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papa smurf

10-07-2026 05:44

Re: Reform UK's chronicles

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Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36219372)

Why does your keyboard/keypad keep going funny?

he's a conspiracy theorist :)

Hugh	10-07-2026 15:15

Re: Reform UK's chronicles

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36219374)

he's a conspiracy theorist :)

I understand why you are confused - I have theories about a Reform donor who was charged with conspiracy to commit financial crimes and fraud, but that’s not what "conspiracy theorist" means…

HTH ;)

1andrew1

13-07-2026 19:43

Re: Reform UK's chronicles

Russia and Reform UK from that unlikely source: Dan Hodges of the Daily Mail

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'Yes, Reform have been on our radar for a while now, and before that Ukip,' one senior source in the British security and intelligence community told me.

'It's primarily because of the way the Russians have been attempting to infiltrate them. Gill [Former leader of Reform UK Wales] wasn't an isolated case. 'An example of this relates to Gill's 'handler' Voloshyn, who was himself being managed by a key ally of Vladimir Putin called Vladislav Surkov. Nicknamed 'the Grey Cardinal', Surkov was in charge of Putin's destabilisation operations in the West.'Surkov had a list of Western politicians who were deemed to be potentially sympathetic to Russia, and Gill was on it,' a second security services source told me. 'But he wasn't alone. So was another Reform MEP.'

A separate reason Reform may have come to the attention of the British law and order and security establishment is via Cottrell's links to the former Iron Curtain state of Montenegro. Cottrell is based there, and has been visited by Farage and other members of the senior Reform leadership.

While there is no suggestion that Cottrell is involved in such activities, the state is also regarded by UK officials as a major hub for money laundering, people trafficking and – crucially – Russian intelligence operations.

As another figure close to the intelligence community told me: 'Montenegro sits at the sweet spot for the Russians. It's heavily integrated with a lot of major EU and Western institutions.

For all Reform's protestations of innocence, the allegations of sleaze – and worse – keep mounting.

Meanwhile, the party's various self-pitying conspiracy theories keep falling down. The reality is Gill was indeed an agent of Russian influence. And it stretches credibility to breaking point to believe Putin's vast intelligence apparatus was solely focused on a single, obscure MEP from Llangefni.

Then there is 'Posh George', who sits at the centre of the current Reform sleaze storm. He was not initially a person of interest to the UK intelligence services, but first came to the attention of law and order agencies in the United States.

The Federal operation that cornered Cottrell began in 2014. That was two years before Brexit. A full decade before Farage stunned the political establishment by storming into Parliament and soaring to the top of the polls.

To construct this masterful operation to – in Jenrick's words – 'Stop Reform from delivering the change that this country so desperately needs' – the British security establishment didn't just have to be Machiavellian, they had to be psychic. 'We haven't been tracking Ukip and Reform,' one senior security official explained. 'We've been tracking the Russians tracking Ukip and Reform.

'In the beginning, Putin thought they were just a useful potential asset in his disruption and propaganda efforts, which is why they targeted Gill. It's only in the last 18 months that they've seriously started to regard them as a potential party of government.'

https://www.dailymail.com/news/artic...in-HODGES.html

Carth

13-07-2026 22:24

Re: Reform UK's chronicles

is Dan Hodges the new Frederick Forsyth? ;)

Hugh	14-07-2026 11:44

Re: Reform UK's chronicles

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Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36219563)

is Dan Hodges the new Frederick Forsyth? ;)

Well, they are both right-wing Brexit supporters…

papa smurf

14-07-2026 12:56

Re: Reform UK's chronicles

makes good chip paper

Hugh	14-07-2026 14:29

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-b3014167.html

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Nigel Farage turned down taxpayer-funded security which reportedly included a trained driver, car, and bodyguard last year because he deemed it “inadequate”.

The Reform UK leader was offered the package, which was on the same level as high-profile Cabinet ministers and Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, following police advice, according to The i Paper.

But Mr Farage turned the security down. In a statement to The Independent, Reform UK said the offering, which came days after the assissination of Charlie Kirk, did not match the threat against the party leader.

“Reform took the responsible decision to maintain proper protection rather than gamble with his life,” the statement said.

