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Re: Reform UK's chronicles

I've never had a penny, although had a few offers of a share of £20 million if I help the son of a cousin of a prominent Algerian official move some illicit funds out of their country.

;)

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Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36215390)

I've never had a penny, although had a few offers of a share of £20 million if I help the son of a cousin of a prominent Algerian official move some illicit funds out of their country.

;)

Ah, you’re obviously not a "man of the people", like privately-educated ex-City Trader Coutts Bank account holder private jet flying million pound a year earner like our Nige…

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It's all getting a bit messy between Farage and his former deputy Habib, with the latter making allegations of Farage throwing the 2019 election and Farage's lawyers writing to Habib.
https://www.thecanary.co/trending/20...ction-rigging/

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36215388)

Who amongst us has not received a £5,000,000 gift from an overseas-based crypto billionaire with no strings attached?

Mine was only £4,000,000. :D

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Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36215393)

Mine was only £4,000,000. :D

You said it was only a few quid on the lottery :shocked:

;)

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Farage doesn't help himself (except to other peoples' money), does he?

In an interview with Harry Cole in the Sun, he says the £5,000,000 was a

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“reward for campaigning for Brexit for 27 years”

The House of Commons - The Code of Conduct states

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Category 5: Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK
THRESHOLD FOR REGISTRATION

39. Members must register, subject to the paragraphs below, any gifts or benefits with a value of over £300 which they receive from a source outside the UK. They must also register multiple benefits from the same source if taken together these have a value of more than £300 in a calendar year.[36]

REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION
40. Under this category Members must register:

Any benefits which relate in any way to their membership of the House or parliamentary or political activities, if provided by a source outside the UK either free or at concessionary rates

https://publications.parliament.uk/p...076/107604.htm

And totally coincidentally, Farage was promoting Tether (Harborne is a major shareholder in this, owning 12% of the shares) on Nick Ferrari's LBC Radio show last September...

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Mr Farage publicly promoted Tether, the cryptocurrency Mr Harborne is a shareholder in.

In an interview with Nick Ferrari on LBC in September, Mr Farage said of Tether: “We should hang on to this and wait till they mature and secondly, Nick, I’m going to go tomorrow to say this, you know, Tether is a stable coin.

“Stable coins are the way which money goes from conventional currencies through into cryptocurrencies and back again. Tether, about to be valued as a $500bn company. You know, stable coins, crypto, this world is enormous and I’ve been urging for years that London should embrace it.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-b2877908.html

Meanwhile, back in reality

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Key Takeaways

Tether initially aimed to raise $15–20 billion in fresh capital while targeting a $500 billion valuation in 2025.
A 23% drop in net profit to $10 billion, combined with rising investor caution, forced the firm to scale back its fundraising ambitions.
The once-hyped fundraising quietly lost momentum and appears to have collapsed amid broader crypto market turmoil.

Tether, issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, announced in September 2025 plans to raise $15–20 billion via a private placement, aiming for a valuation near $500 billion.

By early 2026, these ambitious plans had faltered amid investor skepticism and market volatility.

Investors Back Away From Tether’s Massive Valuation

Tether’s fundraising target of $15–20 billion at a $500 billion valuation has collapsed.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tethe...l?guccounter=1

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It's good to see he's not bothering you much Hugh, have another whisky and lie down for a bit ;)

p.s. . . any decent book recommendations?

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Some of the ones I’ve read this year

World War 3.2 - John Birmingham
World War 3.3 - John Birmingham
Platform Decay (Murderbot) - Martha Wells
Artemis (re-read) - Andy Weir
Exit Strategy - Lee Child
God’s Junk Drawer - Peter Clines
The Dog Stars - Peter Heller
The Mercy of Gods - James SA Corey

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I'm a John Birmingham fan too. There's hope for Hugh yet.

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36215503)

I'm a John Birmingham fan too. There's hope for Hugh yet.

I support his Patreon, so get the books early & free.

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36215505)

I support his Patreon, so get the books early & free.

Thanks. You'll prolly go off me now - but I'm a serious Harry Turtledove fan.

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36215512)

Thanks. You'll prolly go off me now - but I'm a serious Harry Turtledove fan.

Me, too - also, S M Stirling, John Scalzi, Edward Ashton, Tim Pratt, Richard K Morgan, Charlie Stross et al.

We probably have more things in common than in which we differ, just that the things where we differ outweigh the commonalities... (probably)

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36215517)

I'll chalk that up to peace in our time!

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Cheers Hugh, these 2 interest me at the moment, read the others (I think lol)

God’s Junk Drawer - Peter Clines
The Mercy of Gods - James SA Corey

Currently struggling through 'Bone Silence' by Alastair Reynolds. SciFi, interesting but seems long winded in places.

Books, the great peacemaker :D

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Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36215522)

Cheers Hugh, these 2 interest me at the moment, read the others (I think lol)

God’s Junk Drawer - Peter Clines
The Mercy of Gods - James SA Corey

Currently struggling through 'Bone Silence' by Alastair Reynolds. SciFi, interesting but seems long winded in places.

Books, the great peacemaker :D

Book 2 in the series has just come out - The Faith of Beasts