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I have to say that the bad English in those tweets makes it as clear as mud.

Just like Trump this sweaty weasel makes stuff up on the spot knowing full well he'll will be caught out by Neidle when hardly anyone is looking.

Nothing to see here.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... SApp_Other

Exclusive: Nigel Farage was given undisclosed £5m by crypto billionaire in 2024
Reform leader changed his mind about standing as MP after gift from Thai-based crypto tycoon Christopher Harborne

Analysis: Farage’s bid to get ahead of story only raises more questions
Farage referred to standards watchdog over undisclosed £5m gift
Anna Isaac
Wed 29 Apr 2026 11.35 BST
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Nigel Farage was given £5m by the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne shortly before announcing he would stand in the 2024 British general election, the Guardian can reveal.

Farage had stated he did not intend to stand as a prospective MP but U-turned in June 2024, within weeks of receiving the personal gift from the Thailand-based businessman.

In July 2024, Farage became an MP for the first time and has since stated he now expects to become prime minister at the next general election.

After being approached by the Guardian about the gift, neither he nor Harborne provided a comment – instead lawyers for Reform UK and Harborne pleaded for more time. Farage then confirmed to the Daily Telegraph that he had received the gift, saying it was to pay for his personal security.

Phew, at least it wasn't a trolley dash around Specsavers...

Crypto is only useful to criminals, why are politicians reticent to call it out?

Youngian wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2026 10:33 pm Crypto is only useful to criminals, why are politicians reticent to call it out?

Because they either use it or don't understand it.

davidjay wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2026 7:59 pm

Youngian wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2026 10:33 pm Crypto is only useful to criminals, why are politicians reticent to call it out?

Because they either use it or don't understand it.

Or get generous gifts from people who do use it.

This is currently the headlines on the BBC News story about Farage.

No obligation to declare £5m gift, Farage says

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8jv8xl17l8o

If you can bothered to read the full article it goes on to quote.

The House of Commons code of conduct states that new MPs "must register all their current financial interests, and any registrable benefits (other than earnings) received in the 12 months before their election within one month of their election".

Surely it is up to the relevant body to decide if he is obliged to declare the gift or not and the relevant body can't do that unless Farage declares the gift in the first place.

The frog-faced cunt claims he is “the most attacked politician in modern times”. Really? More than David Amess ? Worse than Jo Cox ? Yet another lie. Cunt.

He also claims the 5 million quid is to pay for his personal security, apparently “for life”. He should tell us just what he is spending that 5 million knicker on. Show us the receipts, you cunt.

And what happens if (heaven forfend) he becomes Prime Minister, and is therefore entitled to state-funded personal security protection? Will he save the country money by eschewing that funding and continuing to use his fucking Christopher Harborne lifetime security fund instead ? Course he fucking won’t. He’ll bloody trouser it, the grifting cunt. Cunt. Cunt. Fucking cunt.

Dear fucking Christ almighty. He can say and do whatever he likes without any fear of condemnation or even criticism and his disciples will still say he's victimised.

Abernathy wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2026 11:04 pm The frog-faced cunt claims he is “the most attacked politician in modern times”. Really? More than David Amess ? Worse than Jo Cox ? Yet another lie. Cunt.

He also claims the 5 million quid is to pay for his personal security, apparently “for life”. He should tell us just what he is spending that 5 million knicker on. Show us the receipts, you cunt.

And what happens if (heaven forfend) he becomes Prime Minister, and is therefore entitled to state-funded personal security protection? Will he save the country money by eschewing that funding and continuing to use his fucking Christopher Harborne lifetime security fund instead ? Course he fucking won’t. He’ll bloody trouser it, the grifting cunt. Cunt. Cunt. Fucking cunt.

I bet Stephen Bush will be along soon to tell us that Starmer is less attacked than Farage.

satnav wrote:This is currently the headlines on the BBC News story about Farage.

No obligation to declare £5m gift, Farage says

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8jv8xl17l8o

If you can bothered to read the full article it goes on to quote.

The House of Commons code of conduct states that new MPs "must register all their current financial interests, and any registrable benefits (other than earnings) received in the 12 months before their election within one month of their election".

Surely it is up to the relevant body to decide if he is obliged to declare the gift or not and the relevant body can't do that unless Farage declares the gift in the first place.

He'll get away with it. I have little to no faith that anybody with the power to reprimand him will bother to do so. Remember that little trip he took to Chagos a few months ago. Somebody paid for his return trip, some £25K, and he had the front to put it in the register of members interests as a "Humanitarian Aid Mission". Country's fucking cooked.

Why couldn't that plane have come down at a steeper angle.

I remember maybe a decade or more ago, someone (may even have been me) suggesting that it would have been better all round if Farage had been hurt a lot more badly in that crash. It was met by accusations of bad taste and worse by some members of this esteemed forum. Have we changed our minds?

Killer Whale wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2026 9:15 am I remember maybe a decade or more ago, someone (may even have been me) suggesting that it would have been better all round if Farage had been hurt a lot more badly in that crash. It was met by accusations of bad taste and worse by some members of this esteemed forum. Have we changed our minds?

No. I thought the same then.

It's perhaps an indication of how polarised political discourse has come, that we can find ourselves wishing ill upon our opponents rather than just dismissing them and their views - and I have to say I do feel ashamed of myself for thinking so. I think Farage's lowest point was when he announced Brexit had been achieved "without a single shot being fired".

What sticks in my throat more than anything else is that he seems to have zero scrutiny, like so many others on the Right these days. I'm sure we can all think of plenty of others like him.

I don't think it's a case of no scrutiny; more like one of no shame. If you expect politicians to act with dignity and decency, and to resign if caught out, you'll be thrown when they get caught and don't care. And what answer do you have to "So what, I don't care."?

Dalem Lake wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2026 12:57 am

satnav wrote:This is currently the headlines on the BBC News story about Farage.

No obligation to declare £5m gift, Farage says

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8jv8xl17l8o

If you can bothered to read the full article it goes on to quote.

The House of Commons code of conduct states that new MPs "must register all their current financial interests, and any registrable benefits (other than earnings) received in the 12 months before their election within one month of their election".

Surely it is up to the relevant body to decide if he is obliged to declare the gift or not and the relevant body can't do that unless Farage declares the gift in the first place.

He'll get away with it. I have little to no faith that anybody with the power to reprimand him will bother to do so. Remember that little trip he took to Chagos a few months ago. Somebody paid for his return trip, some £25K, and he had the front to put it in the register of members interests as a "Humanitarian Aid Mission". Country's fucking cooked.

Once again the BBC puts "Nigel marking his own homework" among the top 10 global headlines.

It's not that there's no scrutiny, e.g. Farage's £5m present has been widely reported. But that's it - no further action and the news cycle moves on. Compare and contrast when Lord Ali paid a couple of hundred thousand for Starmer's glasses and a suit without wanting anything in return. That story ran for about six months and still comes up fairly often.

Starmer's in power. Farage is just showbiz.

Problem is, like Johnson before him, that he's looking likely to be able to use the showbiz aspect as a stepping stone to power, by which time it will be too late.