Showing posts with label Nigel Farage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nigel Farage. Show all posts
Sunday, October 18, 2026

The Joy of Six 1593

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"Reform’s problems today, reflected in its diminished polling, stem in large part from the difficulties and limits of professionalisati...
Wednesday, October 14, 2026

The Joy of Six 1591

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"Conservatives have called Burnham’s intervention 'dangerous and divisive', which could be interpreted as a denial that interfe...
Wednesday, September 16, 2026

The Joy of Six 1577

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Sam Bright says the government's indecision on how to meet the threat of Nigel Farage has cost us all: "Labour has been dismally s...
Thursday, September 03, 2026

That Channel 4 News report on Reform UK and illicit funding in full

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 From this evening's Channel 4 News...
Wednesday, August 19, 2026

The Joy of Six 1564

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"If there is one consistent theme running through Farage’s political career, it is his striking ability to make enemies out of friends....
Sunday, August 09, 2026

The Joy of Six 1559

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"Violence has prevailed against the freedom of the press. I was denied the right to report on the disgraceful acts which later unfolded...
Thursday, July 30, 2026

Will Nigel Farage be made to pay for sharing that photograph?

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Here's an unexpected twist: the man who took the photograph of that "Making plans for Nigel" T-shirt is suing people – one N. ...
Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Reform UK's opaque finances: Now the Lib Dems raise questions

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Lisa Smart, the Liberal Democrat cabinet office spokesperson, has referred Richard Tice to the parliamentary standards commissioner over an ...
Sunday, July 19, 2026

The Joy of Six 1550

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Jonathan Simons fears that Labour have picked a new leader who communicates well, but whose instincts are wrong: "This easy, reflexive...
Wednesday, July 08, 2026

Bankers have raised potential money-laundering concerns over transactions involving senior Reform UK figures

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The Guardian reports that a host of transactions involving Reform UK's most senior figures, and some donations to the party, have led ba...
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Tuesday, July 07, 2026

The major parties should boycott Farage's dodgy by-election

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Liberal Democrat HQ doesn't need much encouragement to ignore unpromising parliamentary by-elections these days - it's worryingly re...
Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Lib Dem billboards attack Farage’s £5m "reward for Brexit"

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The only person to profit from Brexit is Nigel Farage, who has walked away with a £5 million payout he described as his reward for Brexit, t...
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Saturday, May 16, 2026

The Joy of Six 1519

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Roderick Lynch says the Liberal Democrats have a serious problem in urban Britain and pretending otherwise will only make it worse. "A...
Friday, May 08, 2026

Is the UK becoming more corrupt? A conversation between Norman Baker and Duncan Hames

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Two former Liberal Democrat MPs – Norman Baker (Lewes, 1997-2015) and Duncan Hames (Chippenham, 2010-15) – talk about the growth of corrupti...
Monday, March 16, 2026

The Joy of Six 1489

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Searchlight has the measure of Reform UK's leader: "It’s a script Nigel Farage knows well. Candidates or causes closely linked to ...
Friday, March 13, 2026

For Central Bylines: Ed Davey takes aim at the unpatriotic right

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I have a new article on  Central Bylines this morning: People on the left tend to be uneasy about patriotism – the last refuge of the scoun...
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

The Joy of Six 1487

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"On this occasion Starmer has taken both the correct and popular position and stuck to it despite relentless attacks from the right. Th...
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Ed Davey flattens Nigel Farage on human rights

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On 29 October last year, Nigel Farage put forward his European Convention on Human Rights (Withdrawal) Bill. You can read his speech in Han...
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025

The Joy of Six 1455

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"By restricting jury trials, removing protest rights and expanding surveillance, Labour is entrenching an authoritarian legal infrastru...
Wednesday, November 05, 2025

The Joy of Six 1431

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"Nine of the groups are being run from Sri Lanka, three have admins in Nigeria, and the admins of six other groups appear to be located...