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I am deeply suspicious of parties which court cryptocurrency donations, given the potential for money laundering, by organised criminal gangs and malign foreign governments.

Yesterday in Parliament, I rang the alarm bell at Farage's continuing closeness to wire fraud convict George Cottrell.

So glad to see George Cottrell being named in parliament yesterday. He was Farage’s head of fundraising when he convicted of an offence related to money laundering & is still close to & funding Farage. Crypto is an urgent democratic threat to the UK

The Vetting Myth Understanding the realities of Mandelson's pre-appointment checks

A fair amount of nonsense has been written and said about the "security vetting" process for Mandelson's appointment. I wrote about what "Developed Vetting" really involves and why it's perfectly possible that it found nothing useful about Mandelson.

arthursnell.substack.com/p/the-vettin...

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So hidden in this little puff piece is an ‘interesting’ sentence … so a Reform govt would, in fact PAY (presumably white) British couples to have 3+ kids.
How very Nazi! And in their nativism they seem to have forgotten those with EU parents … this is actually illegal…

Reform are ‘building a new team to replace our failed political class’ - apparently.

But check the photo, half the people in it are part of that failed political class - exTories that presided over the exponential growth of immigration, Reform’s biggest political axe to grind.

Trump, Vance, Musk and Russia are waging war against European democracy, freedom and human rights.

1. Many here seem bemused by the anger and disappointment this government attracts. Please bear with me while I try to explain it.
Let’s begin with Gaza. Starmer’s complicity is one of the major reasons so many people are disillusioned.
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Wetherspoon boss urges pubs to back Reform By Henry Saker-Clark The founder of Wetherspoon has urged other pubs to back Reform UK. Sir Tim Martin, chairman of JD Wetherspoon, said Reform's plans to slash beer duty would help the sector move towards "tax parity with supermarkets". Nigel Farage's party announced a series of proposals to support pubs last week. They included pledges to cut VAT in the hospitality sector by 10 per cent, cut beer duty by the same fraction. Reform also said it would reverse the recent rise in employers' national insurance contributions (NICs) for the sector and gradually remove business rates for all pubs. The party has said it would fund this package with around 23on, which it plans to secure through reinstating the two-child benefit cap, except for families with two British-born parents. In a lengthy stock exchange filing yesterday, Martin (inset) told industry leaders "there's no question that this initiative would utterly transform the competitiveness of pubs" He said: "By eliminating the tax differential between supermarkets and the hospitality industry, and restoring margins to devastated businesses, these changes would enable pubs to regain some, or all, of their lost trade. "You would think that this offer from Reform would have been greeted by a crescendo of enthusiasm, ecstasy and support from the licensed trade and its supporters. "However, surpris-ingly, initial support has been underwhelming, at least from the great and the good in the hospitality industry" Last month, Labour announced additional business rates support for pubs. The announcement was a U-turn following complaints from pubs about rates changes in November's Budget.

Multimillionaire Brexiter, Tim Martin, urges pubs to back Reform. Just like he urged the country to vote for Brexit. Too bad if it makes you poorer. Too bad for the children he’ll push back into poverty. Tim wants more money. And he couldn’t give a shit about the cost for everybody else.
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I’m not being alarmist but failing to move to PR while Labour hold such a majority is an existential threat to the UK.
If RefUK Ltd take power on 30% under FPTP, we’re done for.

Water & utilities into public ownership, wealth tax, safe routes...

A (not the) CU now, SM + FoM in the 2029 manifesto.

Nigel Farage yet again spouting his own prejudice above actual fact, and making your family and your work pay for it….

Multiple studies show being able to work from home boosts productivity, health and family outcomes. Don’t let him ruin your life or country by claiming otherwise.

How access journalism works.

Every political editor/correspondent falls in love with the SpAd who provides them with scoops.

Until, inevitably with McBride/Timothy/Cummings/McSweeney, the SpAd's demise becomes the next scoop.

Rinse and repeat.

Ad nauseam

Deceptive letter sent by Reform to voters in Gorton and Denton was an "honest mistake" says Robert "Honest Bob" Jenrick, who unlawfully influenced a planning decision to save a billionaire £45 million.

