@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online
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May 22, 2026
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Byline Times | Nigel Farage Took £50,000 from Crypto Firms Then Said He Was ‘Not Aware’ of the Industry Funding His Party by Iain Overton
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Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, was paid £30,000 by Blockworks Inc and £20,000 by Zebu Group Limited for speaking engagements at their cryptocurrency conferences in October 2025, yet told Reuters he was “not aware” of any crypto firms funding his party. The payments, recorded in the parliamentary Register of Members’ Financial Interests, coincided with a series of public statements by Farage championing looser regulation of crypto assets, including stablecoins, and urging Britain not to fall behind globally. Subsequent investigations revealed further financial ties: a £3 million donation from crypto investor Christopher Harborne and a £9 million gift to Reform UK, raising questions about undisclosed influence and possible breaches of the MPs’ code. The Byline Times highlighted the timing and alignment of Farage’s advocacy with his paid engagements, prompting scrutiny by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards over transparency and potential conflicts of interest.
Read more: https://bylinetimes.com/2026/05/22/nigel-farage-took-50000-from-crypto-firms-then-said-he-was-not-aware-of-the-industry-funding-his-party/
#NigelFarage #ReformUK #ChristopherHarborne #ParliamentaryCommissioner #ukpolitics #LizDavid_Barrett
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@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online
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May 10, 2026
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The Guardian | Farage trying to avoid scrutiny over £5m gift from crypto billionaire, Labour says by Jessica Murray
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Nigel Farage accepted a £5 million personal gift from cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne shortly before announcing his candidacy for MP in the June 2024 general election, prompting Labour to accuse him of evading scrutiny and failing to declare the donation; Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice defended the gift as a lawful, personal contribution aimed at Farage’s safety, insisting voters were aware of it and that the party had complied with all rules, while Labour chair Anna Turley warned that the timing and the donor’s subsequent £9 million pledge to Reform raise serious questions about potential influence and breaches of the MPs’ code of conduct; the Electoral Commission is expected to decide whether to launch an investigation into possible electoral law violations, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called for greater parliamentary and public scrutiny of Farage’s finances.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/10/farage-trying-to-avoid-scrutiny-over-5m-gift-from-crypto-billionaire-labour-says
#NigelFarage #ChristopherHarborne #ReformUK #Labour #Britishpolitics #RichardTice #AnnaTurley #KeirStarmer #LauraKuenssberg
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@PoliticalCartoon@mastodonapp.uk
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May 05, 2026
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Andy Bunday @bundaycartoons on #Farage #NigelFarage - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
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@PoliticalCartoon@mastodonapp.uk
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May 04, 2026
Political Cartoon Gallery
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Ella Baron @EBaronCartoons on #MetGala #LocalElections #ZackPolanski #GreenParty #NigelFarage #ReformUK #KeirStarmer #Labour @thetimes – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
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@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us has moved
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If you wanted another reason to distrust Artificial Intelligence & its associated technologies it transpires that when a variety of AIs are asked about British politics the Fascist Frog is the most named politicians in their initial answers....
Yup, the facist tech bros are skewing the political environment *again*
#AI #NigelFarage #politics
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/04/ai-platforms-nigel-farage-prompted-uk-politics-study
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@PoliticalCartoon@mastodonapp.uk
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May 04, 2026
Political Cartoon Gallery
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Ben Jennings @BJennings90 on #ReformUK and this week’s #LocalElections #NIgelFarage @Guardian – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
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@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us has moved
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You're unlikely to be surprised that not long after receiving a £5mn 'gift' from Christopher Harborne (in addition to monies he has funnelled into ReformUK Ltd), the Fascist Frog started to champion the deregulation of (and lowering of taxation on) cryptocurrency transactions....
On one hand, this is just a more brazen example of business as usual for our (often if not always) corrupt political class; on the other, one more reason to think he's unfit to govern.
#NigelFarage #corruption
h/t FT
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@JdeBP@mastodon.scot
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Apr 15, 2026
JdeBP
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This account encompasses politics. For general, non-politics, stuff see @JdeBP. For #senryu and #SlowLife tasks, see @JdeBP. For the command-line and system tools (including #nosh and #djbwares), specifically, see @JdeBP.
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#ReformUKLtd won't touch #LizTruss with a barge pole.
#NigelFarage has already gone out of his way to avoid being photographed with her at events that they have both attended.
And this despite Truss having money to pay. She has a well-financed social media operation and is touring the U.S.A. claiming that she will spearhead an English version of MAGA.
Reform U.K. Ltd has nonetheless clearly drawn the line at letting her in.
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@PoliticalCartoon@mastodonapp.uk
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Mar 27, 2026
Political Cartoon Gallery
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Graeme Bandeira @GraemeBandeira on #NigelFarage #hannahspencer #MattGoodwin #gortondenton – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
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@PoliticalCartoon__dup_31803@mastodonapp.uk
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Feb 17, 2026
Political Cartoon Gallery
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The Political Cartoon Gallery is the only gallery in the world dedicated to original cartoon artwork. www.original-political-cartoon.com
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Graeme Keyes @KeyesGraeme on #NigelFarage #Putin – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
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@PoliticalCartoon__dup_31803@mastodonapp.uk
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Feb 17, 2026
Political Cartoon Gallery
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Morten Morland @mortenmorland on #NigelFarage #ReformUK #RobertJenrick #SuellaBraverman @thetimes – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
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