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[Carth]

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.

Originally Posted by Carth

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…

[1andrew1]

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/

Originally Posted by Hugh

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.

[Carth]

Originally Posted by Paul

Mine was only £4,000,000.

You said it was only a few quid on the lottery

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

“reward for campaigning for Brexit for 27 years”

The House of Commons - The Code of Conduct states

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...

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

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

[Carth]

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?

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

[Sephiroth]

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

Originally Posted by Sephiroth

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

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

[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by Hugh

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.

Originally Posted by Sephiroth

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)

[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by Hugh

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)

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

[Carth]

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

Originally Posted by Carth

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

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