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To reiterate this point: during the Q&A Farage dismissed very arrogantly a perfectly fair question from the brilliant Anna Gross of the FT and then took the piss out of the paper. If you want to persuade people that you don’t have predilections towards bullying it was not ideal. It was grim.
One element of recent Reform press conferences seems to me to be Nigel Farage believing his own hype, as it were, being particularly bullish and, at times, glib with critical questions. This could be risky for him as it's not always 100% appealing.
February 17, 2026 at 12:33 PM
To reiterate this point: during the Q&A Farage dismissed very arrogantly a perfectly fair question from the brilliant Anna Gross of the FT and then took the piss out of the paper. If you want to persuade people that you don’t have predilections towards bullying it was not ideal. It was grim.
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You've appointed Tories to your top team. Why should people believe your party is any different?
Farage: "These were two people who were ministers, but frankly weren't ministers for very long".
Suella Braverman was a minister for over 4 years.
Robert Jenrick was a minister for almost 5 years.
Farage: "These were two people who were ministers, but frankly weren't ministers for very long".
Suella Braverman was a minister for over 4 years.
Robert Jenrick was a minister for almost 5 years.
February 17, 2026 at 12:02 PM
You've appointed Tories to your top team. Why should people believe your party is any different?
Farage: "These were two people who were ministers, but frankly weren't ministers for very long".
Suella Braverman was a minister for over 4 years.
Robert Jenrick was a minister for almost 5 years.
Farage: "These were two people who were ministers, but frankly weren't ministers for very long".
Suella Braverman was a minister for over 4 years.
Robert Jenrick was a minister for almost 5 years.
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A dozen bits of positive news in the last week. From a drop in our debt payments, to mobile job centres to the most competitive mortgages since 2008 and cleaning up the waterways in Anglia.
Labour Fixing Britain
Labour Fixing Britain
February 17, 2026 at 6:48 AM
A dozen bits of positive news in the last week. From a drop in our debt payments, to mobile job centres to the most competitive mortgages since 2008 and cleaning up the waterways in Anglia.
Labour Fixing Britain
Labour Fixing Britain
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As Nigel Farage makes Robert Jenrick his Shadow Chancellor, here's a quick reminder of the sort of man Reform wants to put in charge of the nation's finances
February 17, 2026 at 12:37 PM
As Nigel Farage makes Robert Jenrick his Shadow Chancellor, here's a quick reminder of the sort of man Reform wants to put in charge of the nation's finances
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The only question worth asking at these incredibly flash Reform press conferences that take place every week now, is who is paying for all of this and what do they want in return bsky.app/profile/pete...
I’m in Westminster where Nigel Farage is about to unveil his ‘shadow cabinet’ and the decor is slightly bonkers. Looks like he’s going to launch a Simon Cowell-era boyband instead.
February 17, 2026 at 10:39 AM
The only question worth asking at these incredibly flash Reform press conferences that take place every week now, is who is paying for all of this and what do they want in return bsky.app/profile/pete...
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Given Wes Streeting's links with Mandelson and Palantir, both stronger than Starmer's, the question MPs ought really to be asking themselves is, if we replace Starmer with Streeting are we hopping out of the frying pan and into the fire?
February 10, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Given Wes Streeting's links with Mandelson and Palantir, both stronger than Starmer's, the question MPs ought really to be asking themselves is, if we replace Starmer with Streeting are we hopping out of the frying pan and into the fire?
To be fair to him, Nigel doesn’t do any work at home. His Clacton home, that is.
Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home
The Reform leader kisses goodbye to a generation of voters.
The Reform leader kisses goodbye to a generation of voters.
Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home
Nigel Farage has reignited the culture-war debate over remote working, calling for an end to working from home.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:10 AM
To be fair to him, Nigel doesn’t do any work at home. His Clacton home, that is.
Maybe Anas Sarwar should now call on Anas Sarwar to resign.
Hold on, this Anas Sarwar? Surely not.
February 9, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Maybe Anas Sarwar should now call on Anas Sarwar to resign.
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Absolute 🐍 I have no words.
February 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Absolute 🐍 I have no words.
The world has gone crazy. The Epstein Files revelations should have led to Trump resigning, not Starmer. Especially as the main problem for Starmer is Mandelson. Who was only chosen because of his similarities with Trump.
February 9, 2026 at 1:47 PM
The world has gone crazy. The Epstein Files revelations should have led to Trump resigning, not Starmer. Especially as the main problem for Starmer is Mandelson. Who was only chosen because of his similarities with Trump.
I suppose there has always been a variety of tin-pot, corrupt, and/or despotic countries, where the national leader should be in prison rather than in control. The surprise is that the USA has willingly joined the group.
February 9, 2026 at 1:01 AM
I suppose there has always been a variety of tin-pot, corrupt, and/or despotic countries, where the national leader should be in prison rather than in control. The surprise is that the USA has willingly joined the group.
