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Pierre

06-10-2025 13:47

Re: Reform UK's chronicles

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Originally Posted by Damien (Post 36204165)

Reform can go on about waste and no doubt find examples, but it's peanuts compared to the cost councils have when it comes to providing social care. It's a huge cost that's passed off to local councils that really should be on the national government.

maybe if they stop calling every unruly kid "neuro-diverse" they may save a few quid off the educational SEN budget.

1andrew1

06-10-2025 18:34

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One to watch.

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Tax authorities examine finances of key Nigel Farage ally

Exclusive: HMRC conducts scoping exercise into Reform UK backer ‘Posh George’ Cottrell’s income from business and wealth

The finances of one of Nigel Farage’s key confidants are being examined by the UK’s tax and revenue authorities amid questions over his income from wealth and business activities, the Guardian understands.

The scoping exercise by HMRC is said to be focused on tax residency and the business affairs of George Cottrell, whom Reform UK’s leader Farage has described as “like a son to me”.

Known as “Posh George”, Cottrell, 31, leads an expensive lifestyle, frequently travelling around the world and regularly using a £4m house in one of the wealthiest areas of west London.

Cottrell has emerged as a senior figure within Reform’s leadership and supporter network at a time when the party is surging ahead in the polls.

Lawyers for the British businessman said he was “not aware” of any “probe or inquiry” by HMRC or other authorities. They declined to answer a range of specific questions about his financial affairs.

Cottrell runs Geostrategy.com, which states that it advises political parties and governments, according to information provided by his lawyers. Its website says that it has four locations: London, Washington, Podgorica in Montenegro and Zurich, Switzerland.

https://www.theguardian.com/business...eorge-cottrell

damien c

07-10-2025 15:26

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Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36204186)

maybe if they stop calling every unruly kid "neuro-diverse" they may save a few quid off the educational SEN budget.

Exactly, the level of "Mental Health" diagnoses etc has sky rocketed since the lunatic left started getting given the green light to do what they want.

I saw a few weeks ago a question "How many gay, lesbian or trans people were in your high school?" my answer was 6 in the whole of the high school that were openly or 100% obviously a member of one of those.

Now I talk to my nieces or look online and it's about 90% of the school are something other than "Straight, Bi, Gay, Trans" and each one of them needs special treatment and arrangements making for them because if they don't get them, then you are a "Ist or phobe" and bigot that needs to be fired, I would 100% hate to be a school teacher, it's why I was shocked when my sister became one.

The level of money wasted on stupid things is atrocious, let's not forget the UK Government gave grant funding for the development of "Dustborn, a game where you call anyone who is white a fascist and racist", money given to "AI robots to help make companies more accessible to non-binary and LGBTQ+ minorities".

There is wasted money everywhere and unfortunately it will never be stopped, because none of the MP's want to stop their gravy trains.

TheDaddy

07-10-2025 15:45

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Originally Posted by damien c (Post 36204254)

Don't believe the hype, I'm old enough to remember when the department of doge promised 2 trillion in efficiency savings, so much that people would be getting a $5k doge rebate cheque and what they produced was a whole lot of misery for about a 20 billion saving at best, big numbers for sure but when you set out for 2 trillion and come back with 20 billion it kind of suggests that the government was pretty efficient as it was and you think after 14 years of austerity there is fat to trim off the bone here, think again would be my best advice, if they could've cut it they would off, that's the only thing I'd trust the Tories with, cutting services for people not as rich as themselves

Carth

07-10-2025 15:52

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I develop 'mental health' issues when I see this sort of crap on the TV news, online media and newspapers. (re:damiens post)

If I went to the doctor he'd laugh at me . . and then offer me 12 different tablets and arrange 4 counselling appointments with the very same organisations that piss me off :D

Jaymoss

07-10-2025 16:14

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Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36204256)

You are lucky if you get counselling. I have battled with my mental health all my life and had to fight to get any support at all. Currently prescribed Venlafaxine that most the times makes me feel worse and like I am looking at the world threw someone elses eyes. Then you have to triage with some stranger over the phone which is awful and then get offer CBT which to be honest did not cover half of my worse triggers with the councillor saying oh we do not cover that area . If I was not morbidly afraid of death since the age of 6 when it all started with encephalitis nearly killing me I would have killed myself and tried with food which was why I got to 31 stone. I pray one day a party any party takes it seriously because I struggle to one degree or another every single day

Carth

07-10-2025 16:22

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Quite obviously you're one of those that does need the help and support.

