A betting account in the name of George Cottrell, the convicted fraudster who bankrolled Nigel Farage, received almost $9mn in cryptocurrency from unidentified sources while he was providing gifts to the Reform UK leader great work from @annasophiegross.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/b74c...
Betting account in George Cottrell’s name received $9mn in crypto from unidentified sources
Deposits in Polymarket wallet came as convicted fraudster was providing gifts to Farage
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Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface
Please savor the irony of this coming from a rider on a team sponsored by a petrostate.
Pogacar calls for cycling calendar overhaul due to extreme heat
Every day in the first week, riders have temperatures of up to 35°C and at times up to 40°C. Sunday's stage was reduced by 30 kilometers.
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"This was an on-site execution of a civilian driver who complied with all instructions" www.haaretz.com/gaza/2026-07...
'On-site execution' • IDF kills Palestinian World Central Kitchen truck driver in Gaza, reports say
According to testimonies, four drivers transporting aid for the World Central Kitchen organization were removed from their trucks, beaten and forced to strip; one of them was shot dead. Following the ...
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Morten Morland’s Times cartoon: Thursday July 9, 2026 www.thetimes.com/article/8414...
Morten Morland’s Times cartoon: Thursday July 9, 2026
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The prospect of Nigel Farage fighting a people vs the establishment by-election in which the only other candidate is Count Binface - is too hilarious for words.
Reminded of Patrick O’Flynn, then Ukip’s economy spokesperson, describing Farage as “snarling, thin-skinned and aggressive” back in 2015.
Politics UK@politicsuk.com · last mo.🚨 WATCH: Nigel Farage threatens a Sky News journalist who asks about his undeclared gifts from convicted criminal George Cottrell "You harass my family anymore, there will be serious consequences"
George Cottrell, a 32-year-old aristocrat nicknamed “Posh George”, is regarded as one of Farage’s closest aides. Earlier this year, he co-wrote a book entitled How to Launder Money: A Guide for Law Enforcement, Prosecutors and Policymakers via @rachel-rees.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/7a0f...
Nigel Farage under scrutiny over aide who wrote book on money-laundering
Reform UK says gifts from convicted fraudster George Cottrell were personal despite him having party business card
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Ben Cullen, a leading figure of the "Raise the Colours" campaign, will stand trial for three separate charges regarding a total of 78 indecent images of children. I have only seen this covered in local newspapers, so far. Grim as it is, it needs wider coverage www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2624087...
And there it is… www.desmog.com/2026/04/30/r...
Revealed: Reform’s £24 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests
Reform UK has received £24 million from oil and gas interests, accounting for more than two thirds of its total income, DeSmog can reveal. Led by Nigel Farage, the party is calling for new North Sea o...
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This is dedicated to all those that i know who voted for Brexit. I will never ever have a scintilla of respect for them. They have severely damaged a country and an economy
James O’Brien@mrjamesob.bsky.social · 2mo ago🚨🚨 Nigel Farage has been trying to block a Bank of England cryptocurrency plan that could be costly for the billionaire bankrolling his party www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Farage trying to block ‘Britcoin’ plans that could be costly for billionaire donor
Reform UK leader used private meeting at Bank of England to urge governor to drop plans for state-run cryptocurrency
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Brexiters’ claims that the UK would be able to aggressively deregulate and forge new trade alliances with the likes of the US have failed to bear fruit
One detail in this fascinating BBC investigation into the Russia-instigated attack on Keir Starmer's home is the way it shows, in passing but very clearly, that Tommy Robinson is to all intents and purposes a Russian asset. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Russia was behind arson attacks targeting PM, BBC reveals
Evidence shows Russians directing the plot and stoking tensions with fake far-right and Muslim groups.
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The weirdest thing (having spent the morning writing about Belfast etc) is that this govt is presiding over falling crime, falling immigration, falling NHS waits…all the things you might’ve thought moved the dial. But it’s just exuding a sort of helplessness
In about fifteen minutes there is due to be, if you believe London WhatsApp groups, some sort of riot in Stratford based on this viral image. but all I’m obsessed with is the AI generated line about “drinks and food will be provided” like someone’s mum will turn up with some clingfilmed sandwiches.
@royalsociety.org I hear you’re blocking people calling on you to cancel Elon Musk’s fellowship. His presence besmirches your name. He’s a danger to British democracy. Reconsider.
It is reprehensible that you have not taken action against Elon Musk. Your lack of action cheapens your society and enables his reckless behaviour towards this country
Kevin Maguire: "After the attack on the Liverpool football parade & it was a white guy, middle class, former royal marine, no-one went after other white, middle class former marines & set this person represents that entire group"
Johnson, Gove, Cameron & Osbourne the architects of this country’s downfall. Never forice or forget. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Britain is a swamp of lies and disinformation – and we got here on the Brexit bus | Jonathan Freedland
Ten years after the vote, our economy is battered – and our national conversation darkens by the day. Still, there is reason for hope, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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Extremely good sketch by @mrjohncrace.bsky.social from yesterday's PMQs, particularly this bit. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Mustafa Barghouti explains that Israel has violated the Gaza ceasefire 3,000 times, has killed 930 Palestinians, is still restricting the entry of aid, & is occupying 60% of Gaza (soon to be 70%) when the ceasefire agreement says they should be withdrawing.
The Rest Is Politics is launching its first collaborative series, working with The Observer on a four-part investigative podcast 'The Rest Is Politics: Who Funds Reform?'. They said the partnership "allows us to develop original journalism that complements the core show"
Deeply pathetic that BBC is reporting this as a Reform power struggle rather than explaining that Reform's policies would require deporting people -including pensioners - who have lived and worked here legally for decades. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Yusuf in clash with Jenrick over Reform's deportation policy
Reform's home affairs chief has publicly disagreed with its Treasury spokesman over what party policy is.
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