The emergence of the refusal comes after Reform home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf claimed the state was “providing no protection whatsoever” for Reform’s MPs in the wake of Ann Widdecombe’s alleged killing.

1andrew1

15-07-2026 11:55

Re: Reform UK's chronicles

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36219587)

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-b3014167.html

Probably because they would have seen who is ultimately funding him.

papa smurf

15-07-2026 14:22

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Man arrested over threat to kill Nigel Farage

A man has been arrested on suspicion of threatening to kill Nigel Farage. It comes after a post on social media warned the Reform UK leader: “I am going to shoot you in the head if you win.”

The alleged threat was posted on X on May 8, the day after the local and mayoral elections. A person then allegedly responded to Mr Farage's tweets with further threats to life after the Reform leader celebrated the party's local election success online.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/22...l-nigel-farage

thenry

15-07-2026 14:24

Re: Reform UK's chronicles

Use the bin as a shield :)

Carth

15-07-2026 15:11

Re: Reform UK's chronicles

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36219642)

I guess we've all threatened to kill someone at some time in our past, even my mum threatened me a few times lol, but as far as I know we haven't been stupid enough to post it on Social Media . . what on earth did he think was going to happen?

Hugh	15-07-2026 16:26

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Count Binface, the creation and alter ego of comedy writer Jon Harvey, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. But in an interview with BBC’s Radio 4, he summed up his campaign pitch this way:

“I’m not Nigel Farage.”

:D

https://wapo.st/4vucPUU

Chris

15-07-2026 17:01

Re: Reform UK's chronicles

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36219650)

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...1&d=1784132761

:D

https://wapo.st/4vucPUU

Readable archive version: https://archive.ph/7mREn

1andrew1

15-07-2026 17:40

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36219642)

Good of X to report these multiple threats to the authorities. :(

Taf	18-07-2026 11:26

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Just Farage vs. Binface in Clacton? Nope!

Nigel Farage (Reform UK)
Count Binface (Count Binface Party)
Joseph 77 (Independent)
Adham Alkhatip (The Forward Party)
Nick The Incredible Flying Brick (The Official Monster Raving Loony Party)
Tony Cane (Independent)
Woke Trump Carrzee (Independent)
William Stuart James Clouston (Social Democratic Party)
Rees Cowne (Independent)
Glenn Charles Cummings (Independent)
Martin Davies (Freedom Alliance – Real People, Real Alternative!)
Andy Erlam (Independent)
Attieh Fard (Independent)
Laurence Fox (The Reclaim Party)
Tony Francis (Independent)
Robin Green (Independent)
Abi Hookway (Independent)
Howling Laud Hope (The Official Monster Raving Loony Party)
Stephen Richard Ingram (Independent)
Amy Morris (Independent)
Derrick Norbert Morris (Independent)
Michael Noel O'Keeffe (Independent)
Martyn O'Brien (Independent)
Nick Pelas (Independent)
Ketankumar Pipaliya (UK VOICE safer and stronger UK)
Daniel Pocock (Independent)
James Ransley (Consensus Party Candidate)
Gerry Smith (Independent)
Kai Stephens (British Democrats)
John Stevens (Rejoin EU)
Baron Von Thunderclap (The Official Monster Raving Loony Party)
Pamela Walford (Independent)
Marcus White (Everyone is God Party)
Marc Wilkinson (Independent)

Hugh	18-07-2026 19:51

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Leader of the Reform Group, Bexley Council…

thenry

18-07-2026 20:06

Re: Reform UK's chronicles

Zia Yusuf lovers :rolleyes:

papa smurf

18-07-2026 20:10

Re: Reform UK's chronicles

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Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36219856)

Zia Yusuf lovers :rolleyes:

i bet he can tuck his own bed sheets in

Hugh	18-07-2026 21:33

Re: Reform UK's chronicles

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36219857)

i bet he can tuck his own bed sheets in

https://www.cableforum.uk/images/local/2026/07/1.gif

Paul	18-07-2026 21:49

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Three from "The Official Monster Raving Loony Party", LOL.

Carth

19-07-2026 08:41

Re: Reform UK's chronicles

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Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36219865)

Three from "The Official Monster Raving Loony Party", LOL.

