Damian Cummings
@damiancummings.bsky.social
Retired. 41 years in the law. MCFC
There’s more chance Nigel Farage will quit than become Prime Minister www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
'Shameless Nigel Farage is the bad boss from hell and a cynical con man'
"Operation Save Nigel after the claims of dodgily-funded opinion polls and discussion of what would be illegal foreign donations will repel curious floating voters already deserting a leader and party...
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Yeah, it's the Police tweet that really fucked it, you can see almost to the day when it happened in this chart. Didn't necessarily cause a huge number to lose faith, but pushed a lot of the previously 'on the fence' or 'hadn't heard of' into the negative column. There's been a slower decline since.
YouGov@yougov.co.uk · 3w agoZack Polanski favourability tracker (13-14 August 2026) Favourable: 19% (no change from 5-6 Aug) Unfavourable: 48% (-2) Net: -29 (+2) yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
As the whole country laughs at Farage, the Mail concentrates on the REAL story. 
If you’re still showing your kids’ faces online, then stop. According to the U.S. Court of Appeals, it’s legal for pedos to possess child porn as long as it was made with AI. They argue that this isn’t harmful since these aren’t real pictures & that this is covered by the 1st Amendment.
This is not a pleasant watch. In my legally qualified view, the man who grabs the protestor by the face and pulls her hair is not using reasonable force and the matter should be referred to the police.
Dave Vetter@davidrvetter.bsky.social · 2h agoContent warning: Multiple men violently assault a female protester at Reform's conference at the Birmingham NEC, to the visible delight of Nigel Farage.
Content warning: Multiple men violently assault a female protester at Reform's conference at the Birmingham NEC, to the visible delight of Nigel Farage.
In light of these new allegations about illegal funding, it is my opinion that Nigel Farage should step down as MP for Clacton. He should then stand again in the by-election and let the people of Clacton decide if he’s guilty or not of breaking electoral law. 😉
Farage was - once again - lying when he said counter terrorism police had delayed his speech because of threats. West Midlands police confirm they gave no such advice.
It is an outrage that the family income threshold where Eng students start to lose maintenance loan has been frozen at £25,000 since 2008, so its now not much more than a single earners min wage! If it'd risen with CPI inflation (never mind RPI or avg earnings) it'd be c£43,000
Martin Lewis@martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 17h agoEach new school year brings your child closer to Uni age. If they do go, there’s a hidden parental contribution, often £1,000s a year. Most parents aren't warned to save in advance. Do listen to the FULL help in this week's Martin Lewis Podcast, & try the free calc (links below)
Journalists who follow me - you can have this one for free, if you get a chance to ask any of them a q.
Alex Andreou@sturdyalex.bsky.social · 12h agoI'm old enough to remember Nigel Farage ruling out any association with Le Pen's lot "now or in the future" because he considered them "far right". But I guess that's ok now. Here is what he said in 2013 and 2015.
The House voted to condemn “socialism” earlier this week. Listen, I’ve been in and around politics for over 50 years. I grew up during McCarthyism and the “red Scare” of the 1950s. I’ve seen all of this fear-mongering before. Here’s what’s really going on.
Trump’s audience uncomfortably laughs as he makes a premature announcement that ranchers can now kill wolves who are on the endangered species list
The audience for Farage's conference speech hasn't been this excited since the introduction of the 4 door Austin A35.
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.
How much do you wanna bet that Farage treats this like some sort of terrorist attack?
Alex Andreou@sturdyalex.bsky.social · 16h agoApparently it’s because this popped up behind Tice on a timer while he was speaking. So, now they are checking for other protests.
@the-independent.com Nigel Farage’s party has received another £4m from a British crypto billionaire pardoned by Donald Trump. The businessman was convicted in the US four years ago over failings in an anti-money laundering programme in his business Read more: independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
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Just casually standing in front of the French National Front logo as if it's Crown Paints or something…
Adam Schwarz@adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 18h agoFarage confirming how blase he is about accepting cash: "I'm not an expert about how family trusts work... I have no idea how this works.... I ask a question of the people around the table, "Is this legit?"... I'm told they're going to give us money... I basically didn't give it a second thought."
"That defence is ridiculous!" @mrjamesob.bsky.social is not impressed by Nigel Farage's excuse for the donations sting.
Nigel Farage is very lucky that he didn't know what was being discussed at the lunch where he was discussing it
They’re all millionaires, all privately educated, all Oxbridge graduates, all members of private clubs, sending their kids to boarding schools, splitting their time between the UK and Dubai, owning multiple homes, etc. More the elite & establishment than every one of their opponents.
The party that aims to overthrow the elite...
Robert Smith@bondhack.ft.com · 24h agoOne thing that I love about the film is how it captures a very distinct social setting and milieu. Lunch at Rules. G&Ts at Mark’s. A champagne reception at Oswald’s. Pints in a Shepherd Neame’s pub in Westminster. Discussion of Black Velvets over oysters by the sea.
So sad to hear about Richard O'Sullivan. Such a talent and brilliant as Robin in Man About The House, my favourite sitcom of all time. He did so much more besides, and was a reliably warm and witty presence in everything he turned up in