Gordon Brown ‘deeply regrets’ bringing Peter Mandelson into his government Former prime minister says revelations about Epstein’s influence on UK politics caused him revulsion

Gordon Brown continues to show political leadership

Accepts his mistake with dignity

Makes proposals to improve the health of our democracy

What a waste that the gutter press destroyed his chance to be our prime minister

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I mean…he spends SO MUCH TIME in the House of Commons (not) & his constituency office ( rarely present, I hear).

The Government must reveal all details of Peter Mandelson’s links to Palantir - Foxglove Sign the petition for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm?

I just signed a petition calling for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm? Sign now: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/ma...

The billionaire Media wants you to vote Reform.

BREAKING: Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home and the focus on work-life balance

"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”

Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!

From Blair to Putin to Starmer: PR chief Tim Allan’s CV Former New Labour spin-doctor has faced criticism over his choice of clients, including Russia’s government

a reminder that Tim Allan, who quit Starmer's Downing St today, previously spun for....not only Kazakhstan and Qatar but also Vladimir Putin’s government

www.ft.com/content/a0a8...

If Mandelson really told Starmer he barely knew Epstein, that was an epic whopper of a lie.

Here's Mandelson to Epstein in 2009: "You are the only person who knows everything about me. Don't go away".

Their relationship only got closer after 2009.

UK expands Hong Kong visa scheme in wake of Jimmy Lai’s prison sentence Exclusive: Home Office ruling means thousands more Hongkongers will be eligible to come to the UK over next five years

As the media, professional and otherwise, co-ordinate Stamer's demise, can we ask them how many migrants come on small boats and how many as a result of visa schemes? Are all these people from HK more at risk than small boat people?

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Dear Keir

You've been given an unbelievable opportunity to reset this government and remember (a) you're Labour and (b) what Human Rights are.

Please take it.

Yours in forlorn hope

A voter

Unlike Trump, Farage does not have executive power. He cannot wield the same bully pulpit. Instead, he becomes the junior partner to voters' clearest symbol of instability and is left stranded. Farage cannot defend the indefensible, but nor can he convincingly break with a figure he has spent years praising. Nigel Farage's friendship with US president Donald Trump could cost him dearly (PA Media)

“The more Trump dominates the global agenda, the better Europe looks and the harder it becomes for Farage to argue that his brand of politics would make Britain safer, richer or more secure”

Well yes. The longest - FFS, wake up! - call to British voters ever…
app.independent.co.uk/2026/02/08/2...

Time for a Brexit reckoning In order to finally move one, Britain must face the abysmal failure this project has been.

‘The U.K. needs to have an explicit reckoning with the abysmal failure the Brexit project has been.’
www.politico.eu/article/time...

Jeffrey Epstein survivors speak out
#SuperBowl #SuperBowl2026 #SuperBowlXL

"I was 14"
"I was 16"
"I was 16"
"17"
"14"

"There are about a thousand of us"

"It's time to bring the secrets out of the shadows"

"It's time to shine a light into the darkness"

"Release all of the Epstein files"

As I say, I'm not saying 2024 was a fluke or that McSweeney's pre-election strategy didn't *mostly* work, but I think if you feel he's got some special sauce that nobody else could have, that's some combo of a lack of psephological curiosity on your part or a damning indictment on Labour.

🧵 / To be more serious, one of the advantages of Westminster types taking more than a surface-level interest in elections would be to stop falling for this 'great man theory of elections'.

McSweeney is gone. Time for Starmer to try to salvage his government by launching long overdue proper action to address all the flaws in our political system - peerages, patronage, cronyism, party finances, MPs revolving door, appointments, ministerial code, business interests, Leveson, etc etc.

Reform UK Treasurer kept contact with Epstein after sex conviction | Searchlight Richard Tice welcomes Nick Candy to Reform UK The recent release of a further tranche of Epstein-related documents has once again dragged elite political an ...

The release of the latest tranche of material from the 'Epstein files' reveals that Reform UK Treasurer Nick Candy maintained contact with Jeffrey Epstein even after his conviction for soliciting prostitution and trafficking a minor.

searchlightmagazine.com/2026/02/refo...

McSweeney going is excellent news. It doesn't fix any problems by itself, but it is the precondition for fixing those problems.

Morgan McSweeney resigns as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff Longtime aide has said he takes ‘full responsibility’ for advising PM to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador

Finally!
The country and Labour can move on.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...