The word 'official' separates them from the other 25 (or more) raving loonies :D

GrimUpNorth

19-07-2026 14:47

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Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36219865)

Three from "The Official Monster Raving Loony Party", LOL.

That's going to split the vote. Could ruin their chances. Shame.

jem	19-07-2026 16:19

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Originally Posted by GrimUpNorth (Post 36219902)

That's going to split the vote. Could ruin their chances. Shame.

A shoe-in for Binface then!

1andrew1

24-07-2026 08:46

Re: Reform UK's chronicles

Scales are coming off the public's eyes

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Nigel Farage is now even less popular than Starmer was before the PM resigned

Nigel Farage’s popularity among the public has plummeted to its lowest level in the past ten years, a new YouGov survey has found, placing him below Keir Starmer just before the PM resigned.

The pollster found just 22% have a favourable view of the Reform UK leader, while 68% are unfavourable – including 56% who say they are very unfavourable.

That 46% gap between his negative and positive rating is bigger than the 45% recorded by Starmer before he announced he was stepping down.

It is also bigger than the 42% gap between favourable and unfavourable ratings for Boris Johnson immediately after the first ‘Partygate’ revelations.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other...96e7377a&ei=30

Carth

24-07-2026 10:27

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Whooohooo another YouGov survey :nworthy:

How many people were surveyed this time? 100? 200? :PP:

papa smurf

24-07-2026 11:50

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Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36220135)

Whooohooo another YouGov survey :nworthy:

How many people were surveyed this time? 100? 200? :PP:

i think it's written before the survey happens,if you're paying for a survey you want it to reflect your agenda

Hugh	24-07-2026 12:05

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Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36220135)

Whooohooo another YouGov survey :nworthy:

How many people were surveyed this time? 100? 200? :PP:

Quote:

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36220140)

i think it's written before the survey happens,if you're paying for a survey you want it to reflect your agenda

https://www.cableforum.uk/images/local/2026/07/3.gif

https://ygo-assets-websites-editoria...uly_260722.pdf

Carth

24-07-2026 12:30

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Same crap, different survey.

All hail the mighty Yougov

9 out of 10 cats prefer . .

OLD BOY

24-07-2026 19:39

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Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36220143)

Same crap, different survey.

All hail the mighty Yougov

9 out of 10 cats prefer . .

Yes, the YouGov guys who failed to predict the Brexit win in the referendum.

They weren’t the only ones, mind.

Dingbat

24-07-2026 21:05

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Simply amazing how these polling companies are judged as being either good or awful depending on whether their data suggests a particular party is doing well or badly.

Paul	24-07-2026 22:18

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Originally Posted by Dingbat (Post 36220186)

Simply amazing how these polling companies are judged as being either good or awful depending on whether their data suggests a particular party is doing well or badly.

I thought they were judged on how well their results matched what someone wanted them to say.

Damien

26-07-2026 08:51

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They're judged on how well they ultimately reflect the results of elections.

They make their money on being trusted to do market research correctly; elections are just a small part of what they do, but if they're seen to be wrong, then it impacts their business. Companies want to commission reliable pollsters.

Mr K	27-07-2026 17:20

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Just because I know you all love polls ;)

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Labour has overtaken Reform UK for the first time in more than a year in a leading opinion poll after Andy Burnham’s first week in Downing Street.

The More in Common poll found 28 per cent of the public would vote for Labour if a general election were held tomorrow. This was four percentage points higher than the 24 per cent of respondents who said they would back Reform, Nigel Farage’s party.

The survey of 2,061 adults carried out between July 24 and July 27 showed Labour had gained 4 percentage points, while Reform had lost 2 points, compared with a poll the think tank conducted on July 22.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics...-ahead-reform/ (yes , that communist rag....)

Carth

27-07-2026 18:17

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2,061 adults

That number (or very close to it) keeps cropping up . . do you think these 'polling' companies all have the same list of 'random' people? :D

papa smurf

27-07-2026 20:01

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Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36220349)

2,061 adults

That number (or very close to it) keeps cropping up . . do you think these 'polling' companies all have the same list of 'random' people? :D

yea it's all the residents of a block of flats in tower hamlets

spiderplant

27-07-2026 22:24

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36220349)

2,061 adults

That number (or very close to it) keeps cropping up . . do you think these 'polling' companies all have the same list of 'random' people? :D

So how many would you poll?

