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@PoliticalCartoon@mastodonapp.uk · 33m ago
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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@TJ1001@mastodonapp.uk · 9h ago
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@kentishfran@mastodonapp.uk · 10h ago
Remember Brexit? Don't make the same mistake again. Vote AGAINST ReformUK #ReformUK #LocalElection
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@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk · 1d ago
Scottish #ReformUK apologies for politicians seek to link sexual violence against women to forrins. #UK_politics https://www.thenational.scot/news/26071771.letter-offord-kerr-violence-women-comments/
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@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online · 1d ago
BBC News | Stop families who choose not to work getting unlimited benefits, Tories say AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. The Conservatives have pledged to reform the household benefit cap so that only families in which every adult who can work does so will be exempt, ending the automatic exemption for benefits such as Personal Independence Payment and limiting unlimited welfare payments; under the plan, a couple would need to each work at least 16 hours a week (or a single adult 16 hours) to qualify, while other households would face the cap based on location, household size and children, with the government estimating at least £1 billion of annual savings. The party says the changes will target “abuse” of the system and promote work, while critics warn that tighter limits could trap low‑income, part‑time or unemployed families in poverty. The proposal also includes a £23 billion welfare bill that would restrict benefits to UK citizens, cut sickness benefits for less serious mental‑health conditions, and reinstate the two‑child universal‑credit cap that was recently scrapped. Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2pm41z1nxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss #ConservativeParty #KemiBadenoch #ReformUK #Universalcredit
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@TJ1001@mastodonapp.uk · 1d ago
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@TJ1001@mastodonapp.uk · 2d ago
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@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk · 3d ago
I can think of many individuals far more deserving of an 'unconditional gift' than the frog-faced #fascist. 🐸 #UK_Politics #ReformUK #Corruption https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/01/election-watchdog-investigation-nigel-farage-undisclosed-donation
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@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online · 4d ago
The Guardian | Political donations are poison to our democracy – but there’s an easy antidote to that | George Monbiot by George Monbiot AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Political donations in the UK have become a corrosive force that erodes public trust and fuels cynicism, as the current system allows a handful of ultra‑wealthy individuals—such as Christopher Harborne, who has given over £22 million to Reform UK, and crypto billionaire Ben Delo, who contributed £4 million—to wield disproportionate influence without any caps or effective oversight. Investigations reveal that both Reform UK and the major parties receive lavish funding from donors hostile to climate action and other public interests, while regulatory bodies are under‑funded, investigations have plummeted, and penalties for breaches are trivial, leaving the electorate disengaged and increasingly drawn to extremist options. Monbiot argues that the solution is to eliminate private donations altogether, replacing them with a modest, uniform membership fee (e.g., £25) that the state matches at a fixed multiple, thereby limiting party budgets, restoring transparency, and forcing politicians to focus on building a broad, engaged membership base rather than courting wealthy patrons. This radical reform would curb both domestic and foreign donor influence, simplify funding rules, and return political power to ordinary citizens. Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/30/political-donations-poison-democracy-antidote-reform-uk #GeorgeMonbiot #ReformUK #ElectoralCommission #cryptocurrencies #politics #ChristopherHarborne #BenDelo
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@TJ1001@mastodonapp.uk · 5d ago
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@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk · 6d ago
How to tell everyone you're stupid. "A Reform UK Senedd election candidate has been mocked after blasting Wales’ 20mph “blanket” speed limit while filming a campaign video on a road with a 50mph limit. Catherine Cullen – Reform’s second place candidate in Blaenau Gwent Caerffili Rhymni – disabled commenting on the video she posted to Facebook on Sunday (April 26) after facing ridicule from social media users." #Senedd #Elections2026 #ReformUK https://nation.cymru/news/reform-senedd-candidate-mocked-for-blasting-20mph-speed-limit-while-standing-on-a-50mph-road/
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@kentishfran@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 26, 2026
When are we going to stop pretending that ReformUK is a normal political party? #reform #ReformUK
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@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 23, 2026
Of FFS! The #Farage Fan Club wants to promote all that's worst about this backward, made-up country. "The party has also indicated that every school will be required to fly the Union flag, honour St George’s Day in England and mount a visible portrait of King Charles in a communal space." #ReformUK https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/reform-uk-union-flag-school-policies-b2963196.html
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@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 23, 2026
No doubt #ReformUK's 'patriotic' history lessons will teach that the British Empire was a glorious force for good in the world rather than the centuries-long series of crimes against humanity it actually was. #UK_Politics #Elections2026 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/reform-uk-union-flag-school-policies-b2963196.html
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@kentishfran@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 20, 2026
You see this is the problem with ReformUK. Either Matt Goodwin is two ill-informed (stupid) to know that he's standing in front of hardback books and that Waterstones won't display his self-published paperback anyway or (drum roll) he's gaslighting us. Your choice. #ReformUK #MattGoodwin
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@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 16, 2026
Yes, Mr Booth. Try telling the close family of my late cousin Ozzy that he died due to a conspiracy theory, you odious man. You are unfit to clean a public toilet, let alone stand for public office. #ReformUK #Croydon #Covid19 #elections2026 https://bylinetimes.com/2026/04/15/reform-uk-candidate-claimed-covid-was-pentagon-led-plot-in-conspiracy-theory-journal/
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@kentishfran@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 16, 2026
ReformUK constantly polls as the most hated party in the country. Starmer beats Farage when asked who would make the better Prime Minister. ReformUK are inexplicably still ahead in the polls. I don't get it. #ReformUK https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/reform-support-plummets-in-new-polling-405112/
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@kentishfran@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 15, 2026
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@kentishfran@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 13, 2026
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@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 13, 2026
From The Grauniad letters page. "I am confident that my ancestor William Wilberforce would find the Reform party’s claim that the UK made “huge sacrifices” to end the slave trade both ignorant and tone‑deaf." #UK_Politics #ReformUK 🐸 #racism #slavery https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/12/reform-uk-ugly-response-to-slavery-reparations-claims
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