My 'problem' is with those that seem to jump on the mental health bandwagon because . . well basically it's used as a get out of jail free card, and those sort are diluting the care packages down to minimum

thenry

10-10-2025 17:35

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Does anybody have the full video of this please

https://news.sky.com/story/migrant-w...arage-13447937

damien c

12-10-2025 08:07

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Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36204459)

Does anybody have the full video of this please

https://news.sky.com/story/migrant-w...arage-13447937

Can't find the original video, but there is this from GBNews from October 2024, it's the first 2 minutes or so.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM0BljZ8DkM

papa smurf

14-10-2025 12:14

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Migrant with AK-47 face tattoo jailed for threatening to kill Nigel Farage
In the "chilling" video, Fayaz Khan said he was coming to England to "pop, pop, pop" Nigel Farage after the Reform UK leader posted a video of the Afghan national coming to the UK in a small boat. 5 years probably out in 18 months

https://news.sky.com/story/migrant-w...arage-13449841

thenry

14-10-2025 12:16

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Yeah he ain't civilised

Pierre

14-10-2025 18:35

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36204631)

And at present we would struggle to deport him.

1andrew1

20-10-2025 09:25

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From the usually supportive Telegraph.

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Nigel Farage’s partner ‘embroiled in Brussels fraud investigation’

Nigel Farage’s partner has allegedly been caught up in an investigation into allegations of fraud at a Eurosceptic group she ran in Brussels.

Laure Ferrari served as executive director of the Institute for Direct Democracy in Europe (IDDE), a think tank, until it was forced into liquidation.

The European Commission anti-fraud unit has spent years investigating the organisation and a connected parliamentary group, of which Ukip was the biggest party, before handing the case on to local law enforcement.

Chamber 69 of the tribunal de première instance, a Brussels court specialising in financial crime, is due to hand down its judgment on Nov 5, the Times reports.

Ann Lukowiak, a spokesman for the federal prosecutor, said it would be a “final judgment where appeal will be possible”.

The investigation relates to a time when Ms Ferrari was officially registered as the “day-to-day manager” of the group, according to corporate filings seen by the Times.

The newspaper reports that as a result of auditors’ reports, and a referral by EU parliamentary authorities, the European Commission’s anti-fraud office, Olaf, launched an investigation.

The IDDE was forced into liquidation in 2017, but inquiries continued into “serious irregularities”.

Telegraph article: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...a3d63eaf&ei=11

Original Times article: https://archive.ph/0VWFo

papa smurf

20-10-2025 09:49

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Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36204647)

And at present we would struggle to deport him.

assuming he leaves prison alive

1andrew1

22-10-2025 15:18

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Someone on GB News in touch with reality?

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Last May, the people of Kent did precisely that. Nigel Farage’s candidates were flung into power, scooping up 57 of the 81 available seats on the county council.

However, despite a promise to slash costs, the council’s leadership quickly discovered what anyone working in local government already knew: there was nothing more to cut.

As Kent’s cabinet member for adult social care put it, services were already “down to the bare bones”.

It’s a common story across the country.

Councils have been stripped back like an antique floorboard – central government grants fell by 40 per cent in real terms during the 2010s, according to the Institute for Government.

And so in Kent, Reform is preparing to do the opposite of what it promised, raise council tax by five per cent.

This collision of rhetoric and reality is causing tensions at county hall.

Reform will be asking for your vote at the next general election – if not sooner – and they’ll use the same seductive playbook they deployed in Kent.

Solving the migrant crisis? Easy! Just deport all asylum seekers.

Cutting energy bills? Easy! Just scrap net zero.

Fixing the prison crisis? Easy! Just ship offenders overseas.

Those kinds of simplistic promises worked before because Reform enjoyed one major advantage.

As a new party, it had no track record. That allowed Farage to surf a wave of pure vibes, saying whatever was politically convenient at the time.

But not anymore.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other...3a753709&ei=26

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