Spoiler:

1andrew1

27-07-2026 22:54

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Quote:

Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 36220365)

So how many would you poll?

Spoiler:

We've had enough of experts, that nice Michael Gove told me so and he supported Brexit so he must be right.Besides, I've never been polled, nor has anyone in my family including Oscar the cat so all those polls must definitely be made up anyway. Nice work if you can get it! :D

Carth

28-07-2026 01:04

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36220366)

Make fun mate of it mate, we certainly do . . especially when it turns out wrong :rofl:

Hugh	28-07-2026 08:04

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Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36220349)

2,061 adults

That number (or very close to it) keeps cropping up . . do you think these 'polling' companies all have the same list of 'random' people? :D

Your memory’s going, mate - you asked almost the same question last month… ;)

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/show...postcount=1981

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36217348)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carth View Post
Tell me how a survey of 2000 people (catered to the poll subject) is a valid indication of what every parent in the UK think.

Tell me how a loaded question (every parent in the UK) tries to invalidate the established science of statistics? ;)

The survey is a statistical representation of a representative sample, which has been proven (within a margin of error of approx. +/- 3%) to provide (a high % of the time) results which reflect the real world.

Just because you don’t understand it, doesn’t make it invalid - I don’t understand how quantum tunnelling works in the microchips in my phone/tablet/PC, but somehow the devices still work… :D

https://afry.com/en/insight/fascinat...ntum-tunneling

Carth

28-07-2026 08:35

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Nothing at all wrong with my memory, unless of course I've forgotten, but these BS poll things really annoy me . . almost as much as statistics do :D

If you ask the right people the right question, you're going to get the answer you (or the people paying for the poll) wanted.

Keep on calling me stupid, or ignorant, or whatever, but you won't convince me that the people 'taking part' in these polls are random strangers stopped in the street.

Hugh	28-07-2026 14:42

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36220373)

Nothing at all wrong with my memory, unless of course I've forgotten, but these BS poll things really annoy me . . almost as much as statistics do :D

If you ask the right people the right question, you're going to get the answer you (or the people paying for the poll) wanted.

Keep on calling me stupid, or ignorant, or whatever, but you won't convince me that the people 'taking part' in these polls are random strangers stopped in the street.

I believe you are intelligent enough to know that your straw man argument is fallacious, and as has been discussed in previous posts in this subject, the selection of the 2000+ people selected for (especially political) polls is reflective of of the UK demographic and political landscape…

btw, it was statistically likely you were going to get annoyed by statistics… ;)

spiderplant

28-07-2026 15:20

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Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36220373)

but you won't convince me that the people 'taking part' in these polls are random strangers stopped in the street.

They are not, because that would skew the results to the people who spend most time in the street. They are selected more randomly than that.

papa smurf

28-07-2026 15:30

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Quote:

Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 36220393)

They are not, because that would skew the results to the people who spend most time in the street. They are selected more randomly than that.

must be really random i'm 70 and have never been selected

Carth

28-07-2026 16:11

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36220394)

must be really random i'm 70 and have never been selected

Because you're not a well educated office worker in the SW1 Postcode . . . just a guess as to the location of the random folk that pollsters contact ;)

TheDaddy

28-07-2026 16:46

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36220395)

Because you're not a well educated office worker in the SW1 Postcode . . . just a guess as to the location of the random folk that pollsters contact ;)

For someone who doesn't like polls you seem to know and awful lot about how they work or is it just a feeling on how they work

Carth

28-07-2026 18:00

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 36220397)

For someone who doesn't like polls you seem to know and awful lot about how they work or is it just a feeling on how they work

As posted above, just a guess . . . give me the names, occupations and general location of the 2061 and I may have something to work with.

