Ruth Shaw

Ruth Shaw

@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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putin and trump are openly working together to destroy freedom, democracy and our way of life NATO has shit the tub the barbarians have been at the gate for years

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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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£72 million from 2 individuals - both of whom have faced questions about money laundering, both of whom live/d overseas to avoid tax - is not compatible with democracy. I don't care if it's Reform, Labour or whoever. We can't function like this. Not for long. So how do we fix it? My plan:

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Absolutely perfect pay off on this clip.

Ireland against Fascism@irlagainstfascism.bsky.social

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?

HOPE not hate@hopenothate.org.uk

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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Ban us from your conference, this is what happens 😉

Byline Times@bylinetimes.bsky.social

Our undercover reporter, Chris Atkins, posed as a far-right journalist at the Reform Conference and got thrown out for asking difficult questions about Farage's corruption scandal @scatatkins.bsky.social

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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.

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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/...

giftarticle.ft.comWhat are the latest claims against Nigel Farage?A sting operation has abruptly overturned the Reform UK leader’s attempt to put financing scandals behind him

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Oh dear. So, despite Farage insisting they’ve done nothing wrong, the lovely Dan Jukes and James Orr have both stepped down… for now. Farage… they reported to you.. off you go. What a shitshow of guilty, corrupt, traitorous, greedy pisstakers. They must never ever get their hands on power.

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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:

theguardian.comReform officials ‘plotted to break law on foreign donations’ in undercover filmInvestigation broadcast by Channel 4 News shows man posing as ‘impermissible donor’ paying for polling that helped Reform

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Three senior Reform figures were involved in those Channel 4 revelations we saw last night. Two have been kicked out. The third is Nigel Farage. Farage should be suspended while this matter is investigated. He has very serious questions to answer.

THIS 👇is a major safeguarding issue which has been allowed to continue for ages. Cambridge Uni. EXPLAIN THIS AWAY.

Josiah Mortimer@josiahmortimer.bsky.social

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

Paul Brand@paulbrand.bsky.social

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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Now James Orr has stepped down as Reform UK's Head of Policy after C4's report, questions remain for Cambridge – where he is Associate Professor. Byline Times revealed serious concerns about his activities there months ago. We all know there won't now be 200+ articles on him and his life don't we?

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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...

Rhys Kaminski-Jones@rhyskamjones.bsky.social

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...

democracyforsale.substack.comI’ve been banned by Reform. But this isn’t really about me.My press accreditation for Reform’s conference was revoked. This should concern us all.

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Re-upping this...

Josiah Mortimer@josiahmortimer.bsky.social

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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Replying to @stevepeers.bsky.social

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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On the Electoral Commission’s questionable claim that only the police can investigate the latest information about Reform Party funding

Jonathan Jones@sirjjkc.bsky.social

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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Alex Andreou@sturdyalex.bsky.social

In case this is helpful to the Metropolitan Police, all those exposed in tonight's @channel4news.bsky.social expose, including Nigel Farage, will all be either on or near Stage A of the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, tomorrow at 4pm. You're welcome.

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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.

Channel 4 News@channel4news.bsky.social

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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So many laws potentially broken re. the Reform secret donations story... s.16 of the National Security Act 2023 on foreign interference in elections Potentially deception offences under the Fraud Act 2006 PPERA s50 and s54 on impermissible donors and donations in kind (Cont...)