'Reform UK is losing a councillor every three days on average as critics claim Nigel Farage ’s party would “struggle to run a bath”' "Tracker shows Reform loses newly-elected councillor every three days as Farage troubles mount" www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Reform UK wants power. But it's haemorrhaging recruits - resigning, suspended, or quitting Farage's outfit - then mopping up failed Tories to fill the gaps. The pattern is the story. But no one's keeping track. Until now. 👇 https://bestforbritain.org/reform-uk-defections-resignations-tracker/

Nigel Farage admires Margaret Thatcher because she was brilliant at making a few extremely wealthy people even richer ... Just as he hopes to do via yet more privatisation for the millionaires funding Reform UK meme via Huddersfield TUC

Reform wants power. But the party haemorrhages the people it recruits, then mops up failed Tories to fill the gaps. Much of this goes unreported - even though the pattern is the story. So we've started tracking who's joined, who's left, and who's trying to quit the job they were elected to do.👇

Reform UK Defections & Resignations Tracker - Best for Britain

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“What I fear…. is the wholesale distortion of democracy whereby a small number of disproportionately loud voices determine outcomes because of the funding they offer.” Farage’s crypto greed exposing him as a threat to our national security and democracy. Again. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

How Elon Musk's far-right 'mind virus' successfully took over British politics and media, and what we can now do about it www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/x-brain-ho...

X Brain: How Elon Musk’s Far-Right ‘Mind Virus’ Took Over British Politics

There’s a very good reason why the British media spends so much time focusing on stories that don’t actually affect their readers

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One of the first "outrageous" claims I saw as Jason Arday's media hounding unfolded was that he ran 30 marathons in 35 days! Wow! What a thing to claim! And the newspapers all suggested there was no evidence he actually did it. Well, they clearly didn't look very hard 🙄 🧵 1/26

£216 MILLION per year for the North East. That's what's on offer from EU membership. If Andy Burnham's serious about "growth in every postcode" this, surely, is the way. https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/brexit/eu-membership-offers-at-least-216mn-boost-to-north-east-per-year-new-report-finds/

EU membership offers at least £216mn boost to North East per year, new report finds

A boost of at least £216mn could be injected into England’s North East economy per year, the equivalent to a Gross Value

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Reform UK want even more privatisation and less regulation, less accountability, putting every UK public service at risk of collapse guaranteeing more scandals like postmasters, Grenfell, Hillsborough, and public health totally unprepared for the next pandemic ... meme via The UK Against Hate

Richard Tice’s tone-deaf joke that we should ‘enjoy’ the extreme heat tells us just who he is. Firefighters have been working flat out, putting their lives at risk to protect homes and livelihoods from raging wildfires. He should apologise to them at once.

MP claims scrapping of Bradford swimming pool was 'political decision' by Reform UK

MP claims scrapping of Bradford swimming pool was 'political decision' by Reform UK

The decision to scrap plans for a new swimming pool in Bradford was a “political one” that “Reform must take responsibility for” – an MP…

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Reform ex-Tory UK leaders were in "The party of law and order. Closed 23 prisons, Cut 12,500 prison places, Privatised probation services, Cut 20,000 experienced police officers, Released thousands of prisoners early, Brought the criminal justice system to the brink of collapse" via We Demand UK

A Media Sovereignty Act to keep non-UK based billionaires out of British media control could be just what we need. 👇

Could this be the beginning of the end for the billionaire-owned media propaganda blitz?

A campaign to free our national press from foreign billionaires like Rupert Murdoch is gaining momentum and attracting big-name support

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Enough is enough. Devastating wildfires are threatening our communities, our wildlife, and our landscapes 🌳 We need the UK Gov to back our amazing fire fighters and invest in a real national wildfire prevention plan. Join me and sign the petition here: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/te...

Protect nature for the future: make wildfire prevention a national priority

Enough is enough. Devastating wildfires are threatening our communities, our wildlife, and our landscapes 🌳 We need the UK Gov to back our amazing fire fighters and invest in a real national wildfire ...

you.38degrees.org.uk

"Free speech" party. Who else banned and burnt books?

Best for Britain@bestforbritain.org · 23h ago

Reform councillors are trying to reduce the visibility of LGBTQ+ materials in local libraries. Is the party of "free speech" trying to ban books? https://bylinetimes.com/2026/08/21/reform-councils-accused-of-seeking-to-hide-lgbt-books-in-libraries-as-unions-fight-to-keep-pride-on-the-shelves/

NEW: I can't get this story out of my head. And I know I'm not alone. The attempt to cover up the complicity of the UK media's role in Jason Arday's death may be its sickest move yet. broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-jason-...