No information means speculation :rofl:

Dingbat

28-07-2026 18:19

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Wouldn’t it be better for you to take your evidence of incorrect polling to the regulatory body?

https://www.britishpollingcouncil.org/

RichardCoulter

28-07-2026 18:47

Re: Reform UK's chronicles

The last poll that I saw on one of the political programmes last Sunday showed Labour had improved and were now the leading party, Reform were second after losing support, the Conservatives had improved to become the third most popular party.

All the others remained the same, apart from the Greens who appear to have lost some support.

If this trend continues it looks like we will be back to the traditional two party contest.

I think that the previous success of the Greens and the current improvement for Labour must have been down to Labour supporters switching support back from Green to Labour following the change of leadership from Starmer to Burnham.

Carth

28-07-2026 18:53

Re: Reform UK's chronicles

Is it incorrect? I've no idea.

It could be genuine, or it could be made up stuff :shrug:

anyway, we've gone miles off topic I think, so I'm saying no more*

*until the next poll :D

Paul	28-07-2026 23:54

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36220408)

anyway, we've gone miles off topic I think, so I'm saying no more

Indeed, back to the subject please.

1andrew1

02-08-2026 09:57

Re: Reform UK's chronicles

So, where are we now?

Nigel Farage
If Farage wins the upcoming Clacton by-election, he will face the existing inquiry into the £5 million gift from Christopher Harborne, and a new one into undisclosed benefits from convicted fraudster George Cottrell, aka Posh George. The latter, by the way, is trying to get Trump to pardon his conviction.

If Farage is sanctioned for failing to declare the gifts, a second by-election could be triggered if the investigation concludes with a suspension of more than 10 days and a recall petition in Clacton achieves support from 10% or more of the voters.

Reform UK
Reform itself is also under investigation by the Metropolitan Police over £1m donations it has received and whether the ultimate donor was eligible to make them. The £1m from Fiona Cottrell (mother of Posh George) was routed with two separate payments of £250k made directly on 9 and 29 May 2024 and two separate payments of £250k made via Tice's company Britain Means Business on 10 and 12 June 2024.

The latest Sunday Times report
This new report is about Farage's defence of the £5m personal gift from Christopher Harborne. Farage's defence now looks a lot weaker as his political activities in 2024 have been found to go back months earlier than he claimed.

Quote:

Nigel Farage struck Reform comeback deal long before election

Supervised by the convicted fraudster George Cottrell, the agreement undermines Farage’s claim about when he decided to return to politics

Nigel Farage struck a secret deal to return as leader of Reform UK months before the general election.

Farage negotiated the pact with Richard Tice, then the leader, in March and April 2024. George Cottrell, the convicted fraudster who had been secretly bankrolling Farage, supervised the discussions.

Under the terms of the deal, once Farage became leader Reform would repay or write off more than £1 million in outstanding loans it had received from Tice’s company.

The deal was first presented by Farage and Cottrell to the party’s treasurer in mid-May. Its existence undermines the Reform leader’s claim that he had no intention until June 2024 of returning to politics. Farage has used this to defend his failure to declare *donations made to him in the year before he was elected as an MP, which triggered two parliamentary investigations.

Farage has claimed repeatedly that he did not need to declare a £5 million gift from the crypto*billionaire Christopher Harborne or in-kind benefits from Cottrell, as he was a media personality at the time. MPs must declare any benefit in any way connected to their “political activities” received in the 12 months before their election.

He told the Triggernometry podcast last month: “At that period of my life, from 2021 to the third of June 2024, I was a broadcaster, I was someone that appeared on celebrity TV *programmes, I was somebody that promoted some financial market products, but I was an influencer, I wasn’t in politics.”

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics...rell-5gfrcrmb0

Hugh	02-08-2026 14:03

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Dingbat

02-08-2026 14:09

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And now Rupert Lowe is reported as proposing a merger between Reform and Restore, provided Reform dump the ex-Tories and start mass deportations.

https://spectator.com/article/watch-...e-with-farage/

OLD BOY

02-08-2026 18:22

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36220626)

Farage did not have to declare the £5m because it was an unconditional gift. The same would apply if he was an MP at the time, so some are getting the wrong end of the stick, it seems.

---------- Post added at 19:22 ---------- Previous post was at 19:21 ----------

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dingbat (Post 36220632)

Farage won’t take him back. Lowe is more trouble than he’s worth.

