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"What has been sold to working-class and middle-class voters as “a war for the little guy” is in practical terms the wishlist of the ultra-wealthy worldwide."
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Great list
A full timeline of Nigel Farage’s grift and corruption
1. 2001–2014: Rent-free office scandal
Farage used office space rent-free, failed to declare the benefit properly, and was fined by the Electoral Commission.
2. 2015–2016:
Whilst serving as an MEP, Farage’s EFDD group spent around €1.8 million of EU taxpayer funds improperly on his “Say No to EU” Brexit campaign activity, including paying for rallies in the UK, venue hire, banners etc
3. 2016–2019: Farage’s Brexit movement was heavily funded by Arron Banks. Questions over the source of funding were referred by the Electoral Commission to the National Crime Agency.
4. 2017–2018:
The European Parliament docked Farage’s MEP salary to recover around €40,000 after concluding parliamentary funds had been improperly claimed for staff costs.
5. 2018:
A European political party closely linked to UKIP and Farage’s parliamentary group was ordered to repay €1.1 million after investigators found EU grants had been improperly used for national political campaigning, including campaigns in the UK directly supporting UKIP.
6. 2019:
Channel 4 News and The Guardian reported that Banks gave Farage benefits worth around £450,000, including accommodation, transport and overseas travel.
7. 2019:
The Electoral Commission warned the Brexit Party’s online donation system was at “high and ongoing risk” of accepting impermissible donations and required stronger controls.
8. 2019:
Crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne donated around £6.4 million to the Brexit Party, beginning a financial relationship that continues today.
9. 2021 onwards:
Farage earns £400,000 a year from GB News whilst serving as the leader of a UK political party.
10. 2023:
Farage received around £1.5 million for appearing on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here.
11. 2023:
Reform UK received £200,000 from First Corporate Consultants Ltd, linked to businessman Terence Mordaunt who lobbies against Climate Change policy and campaigned for Brexit.
12. 2024:
The Good Law Project alleged Farage failed to declare assistance from a US public relations firm during a US trip funded by Christopher Harborne.
13. 2024–2026:
Farage received a £5 million gift from Christopher Harborne around 1 month before entering Parliament. In 2026, Parliament’s standards watchdog opened an investigation into whether it should have been declared.
14. 2024–2026:
Since becoming MP for Clacton, Farage has declared more than £2 million in outside earnings from media, speaking engagements, commercial partnerships, including activity closely linked to lobbying for policies that benefit his private funders.
15. 2025:
A complaint alleged undeclared election spending during Farage’s 2024 campaign. Essex Police took no action because the statutory time limit had expired.
16. 2025–2026:
Farage failed to declare 17 separate payments, worth around £380,000, within the required parliamentary deadlines. The Standards Commissioner found the breaches were inadvertent.
17. 2026:
Farage declared £270,000 from Direct Bullion for promotional work while sitting in Parliament, equivalent to around £22,500 per hour.
18. 2026:
The Sunday Times alleged convicted former aide George Cottrell provided undeclared support including security, accommodation, staffing and media assistance.
A true public servant and man of the people.
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Reform looks increasingly less like a political party and more a private syndicate, populated by hoods and dodgy donors, whose aim is Farage
‘s self-enrichment and, when/if he wins power, their own. The disillusioned working class just prey. Important, revelatory journalism.
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Petition: Referendum on English Independence
We call for a referendum on full English independence from the UK due to what we believe is the enormous financial burden which the nations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland place on tax-payers in 🏴.
petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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Moving forward with Scottish independence is proving a difficult task for the SNP 🏴
But the party's former policy chief has set out a plan that could break the deadlock 👀
Exclusive from @acg_reports 👇
🔗 thenational.scot/news/262529…
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The Scottish Government gave local authorities £20m to tackle a "nature emergency". But we found that around £4m of that sum was spent on fixing cars and office equipment, among other non-environmental spending.
Our latest: theferret.scot/environmental…
@Adamprice @AdrianRamsay @AngelaRayner @carla_denyer @CarolineLucas @DavidLammy @EdwardJDavey @Keir_Starmer @LaylaMoran @LlyrGruffydd @MarkDrakeford @Plaid_Cymru @RachelReevesMP @RhonddaBryant @SamTarry @wesstreeting @YesCymru @YvetteCooperMP
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#Labour and the electorate have been deliberately deceived!
It's time that YOU - @Keir_Starmer - paused and reflected on tactics involved with the aim of having you elected as PM.