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This Turkish barbers in Glasgow got fed up with Nigel Farage’s comments about businesses like theirs, so
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👇🤣👏
February 7, 2026 at 2:40 PM
This Turkish barbers in Glasgow got fed up with Nigel Farage’s comments about businesses like theirs, so
👇🤣👏
👇🤣👏
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....in him being sacked as Ambassador to the US - because he had lied about it when being appointed.
It is because he has been shown to have leaked government information to people when he was last in government around 2009 /10 - something which we heard about only last week.
2/2
It is because he has been shown to have leaked government information to people when he was last in government around 2009 /10 - something which we heard about only last week.
2/2
February 5, 2026 at 12:34 PM
....in him being sacked as Ambassador to the US - because he had lied about it when being appointed.
It is because he has been shown to have leaked government information to people when he was last in government around 2009 /10 - something which we heard about only last week.
2/2
It is because he has been shown to have leaked government information to people when he was last in government around 2009 /10 - something which we heard about only last week.
2/2
So, let’s get this straight: a national leader (Starmer), who is not mentioned in the Epstein files, is imperilled, largely because of a fuss being cooked up by a wannabe national leader (Farage) who IS mentioned in the files.
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February 5, 2026 at 12:35 PM
So, let’s get this straight: a national leader (Starmer), who is not mentioned in the Epstein files, is imperilled, largely because of a fuss being cooked up by a wannabe national leader (Farage) who IS mentioned in the files.
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Mandelson?
Now do Palantir. And Brexit.
Now do Palantir. And Brexit.
February 4, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Mandelson?
Now do Palantir. And Brexit.
Now do Palantir. And Brexit.
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Instead of renting a hotel room for 2 hours I hear amorous couples are booking tickets to see MELANIA for complete privacy
January 29, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Instead of renting a hotel room for 2 hours I hear amorous couples are booking tickets to see MELANIA for complete privacy
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Sorry to soil my timeline but this did make me laugh…you?
Took me a moment…
Greg Bovino was asked how he felt about his demotion today. "Well, obviously, I'm not happy", he replied. Someone in the crowd shouted back, "So which one are you?"
Took me a moment…
Greg Bovino was asked how he felt about his demotion today. "Well, obviously, I'm not happy", he replied. Someone in the crowd shouted back, "So which one are you?"
January 29, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Sorry to soil my timeline but this did make me laugh…you?
Took me a moment…
Greg Bovino was asked how he felt about his demotion today. "Well, obviously, I'm not happy", he replied. Someone in the crowd shouted back, "So which one are you?"
Took me a moment…
Greg Bovino was asked how he felt about his demotion today. "Well, obviously, I'm not happy", he replied. Someone in the crowd shouted back, "So which one are you?"
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Variety review: On the Amazons Melania “documentary”:
"If they showed this film on a plane, people would still walk out."
"If they showed this film on a plane, people would still walk out."
January 28, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Variety review: On the Amazons Melania “documentary”:
"If they showed this film on a plane, people would still walk out."
"If they showed this film on a plane, people would still walk out."
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REFORM - leading in the polls - charges prospective candidates £125 to apply to run as an MP - before selecting a GB News host who is a colleague of the party leader and one of his MPs to run instead.
You'd honestly think this was newsworthy.
But apparently not.
You'd honestly think this was newsworthy.
But apparently not.
Reform seem to have been charging people £125 to put themselves up as potential Gorton and Denton parliamentary Candidates:
Applications closed Sunday.
When did they select Goodwin?
Applications closed Sunday.
When did they select Goodwin?
January 28, 2026 at 2:15 PM
REFORM - leading in the polls - charges prospective candidates £125 to apply to run as an MP - before selecting a GB News host who is a colleague of the party leader and one of his MPs to run instead.
You'd honestly think this was newsworthy.
But apparently not.
You'd honestly think this was newsworthy.
But apparently not.
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Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Ah, look at them. Don’t they look…utterly repellent.
January 26, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Ah, look at them. Don’t they look…utterly repellent.
So who else is on Farage’s defection wish list?
January 26, 2026 at 3:27 PM
So who else is on Farage’s defection wish list?
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A message from Greenland…
January 26, 2026 at 3:07 AM
A message from Greenland…
Suella Braverman? Ha ha. Farage should just call his company Tories Reformed.
January 26, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Suella Braverman? Ha ha. Farage should just call his company Tories Reformed.
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Can’t help but notice a lot of social media reports of Tik Tok censoring anti-ICE content in its first weekend under Trump-directed US management, and no mainstream news coverage thus far.
January 26, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Can’t help but notice a lot of social media reports of Tik Tok censoring anti-ICE content in its first weekend under Trump-directed US management, and no mainstream news coverage thus far.