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Careers consultant. Mum. Theatre lover. Sea swimmer. Quaker. European. Rejoiner. Dysgu Cymraeg. No direct messages thanks

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Sure, he made racist insulting comments in a kind caring way.
Any journalist that allows him to get away with this crap is colluding.

24.11.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So Laura Kuenssberg did an hour long programme yesterday and did not mention once, the party leading the polls being implicated in Russian money?

Lisa Nandy, you have a golden opportunity to move Robbie Gibb on and really move the BBC back to real impartiality.

24.11.2025 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 370    πŸ” 106    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 1
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Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...

This petition for a public inquiry into Russian interference is now at 25.1k and growing fast. We have to break through the establishment's wall of silence about Russian interference in British politics. Please share the petition as widely as possible.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

24.11.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...

Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

24.11.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 313    πŸ” 183    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 11
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Farage is speaking at Venue Cymru tonight.

Last revamped in 2018 with Β£1.8 million of EU development money and another Β£1 million in business development cash.

Original development also received significant EU funding.

Farage, by contrast, will give Llandudno nothing but hot air and lies.

24.11.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 551    πŸ” 209    πŸ’¬ 57    πŸ“Œ 19
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I implore someone, anyone, in the media…

Do your job

And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:

…what were the motivations behind this?

24.11.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1844    πŸ” 775    πŸ’¬ 90    πŸ“Œ 27
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Brexit 'an act of pure economic sabotage and vandalism' FIVE years since Brexit and a British Chancellor has finally called out Brexit for what it is.

Letter: "New polling by Best for Britain shows three in five Brits now see Brexit as a failure with seven in 10 of these voters blaming Nigel Farage. His silence on the subject speaks volumes." ~AA

www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/2564170...

24.11.2025 10:01 β€” πŸ‘ 675    πŸ” 276    πŸ’¬ 49    πŸ“Œ 10
The Economic Impact of Brexit Other

Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have Β£40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.

24.11.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2140    πŸ” 1025    πŸ’¬ 93    πŸ“Œ 117

The only reason Gill stopped being the Reform UK leader in Wales was because he failed to win a seat in the 2021 Senedd election.

Zia Yusuf keeps trying to make this sound like this is ancient history, and Reform washed their hands of him, but nothing is further from the truth.

24.11.2025 09:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1664    πŸ” 595    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 10

With the jailing of Nathan Gill we need to know how much interference there was from Russia and its agents in the Brexit vote?
We need a full independent enquiry to ascertain that level of influence and whether the Brexit referendum vote itself was fatally compromised.

21.11.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Starmer demands investigation into Reform-Russia links after party's ex-Wales leader jailed The former leader of Reform in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been jailed for 10-and-a-half years after being paid Β£40,000 to make pro-Russian statements in the European Parliament.

This is outrageous from Keir Starmer.

β€˜Russian links to Reform need investigating’, he says. So why is his government still fighting case now in Grand Chamber of Strasbourg court refusing to have such an investigation into Russian interference ??

news.sky.com/story/starme...

22.11.2025 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 800    πŸ” 346    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 32
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It's now 24 hours since Nigel Farage's man in Wales was sent down for 10+ years for taking pro-Russian bribes.

Why won't Farage allow an independent investigation to root out any pro-Russian links in Reform? What has he got to hide?

22.11.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

Exactly

β€œI did say the same sort of thing as Gill that landed him in prison for 10 years, but I didn’t take Russian money* for it. I said it because that is what I believe” shouldn’t be the sort of defence Farage and ReFuk think it is.

Whispers β€œ*except the money for my Russian TV appearances.”

22.11.2025 12:24 β€” πŸ‘ 183    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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Invesigate how many more Reform politicians have been taking Russian bribes - to push Russian propaganda - against our country

22.11.2025 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

They did their best….to feather their nest.