It's time that country is put before your personal ambitions and party - current crises demand it!
@andrewrawnsley @carolecadwalla @chakrabortty @DrFrancesRyan @faisalislam @Freedland @GeorgeMonbiot @johnharris1969 @JohnJCrace @kenanmalik @MarinaHyde @NesrineMalik @OwenJones @pollytoynbee @rafaelbehr @simonjenkins4 @williamkeegan @williamnhutton
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#Labour and the electorate have been deliberately deceived!
It's time that YOU - @Keir_Starmer - paused and reflected on tactics involved with the aim of having you elected as PM.
It's time that country is put before your personal ambitions and party - current crises demand it!
@AdamBienkov @BylinesScotland @BylineTimes @craigpaton27 @Detroit67Book @EmmaCDeSouza @FT @GMKTweets @houghton_louise @HuffPostUK @IanDKinsey @jodeharrisonHT @LauraEWebsterr
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#Labour and the electorate have been deliberately deceived!
It's time that YOU - @Keir_Starmer - paused and reflected on tactics involved with the aim of having you elected as PM.
It's time that country is put before your personal ambitions and party - current crises demand it!
@AConstance23 @alisonthewliss @AlynSmith @AngusRobertson @AUOBNOW @believeinscot @BellaCaledonia @BizforScotland @blackfordian1 @ChrisLawSNP @Common_Weal @DaveDooganSNP @DeidreBrock @Dr_PhilippaW @Feorlean @GillianMSP @GrahamSNP @HumzaYousaf @Ivan_McKee @jamiehepburn
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#Labour and the electorate have been deliberately deceived!
It's time that YOU - @Keir_Starmer - paused and reflected on tactics involved with the aim of having you elected as PM.
It's time that country is put before your personal ambitions and party - current crises demand it!
‘I’M NOT HERE OUT OF VANITY!’ | Starmer vows to FIGHT ON amid leadership turmoil
youtube.com/watch?v=ADyxGXw7…
"Starmer's a DUD, It's time for change." David Dimbleby
Constitutional change is long overdue since it fails to fully represent the views and ambitions of the public.
Democracy in UK is dying! 🪦
youtube.com/watch?v=bRUfIbon…
#Labour and the electorate have been deliberately deceived!
It's time that YOU - @Keir_Starmer - paused and reflected on tactics involved with the aim of having you elected as PM.
It's time that country is put before your personal ambitions and party - current crises demand it!
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An isolated tragedy in Belfast is being used as an excuse for racist thuggery, all in the name of patriotism.
Musk, Farage and their cronies are spreading hate, and trying to divide our communities.
But we won't let them. We know the truth: there's many, many more of us than them. And we're going nowhere. Solidarity, love and compassion will win 🧡
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The proposed MachairWind development by Iberdrola is an industrial development on a scale never before seen in the Inner Hebrides. It threatens to desecrate and destroy some of Scotland's most iconic cultural and ecological places...
scottishbeacon.com/news/opin…
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Anas Sarwar to the SNP this afternoon: If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear
Every Labour MSP then voted against the Green proposal for a review covering the finances of ALL political parties (it passed anyway).
Do Team🥀 have something to hide/fear?
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The Westminster Government decision which opened the door for genetically edited foods to be sold across the UK without being labelled as such was unlawful and 'irrational', the High Court has ruled thenational.scot/news/261800…
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Promises made, promises delivered.
Aberdeen’s new GP walk-in centre will open on 23 June - the seventh in Scotland, and we will open another four within the first 100 days of this government.
We’re making it easier for you to see a GP and ending the 8am rush.
ALT Graphic with John Swinney in the foreground and Aberdeen City skyline in the background, with text: Seventh GP walk-in centre opening in Aberdeen. We promised GP walk-in centres and we are delivering.
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First Minister @JohnSwinney has spoken out following events that took place across Glasgow and other locations.
Ministers have been briefed on the policing operation and will continue to engage closely with @PoliceScotland over the coming days.
ALT “The scenes we saw in Glasgow and other locations last night are completely unacceptable. Scotland is a welcoming nation and those who choose to make their lives here are valued members of our communities. No one should be made to feel scared in a place they call home, and the actions of those involved do not reflect Scotland’s values. “I utterly condemn this behaviour and stand firmly against acts that stoke any form of violence and intolerance. And I want to be clear — racism, hatred and intimidation have no place in Scotland, and we must be united in standing against it.” John Swinney First Minister