TheDaddy

02-08-2026 19:05

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Quote:

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36220637)

Farage did not have to declare the £5m because it was an unconditional gift. The same would apply if he was an MP at the time, so some are getting the wrong end of the stick, it seems.

If you think conditions weren't attached you'll fall for anything....

GrimUpNorth

02-08-2026 19:19

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 36220640)

If you think conditions weren't attached you'll fall for anything....

I think you're being very polite with that reply. I thought bullshit would be a more appropriate response.

jem	02-08-2026 20:19

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 36220640)

If you think conditions weren't attached you'll fall for anything....

There is no such thing as an unconditional gift - well unless it’s to your significant other or immediate family member. So unless ‘r Nigel is/was in some kind of intimate relationship with Harborne or Cottrell, it stinks doesn’t it?

newapollo

02-08-2026 20:31

Re: Reform UK's chronicles

XTC could have written this for Nigel

We're only making plans for Nigel
We only want what's best for him
We're only making plans for Nigel
Nigel just needs that helping hand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-X3Wy-svIY

1andrew1

02-08-2026 21:33

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Quote:

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36220637)

Farage did not have to declare the £5m because it was an unconditional gift. The same would apply if he was an MP at the time, so some are getting the wrong end of the stick, it seems.

'Any interest or benefit that might be reasonably considered to influence the MP'

I think this is the issue. Do you surely think that the public don't consider that a £5m gift would influence someone? MPs are asked to consider how the general public would view it, and if there is any doubt, to declare it.

Furthermore, the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner is investigating the £5m gift. If the matter was as clear cut as you perceive it to be, it would not be investigated.

You've also not commented on the other benefits from Posh George which Farage failed to disclose.

---------- Post added at 22:33 ---------- Previous post was at 22:27 ----------

Quote:

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36220637)

Farage won’t take him back. Lowe is more trouble than he’s worth.

I think Lowe's talking of a pact on his terms, not a return to Reform UK.

It just looks like a publicity stunt to me. If Lowe was serious, he would negotiate behind the scenes and not by releasing a public video.

1andrew1

03-08-2026 11:24

Re: Reform UK's chronicles

Does Reform think it's above the rules, is it just incompetent or is this a dead cat designed to distract us?

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Reform UK's deputy leader Richard Tice under investigation by parliamentary standards watchdog

Richard Tice, the Reform UK MP for Boston and Skegness, is being investigated by parliamentary authorities for failing to declare an interest.

Tice says the investigation relates to not declaring an interest when talking about Israel in a Westminster Hall debate.

https://news.sky.com/story/politics-...eform-12593360

Carth

03-08-2026 11:51

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Politics now seems to be dead cats, weasels, a few stoats, the obligatory badger, and a few snakes in the grass ;)

Hugh	03-08-2026 12:11

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Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36220686)

Politics now seems to be dead cats, weasels, a few stoats, the obligatory badger, and a few snakes in the grass ;)

Enough about the Reform UK MPs… :D

(how long before Jenrick/Braverman launch a leadership bid?)

1andrew1

03-08-2026 12:29

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36220689)

Enough about the Reform UK MPs… :D

(how long before Jenrick/Braverman launch a leadership bid?)

I don't think Jenrick will!

The Metropolitan Police are currently investigating donations made to him from a US businessman in 2024 whilst he was still in the Conservative Party.

OLD BOY

03-08-2026 20:01

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Originally Posted by jem (Post 36220646)

Let’s cut to the chase. He’s had proper legal advice and has done nothing wrong. All allegations thrown at Farage are found not to be correct. Oh, and the nonsense allegations on the £80,000 loan against Tice have been rejected.

A complaint regarding an £80,000 loan was recently dropped after the watchdog decided there was insufficient evidence to investigate.

Wow, who’d have thought it? Next one, please….

Hugh	03-08-2026 20:08

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He’s said he’s had the "proper legal advice" - that’s not the same as "he’s had the proper legal advice"…

If he had "proper legal advice", why doesn’t he publish it?