The Jason Arday Reckoning

The attempts to cover up the complicity of the UK media’s role in his death may be its sickest move yet

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Richard Tice says we should stop worrying about extreme heat and enjoy it. This dangerous nonsense will wreck our finances and the planet. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/19/reform-says-we-need-to-choose-between-climate-and-economy-its-wrong

Reform says we need to choose between climate and economy. It's wrong | Larry Elliott

The party’s deputy leader Richard Tice says we should stop worrying about extreme heat and enjoy it. This dangerous nons

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“the reality is, Zia Yusuf only came 3rd out of 5 “right-wing” politicians tested” “His net approval rating is negative. And most people have never actually heard of him or basically have no opinion of him at all.” Such swagger for such a dismal nobody. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/zia...

Zia Yusuf fact-checked after boasting about his personal polling

Zia Yusuf has been fact-checked after he proudly boasted about polling data which he claimed showed how popular he was.

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Reform UK’s Leader of Nottinghamshire Council Mick Barton hates scrutiny. His council banned contact with Notts Live, then banned them from council meetings. He thinks stifling press is one big joke. That’s what you get with Reform UK.

If you want to be a Reform UK Councillor you don't have to be member of Reform you don't have to attend any meetings you just need to be able to show a history of racist, antisemitic, misogynist, and flag-waving social media posts and you'll be vetted with flying colourrs voa Reform Watch

@frenchieinlimbo.bsky.social Glad I have found you here. Followed you on FB (left that cesspit, gone like twitter did) since your brexit 'troubles'.

Ousted Sheffield Reform councillor brands party "sleazy" and "unprofessional" www.thestar.co.uk/news/politic...

Ousted Sheffield Reform councillor brands party "sleazy" and "unprofessional"

“They are disorganised - they are the most unprofessional outfit I have ever known”

thestar.co.uk

Reform corrects claim that ‘rising’ share of Universal Credit went to foreign nationals fullfact.org/immigration/...

Reform corrects claim that ‘rising’ share of Universal Credit went to foreign nationals – Full Fact

Reform’s Making Welfare Work report said government data shows the share of Universal Credit paid to foreign nationals ‘rose to’ 15.5% in January 2026.

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Air pollution was holding too many children back. New research shows that after the ULEZ was introduced in Central London, the share of children with clinically impaired lung function fell from 14% to 9%. Cleaner air means healthier lungs and healthier futures.

Children's stunted lungs show recovery in ultra low emission zone

Children's lung capacity caught up with their peers in less polluted areas once a clean air zone came in, a study shows.

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Reform UK suspended Sunderland City Councillor Glenn Gibbins after he was found to have posted a grossly offensive comment on social media regarding Nigerians. After an internal investigation Reform then REINSTATED him. Now he's suspended again pending the outcome of legal proceedings.

Reform suspends councillor charged over offensive social media post about Nigerians

Gibbins is due in court on Friday after being charged over his offensive social media comment

independent.co.uk

Johnson, Farage, Gove and Cummings are firmly in the former deputy PM’s firing line. #Heseltine #BrexitCon

Exactly why I have come off FB this week.

Matthew Newell 🇺🇦@matthewnewell.bsky.social · 2d ago

I had two "unfriend" two people recently on Facebook. Facebook used to be a place you could just post what you were doing and your friends would like the post. Now it's heading like Twitter. Anyway they were posting dog whistle anti-Muslim memes. I said if you are posting racist stuff I can't be...

The normalisation of racism. (Or the land that Nigel built.) open.spotify.com/episode/41W3...

July data shows total public debt up £96 billion on a year earlier. You know what could help plug that gap, John? EU membership - which could boost our economy by *at least* £92 billion. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/21/uk-unexpected-deficit-john-healey-prepares-for-first-budget

UK reports unexpected deficit of £1.8bn as John Healey prepares for first budget

July data shows total public debt was £2.98tn, or 94% of GDP – up £96bn on a year earlier

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Remember how Brexit was supposed to bring the "regulatory agility" for rapid medicine authorisation and make the UK a "world-leading" medicines regulator? Well, that turned out to be yet another illusion. Good new @ukandeu.bsky.social analysis here: ukandeu.ac.uk/the-uk-us-me...

The UK-US medicines deal and the hidden costs of Brexit - UK in a changing Europe

Vilija Vėlyvytė argues that the UK-US medicines deal which will see the NHS pay more for new medicines is an unexpected cost of Brexit.

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