thebookworm.bsky.social
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Not just members of the Shadow Cabinet either
Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings
Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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The fact it is these two people the media have forced out of government for what are pretty minor actions, when others get away with serious stuff with no scruitiny, hits me very, very hard.

What the fuck is the point of trying to do better for yourself in this country?

2/2
September 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Anyway, point is that for several days the vibe has been "it looks bad", "the sniff test", etc. When conversation moves to Farage, vibe switches to "technically"... How about we air the facts of his constituency home purchase as thoroughly and widely as Rayner's and test how they look and smell?
September 5, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Kemi Badenoch said earlier this year that “silencing free speech harms democracy and “we must fight for it”.

Unless of course its the free speech of a news organisation she happens to disagree with

bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
Kemi Badenoch's 'Free Speech' Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Party Conference
The ban on covering the party's annual gathering came despite Badenoch's repeated commitment to "fight" for free speech and a free press
bylinetimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:28 AM