22.11.2025 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rachel Reeves is studiously ignoring the cause of Britain’s woes: the Brexit-shaped hole in its roof | Jonathan Freedland The autumn budget will mop up some damage, but the true source of the economic crisis is clear. The government should now fix it – tragically, it won’t, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

β€œBrexit was a waste of money that, now more than ever, we simply cannot afford.”

The political refusal to admit how badly they screwed us over with Brexit keeps us trapped in inevitable, snowballing failure. We can’t let them dodge this reality forever.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

22.11.2025 10:13 β€” πŸ‘ 624    πŸ” 249    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 7

β€œDid Nathan Gill ever say anything you disagree with in return for his bribes from a Kremlin stooge?”

β€œDid you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”

You can have those for nothing, lads.

22.11.2025 11:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3213    πŸ” 901    πŸ’¬ 89    πŸ“Œ 22

Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only β€˜defence’ becomes: β€œYes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.

22.11.2025 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5624    πŸ” 1724    πŸ’¬ 217    πŸ“Œ 58
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And another washed up beach toy to join them

22.11.2025 09:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Time for a top to bottom investigation, Nigel.

22.11.2025 07:23 β€” πŸ‘ 708    πŸ” 250    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 9

β€˜Mermaids goggles’ great phrase :)

22.11.2025 09:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not a good week for Reform UK in Wales.

- Their only Senedd Member suspended for racism.

- Their former leader jailed for over 10yrs after pleading guilty to being a Russian asset.

21.11.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reform’s previous leader in Wales had been handed a 10 year prison sentence for being a Russian asset.

Other prominent politicians happened to be making Kremlin adjacent statements at the same time, the question β€œwhy” should follow them around relentlessly.

21.11.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 700    πŸ” 305    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 15
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Starmer demands investigation into Reform-Russia links after party's ex-Wales leader jailed The former leader of Reform in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been jailed for 10-and-a-half years after being paid Β£40,000 to make pro-Russian statements in the European Parliament.

Keir Starmer has demanded an investigation into links between Reform UK and Russia following the jailing of the party's former Wales leader for accepting pro-Russian bribes

news.sky.com/story/starme...

21.11.2025 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 819    πŸ” 259    πŸ’¬ 89    πŸ“Œ 41

@carolcadwallador has been calling for this for a good few years now.

21.11.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Richard Tice, March 2025:
"I have never met Nathan Gill, and he has never had anything to do with Reform,"

21.11.2025 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1215    πŸ” 559    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 22
How WhatsApp messages revealed ex-reform politicians pro-russian vibes.

How WhatsApp messages revealed ex-reform politicians pro-russian vibes.

Reform's former Leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, a 10.5 year jail term for taking bribes from the Kremlin.

Cosied up to authoritarian powers & traded principles for payoffs. Reform's leadership laughably claimed they barely knew Gill.

Will all this be on tomorrow's front pages?

21.11.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 930    πŸ” 346    πŸ’¬ 68    πŸ“Œ 20

The vindictive pursuit and vilification of Cadwalladr whilst she dug away revealing all sorts of dodgy dealings around Brexit kind of tells us a lot more than we realise. Powerful forces pull strings to silence truth and truth-seekers. The Russia report is just one more dirty little secret miasma.

21.11.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Nathan Gill, Voloshyn and the Kremlin’s European Network The sentencing of Reform UK's former leader in Wales to ten and a half years in prison should open the door to a broader investigation into the pro-Kremlin network that has infiltrated European politi...

Gill’s sentence sets a clear legal benchmark – leaving the way clear for Parliament to finally hold a much-needed inquiry into Kremlin meddling in domestic affairs…

This inquiry cannot help but look at events surrounding the EU Referendum

bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...

21.11.2025 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 646    πŸ” 294    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 14
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Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russian bribes The judge tells Nathan Gill his actions were a

This story is all Nigel Farage should be asked about by journalists for months

21.11.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1596    πŸ” 582    πŸ’¬ 86    πŸ“Œ 39

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