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NEW: The Abramovich connection. How convicted money launderer George Cottrell - & close aide to Nigel Farage - ‘signed documents’ for one of Putin’s closest allies. My latest for @thenerve.news 1/ www.thenerve.news/p/george-cot...

Farage, George Cottrell and Putin’s friend Abramovich

Source reveals convicted money launderer and Reform leader’s close ally worked as a young man for the now-sanctioned oligarch after becoming friends with his son. Report by Carole Cadwalladr

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Perfect satire 👌! Watching Reform explain its Channel boat plan is like watching Dad’s Army discover maritime warfare: enormous confidence, catastrophic execution, and a heroic refusal to let basic reality interfere with the briefing. 😂 youtube.com/shorts/JPdNA...

Dad’s Army Reform Edition: Send in the Navy Captain Mainwaring!

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This is unbelievably ridiculous. He's either profoundly stupid or wilfully manufacturing panic. Either way, demanding “Where is the PM?” is absurd. Facts is: -Most have already returned to Morocco. -Even if they were in Málaga, what exactly is the danger to British holidaymakers? 👇🤯

The facts right-wingers would rather bury: Ceuta is in the EU, but outside mainland Spain, with special rules restricting movement into mainland Spain and the wider EU. Almost everyone who entered Ceuta yesterday has now returned to Morocco. So much for the “invasion” narrative.

John Cleese claiming he's not racist but a "culturalist", then dismissing critics as "uneducated", is ironically an uneducated take.🤨 Reducing entire cultures to their worst examples isn't cultural criticism. It's stereotyping. Education teaches you the difference.

John Cleese thinks he's not racist—he's a "culturalist." 🤨 Using the worst examples to define entire cultures doesn't stop it being prejudice because you renamed it. Every culture thinks it's better than the rest. The difference is criticising practices, not stereotyping people. 👇😕

There’s a lot of confusion among right-wing X users. They're baffled people are drifting away from Reform and wondering why Farage has lost his shine. 🤨 They’re probably missing quite a lot. Mainly the assumption that Musk’s right-wing echo chamber is an accurate reflection of the country

Wanting the IDF to stop killing children is not antisemitic.

Translation: I've run out of actual criticisms of Andy Burnham, so I'll wheel out Tony Blair as the benchmark and hope nobody notices. 👇🙄

Watching grown adults fawn over a politician like he's a pop star is embarrassing. This isn't politics—it's a fan club. Flowers, autographs and hero worship don't validate his record, they just show personality has replaced critical thinking.👇🙄

It's amusing to be lectured about being "out of touch with the British people" by Andrew Neil—a Brexiteer living in France. And apparently we've all forgotten Boris Johnson wandering around looking like he'd dressed in a tumble dryer. This isn't analysis; it's just another clickbait soundbite.👇

If you’re wondering why UK press has suddenly woken up to Farage, please read this. It’s because: Brexit. The r/w press refused to scrutinise the money behind Farage & the lawsuit against me scared off the rest. But this isn’t a new scandal. It’s the same one I’ve been reporting on for a decade

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NEW: Who funds Nigel Farage? And why has it taken till now for any journalistic scrutiny? @carolecadwalla.bsky.social who has tracked him for a decade exposes how the UK press & regulators looked the other way 🧵👇

At this point is Liz Truss's lack of self-reflection her most consistent achievement?

Neil's upset Starmer's honours list doesn't have enough "wealth creators." Such a retro phrase from when we still believed in trickle-down economics. These days, "wealth collectors" seems more accurate. So you're a "jobsworth" if you work for a salary, but a "wealth creator" if you collect billions

Yup. Starmer promised change but delivered drift. Growth stayed weak, taxes rose, housebuilding missed targets, migration remained a major issue, and his popularity collapsed. He alienated Labour's left and drew fierce criticism over Gaza. With a huge majority, he squandered a historic opportunity.

The Economist@economist.com · 3w ago

All things considered, our overall assessment is that he has underperformed as Britain’s prime minister

Never has a commentator been so confidently wrong. We don't elect Prime Ministers—we elect MPs. May, Johnson, Truss and Sunak all became PM the same way. Burnham has the support of a majority of MPs. That's called parliamentary democracy. www.dailymail.com/debate/artic...

ANDREW NEIL: Never has a PM come to power with such lack of legitimacy

I'm used to being avoided by politicians these days. But Andy Burnham has managed to avoid any rigorous journalistic scrutiny from anybody on his fast track to No 10.

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So the NHS got its £350m a week, waiting lists fell,immigration was controlled, wages soared, food got cheaper, businesses thrived, and young people could finally afford homes... None of that happened. But hey, Farage might become PM. Whatever they're paying her to post this drivel, it's not enough.

Matt Godwin posting this in the aftermath of Ann Widdecombe's death to push a list of political grievances is quite the way to seize the moment. The rest is just culture-war buzzwords thrown into a blender. If you think that's serious politics, I've got some magic beans to sell you. 👇😒

So, just to be clear: the real outrage isn't the Nigel Farage' £5m unconditional—sorry, "security"—gift. It's anyone who dares ask about it. Ask questions, you're a "ghoul." Stay quiet, you're one of the good guys. Have I got that right? 👇😒

The moment police confirmed they were investigating whether Ann Widdecombe's murder was politically motivated, you could almost hear Reform's spin machine firing up: "Stop asking about Farage's £5m unconditional—sorry, 'security'—gift from a crypto billionaire. You're the real problem." Anyhow 👇🤷‍♀️

Wow, he convinced me. No policies, no evidence, no explanation-just "Britain needs Reform." I'll just switch my brain off & believe slogan solves every problem facing the UK, ignore any inconvenient questions surrounding Farage. Repeat "stop the boats." Ta-da Britain instantly fixes itself. Simple.

So Reform UK is funded by Russia, GB News is owned by a hedge fund in Dubai and the Daily Mail is registered in Bermuda. That's patriotism for you these days.

I don't live in the US, so I'll leave Americans to judge the damage Lindsey Graham has done at home. The rest of the world should remember him as a war hawk who responded to people trying to bring aid to Gaza with, "Hope Greta and her friends can swim!" A deeply callous human being.

Simon Marks@simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 4w ago

Sen. Lindsey Graham, dead at 71 after suffering being taken ill on Capitol Hill last night. A fixture on Capitol Hill for a quarter of a century, he prostrated himself before Trump after initially opposing him. In the last months, he'd been an outspoken advocate for completing regime change in Iran.

Why are so many people making fools of themselves defending Farage? Ms Oakeshott asked why nobody said Burnham was “arguing with a bin” (Makerfield by-election)?!? Then came the claim that the “idiots” (other parties) were “blindsided” and had nothing left but mockery. The desperation is obvious.

Richard Tice's "defence" may be the most spectacular own goal of the year. Nothing says "anti-establishment" like 50-year family ties to aristocrats and a £500,000 donor. 🤨 The revolution will, apparently, be funded by the aristocracy. 👇😆

Every day brings another naive attempt to defend Farage. One conflates personal donations with party donations. Another cries "danger to democracy" because they don't understand that investigations are exactly how a functioning democracy works. Being outraged is easier than being informed.👇🤨

Funny how "the rule of law" becomes "lawfare" the moment it involves Reform. Investigations are part of a functioning democracy. If Farage and Jenrick have done nothing wrong, what's the problem? That's called due process, not persecution. 👇🙄

Kay Burley OMG! Calling Prince Andrew a “war hero” to an Epstein survivor was a shocking failure of empathy and judgment. This is a woman who was a journalist—someone who should understand the power of words and the importance of accountability.