Carth

03-08-2026 20:25

Re: Reform UK's chronicles

Everyone knows the best legal advice is available for free on facebook :D

jem	03-08-2026 21:05

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Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36220706)

Everyone knows the best legal advice is available for free on facebook :D

Nonsense; we all know that ChatGPT, or Claude or Gemini by far give the ‘best’ legal advice, their slop is far better than the slop you get on Facebook etc.

Did I really need to add the /sarcasm tag, or was it obvious?;)

1andrew1

03-08-2026 22:18

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36220701)

Let’s cut to the chase. He’s had proper legal advice and has done nothing wrong.

I'm sure that Paul Flowers, the Crystal Methodist who ran the Co-op Bank also received proper legal advice. Whether he followed it is a different matter!

Let's put our captain obvious hats on! Farage can do without all this negative publicity from the £5m and other gifts which have seen his personal ratings slide. Heck, he's even gone to the bother of calling a by-election.

If he could have prevented the decline in his ratings by releasing a document that cleared him, and saved him calling a by-election, he would have done. He hasn't and I think we can all work out why. ;)

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Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36220706)

Everyone knows the best legal advice is available for free on facebook :D

Don't diss Cable Forum! :D

GrimUpNorth

04-08-2026 20:12

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The operation fortress brochure made me smile, particularly when the front cover is a ship we sold to Brazil a few years ago.

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Hugh	05-08-2026 07:38

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Originally Posted by GrimUpNorth (Post 36220727)

The operation fortress brochure made me smile, particularly when the front cover is a ship we sold to Brazil a few years ago.

Farage in 2022 tells Farage in 2026 his idea is a waste of time and resources…

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...7&d=1785915444

Carth

05-08-2026 08:20

Re: Reform UK's chronicles

I just think it's a pity those old WW2 coastal batteries are no longer in use :naughty: :rofl:

papa smurf

05-08-2026 09:40

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Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36220732)

I just think it's a pity those old WW2 coastal batteries are no longer in use :naughty: :rofl:

indeed,we could pound the french coastline with 15" shells ,that should send the toerags the message,if the incoming gov are looking for volunteers to man the guns i'm available

Carth

05-08-2026 10:02

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36220735)

indeed,we could pound the french coastline with 15" shells ,that should send the toerags the message,if the incoming gov are looking for volunteers to man the guns i'm available

Can I be your target aquisition type bloke?
Admittedly there may be the odd occasion when the guns turn inland ;)

papa smurf

05-08-2026 10:15

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Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36220736)

Can I be your target aquisition type bloke?
Admittedly there may be the odd occasion when the guns turn inland ;)

if it moves blast it

thenry

05-08-2026 11:38

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36220737)

if it moves blast it

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papa smurf

06-08-2026 06:16

Re: Reform UK's chronicles

looks like burnham's been bounced

Reform UK: 23% (+1 from 26-27 Jul)
Labour: 22% (=)
Conservatives: 19% (-2)
Greens: 13% (=)Latest YouGov Westminster voting intention figures
The latest YouGov voting intention poll for The Times and Sky News shows a close race, with Reform UK on 23% of the vote and Labour on 22%. The Conservatives are on a 19% vote share, with the Greens on 13% and the Lib Dems on 12%.
Lib Dems: 12% (+1)
Restore Britain: 4% (=)
SNP: 3% (+1)
Plaid Cymru: 1% (=)
Your Party: 0% (-1)
Others: 1% (-1)

https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/55...9-grn-13-ld-12

Hugh	06-08-2026 07:33

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36220140)

i think it's written before the survey happens,if you're paying for a survey you want it to reflect your agenda

papa smurf

06-08-2026 07:37

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it's nice to have a fan who hangs onto your every word,it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy,thank you for your adoration

Hugh	06-08-2026 07:47

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36220757)

it's nice to have a fan who hangs onto your every word,it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy,thank you for your adoration

You appear to be confusing "hangs on to your every word" with "points out instances of Cognitive Dissonance"… ;)

Anyhoo, from the Survey you posted, good news for Labour - thank you for bringing it to our attention…

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...8&d=1786002319

papa smurf

06-08-2026 08:23

Re: Reform UK's chronicles

but there can't and won't be a general election tomorrow

carry on the good work

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