Peter Herbert
pehherb.bsky.social
Peter Herbert
@pehherb.bsky.social
Retired, Married 4 children, youngest left this life early, Leicester City supporter. Living in South Wales. Marfan syndrome.
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You don't get coverage like this on Russian TV without Kremlin approval. The Kremlin knew Farage would be a useful tool, and I am sure he has more than fulfilled Russia's expectations.
December 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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One piece of positive (but totally unproven) news about Reform Ltd and it’s all over the BBC website.
Not been a major article on them for weeks - nothing about councillors, Farage’s Russian collusion, ‘his’ house, not voting in the Commons, not being seen in Clacton, etc, etc.
I can’t think why.
December 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Good thread in tweet below:
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December 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Here's Farage parroting Russian propaganda lies that could have come straight out of Lavrov's mouth.

Are we really to believe that Nathan Gill, who spouted the same lies, is the only Russian asset in Reform UK?
December 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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“despite Reform winning the elections in May”
Listen mate, you seem to have a track record of cheating to get your ‘wins’ and then your ‘wins’ turn out to be a pile of shit for everyone else… see Brexit, see Reform council uselessness.
WhyTF should you be rewarded for anything? You represent failure
December 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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American friends: Aren't you all a little tired of a president getting away with stuff that would get anyone else fired from an entry level job?

How the hell did you let it happen?
December 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Don't get too excited, it's symbolic. (This vote doesn't mean that it will actually happen.)

BUT – it is good that this is being raised so clearly as a step back towards fixing the economy.
🚨BREAKING🚨

MPs have voted to PASS our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union.

The Prime Minister must now listen to his own MPs, drop his self-imposed red lines and finally go for proper growth through an ambitious trade deal with the EU.
December 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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A staggering £9 million was donated to Reform from one individual – Christopher Harborne, the crypto investor. But Awkwardly for Farage, given recent headlines, a cryptocurrency backed by Harborne has also reportedly been used to help Russia fight its war against Ukraine
Farage rescued (for now) by mega donor
Reform lands £9 million from one man...
writesbright.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Chris Mason on @bbcnews.bsky.social , thinking his views are actually news, rather than reporting on facts. Worse than bbclaura, although that takes some beating.
Don't want your biased twist on the news.
December 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Even Brexiters are beginning to acknowledge the damage Brexit has done to the economy, and Westminster needs to catch up. Facing reality is the first step towards repairing the harm and rebuilding a serious relationship with Europe.
We Brexiteers must acknowledge the costs of leaving Europe
Breaking free from the EU has undoubtedly deepened the UK’s malaise, and it’s no use denying it
www.thetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Russia's ambassador to the UK, Yakovenko, boasted about Brexit to another diplomat:
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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This sentence unequivocally REOPENS the Brexit legitimacy debate.
NEW: Reform UK’s former leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been jailed at the Old Bailey for 10 and a half years for taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia when he was an MEP. Full story 👇

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform UK’s former Wales leader jailed for taking bribes for pro-Russia speeches
Police say Nathan Gill received at least £40,000 while he was an MEP from Oleg Voloshyn, an alleged Russian asset
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
Covid inquiry live: ‘Inexcusable’ delays under Johnson led to 23,000 deaths
Lockdowns may have been avoided if Boris Johnson’s government had acted faster, damning report finds
www.thetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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You honestly can't make this up. There was no way #Brexit was ever going to cut regulation or bureaucracy for exporters to the #EU, large or small, unless we opted to stay in the Single Market and Customs union. Many of us in business repeatedly made that point.

www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Farage says small business owners who thought Brexit would cut regulation have been betrayed – UK politics live
Reform UK leader claims that burden of regulation is worse than before the referendum
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Honestly. My loathing for that man is boundless. Never a situation where he’s not looking to manipulate, divide, grift, self-promote, vilify, ruin…
He’s repulsive. And the damage he does to our country is catastrophic. And that is no exaggeration.
November 11, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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“DHSC said the Conservative peer Theodore Agnew was the politician who introduced Uniserve to the VIP lane. Agnew, a former City finance executive, was one of several new ministers, headed by Michael Gove, appointed to the Cabinet Office” #ToryCovidCorruption www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Revealed: The billion-pound PPE contractor with a Tory MP on site
Special report: Uniserve was paid £1.4bn for Covid contracts that included supply of £178.5m in never-used equipment
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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How ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
The 'Great Noticing' Era
Ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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School pupils are to be taught how to tackle conspiracy theories, spot 'fake news' & root out misinformation. The Daily Mail, ajudged by Wikipedia to be an unreliable new source, is furious. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out why.
November 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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The party who claim to be patriots literally had a Reform leadership member caught red handed taking bribes from Russia.

This article details the speeches Nathan Gill gave that he was paid to give.

How are Reform getting away with this?

www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill
How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Farage says leaving the ECHR is the “unfinished business" of Brexit and that the UK is "not sovereign” while we are in it.

But Farage lies. And Brexit is a shitshow. So, “finishing” it should fill us all with dread.

Sovereignty without rights is dictatorship.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Leaving the ECHR won’t stop the boats, 300 organisations warn in rallying cry
Prime minister Keir Starmer urged to make positive case for ECHR after Kemi Badenoch pledged a Tory government would leave the treaty
www.independent.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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What's behind Nigel Farage's deregulation plans for corporations?

Follow the money 👀

He isn't a party leader. He's a CEO. And his investors have spoken.
November 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Another 55mins of Farage carried live by BBC and Sky, in which he rambled for twice as long as briefed, and yet managed to say little of substance.

Why can broadcasters not simply give us 3mins of the low-lights after the event, as they would do with most other politicians? ~AA
November 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Why do I call Tories scum? Tory Chair Hollinrake took free flights, hotels and dinners from a company that turns family homes into HMOs for asylum seekers. Same geezer who spends his days smearing Labour Ministers. Preaching about morality while pocketing perks off the backs of desperate people.
Tory chair accepted £2k hospitality from developer of HMOs for asylum seekers
Exclusive: Kevin Hollinrake’s conference costs paid for by firm helping landlords convert homes for lucrative market
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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"We traded influence in Brussels for illusions of control".
www.standard.co.uk/business/the...
The EU’s new climate rules show just how powerless Brexit has left Britain
This is not just about higher gas bills...it is also about security.
www.standard.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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2/ Threats of violence for political ends are legally classified as terrorism, as can be seen in the excerpt from the Terrorism Act.

Here are another couple of cases of Farage threatening violence - telling his supporters that if Brexit didn't happen, violence would be justified and legitimate.
October 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM