of Palantir's Peter Thiel, Reform's policy chief James Orr has used the University of Cambridge as a student recruitment ground for a hard-right, theocratic political project aimed at bolstering talent in Farage’s party
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A great new video by @ledbydonkeys.org & #verbatimInvestigations Dirty Money: My 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 www.instagram.com/reel/Dc1RjFe...
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On the Electoral Commission’s questionable claim that only the police can investigate the latest information about Reform Party funding
Section 54 of PPERA defines permissible donors. S 61 creates offences. S 58 empowers EC to seek forfeiture of donations from impermissible donors. S 145 requires EC to monitor and take steps to secure compliance. S 146/Sch 19B give EC wide powers of investigation
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Nigel Farage and other senior members of Reform UK have been filmed by undercover reporters celebrating secret new foreign donations. channel4news.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
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So it looks like Reform policy chief James Orr has straight up broken the law here. It's also exactly the same crime Farage has been accused of re: George Cottrell donating via his mother and which Parliament is currently investigating.
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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Channel 4 documentary on Reform party donations - www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXut...
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The Channel 4 investigation into secret foreign funding of polling for Reform is explosive. JL Partners are cooked IMO. The Times and Telegraph will be livid with Reform over it. And Farage will almost certainly face police, Standards and/or EC investigations over it. youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI?...