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Why the far-right always use per capita data, and why it's almost always the wrong answer. Scary charts and numbers achieved by misusing statistics. Free to read on my Substack:

Why the far-right always use per capita data, and why it's almost always the wrong answer. Scary charts and numbers achieved by misusing statistics. Free to read on my Substack:

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Naughty Shelagh Fogarty on LBC this afternoon. The chat was around KNEECAP and inevitably turned to the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Shelagh didn't like what her caller had to say and perhaps forgot that her mic was still on? She dropped the F bomb live.

Naughty Shelagh Fogarty on LBC this afternoon. The chat was around KNEECAP and inevitably turned to the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Shelagh didn't like what her caller had to say and perhaps forgot that her mic was still on? She dropped the F bomb live.

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Farage has created a big problem for himself this week. He's been caught out lying. Again. Telling us all that Reform UK didn't promise to cut taxes on their pre-election propaganda material. Another Trump move. The ole 'deny reality and get angry' two-step. Unfortunately for Nige, there are receipts. Lots and lots of receipts — see the video below. When Beth Rigby challenged him on this yesterday, he got angry and started shouting at her; textbook fragile toxic misogyny. Unfortunately, Beth retreated as Reform UK pay good money for the publicity and no one can be seen to upset the apple cart. It's quite shocking, actually. Regardless, Farage is a shameless liar that does very little for his actual job, if anything. If he could point to Clacton on a map, his constituents would be very surprised. I'd happily credit the creator of the video if they make themselves known. Second video is courtesy of Sky News.

Farage has created a big problem for himself this week. He's been caught out lying. Again. Telling us all that Reform UK didn't promise to cut taxes on their pre-election propaganda material. Another Trump move. The ole 'deny reality and get angry' two-step. Unfortunately for Nige, there are receipts. Lots and lots of receipts — see the video below. When Beth Rigby challenged him on this yesterday, he got angry and started shouting at her; textbook fragile toxic misogyny. Unfortunately, Beth retreated as Reform UK pay good money for the publicity and no one can be seen to upset the apple cart. It's quite shocking, actually. Regardless, Farage is a shameless liar that does very little for his actual job, if anything. If he could point to Clacton on a map, his constituents would be very surprised. I'd happily credit the creator of the video if they make themselves known. Second video is courtesy of Sky News.

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Nigel Farage and his Speculative Security Things we know: 1) a few weeks ago, the Guardian dropped a smouldering grenade into the Farage campsite with their revelation that he had 'forgotten' to declare the paltry sum of £5M, given to him by Chakrit Sakunkrit [Christopher Harborne] — Thai businessman and crypto magnate. 2) Farage regularly 'forgets' to declare income from his myriad jobs outside Parliament. In the last reporting period he 'forgot' 17 outside jobs totalling around £385,000. His excuse. “I don't do computers”. 3) there are already donations and gifts missing from his last register update — see The Finance Guy for more on that. Things we've been told: a) the £5M was an unconditional gift. b) the £5M was a reward for Brexit. c) the £5M was to pay for his security — for life. Let's focus on the security aspect because, I believe, Farage is trying to construct a counterfactual and has been caught lying. Again. In October of 2025, Zia Yusuf, Satan's Head Boy, was sent cross all media outlets — and I do mean all of them — to talk about the government's removal of some of Nigel's security costs; up to 75% if you believe Yusuf. What has never been made clear about this claim are, one, if it actually happened, and two, if it did, what sums of cash were being forfeited? There are two videos below. One in which Zia Yusuf took to 𝕏 on October 1st 2025, in a very earnest fashion to make claims about his best friend's safety where he stated at one point, that if Farage was killed, he would blame Keir Starmer. Yikes! He talks about donors stepping up at that point to cover the security costs for Farage. The second video is the one which contradicts Yusuf. From BBC Newsnight earlier this month when Farage states that he was given the £5M back in 2024 as: “an unconditional, non-political, personal gift. And it will ensure I can be safe for the rest of my life.” So. Two things are clearly jumping out at me from these statements. Firstly, lies are being told by Yusuf and/or Farage. Secondly, in the BBC video, he makes the claim that the 'gift' is non-political but to protect him … as a politician. To me, this is definitive proof that he's lying about the donation. If he received this money in 2024 for a lifetime of private security, then why the need for 'donors to step up' and pay for it again in Oct. 2025? Which is it? Neither, I'd suggest. I think the entire thing is a shonky counterfactual, hastily cobbled together to cover up the fact that he's been caught out pocketing millions in undeclared donations. Thanks to Jim Nauseum 2.0 and Chris S for the video and nudge, respectively. I have supplied a new branch of questions that our broadcasters can put to Reform UK MPs. I hope that they do. Have a lovely sunny Friday. ☺️

Nigel Farage and his Speculative Security Things we know: 1) a few weeks ago, the Guardian dropped a smouldering grenade into the Farage campsite with their revelation that he had 'forgotten' to declare the paltry sum of £5M, given to him by Chakrit Sakunkrit [Christopher Harborne] — Thai businessman and crypto magnate. 2) Farage regularly 'forgets' to declare income from his myriad jobs outside Parliament. In the last reporting period he 'forgot' 17 outside jobs totalling around £385,000. His excuse. “I don't do computers”. 3) there are already donations and gifts missing from his last register update — see The Finance Guy for more on that. Things we've been told: a) the £5M was an unconditional gift. b) the £5M was a reward for Brexit. c) the £5M was to pay for his security — for life. Let's focus on the security aspect because, I believe, Farage is trying to construct a counterfactual and has been caught lying. Again. In October of 2025, Zia Yusuf, Satan's Head Boy, was sent cross all media outlets — and I do mean all of them — to talk about the government's removal of some of Nigel's security costs; up to 75% if you believe Yusuf. What has never been made clear about this claim are, one, if it actually happened, and two, if it did, what sums of cash were being forfeited? There are two videos below. One in which Zia Yusuf took to 𝕏 on October 1st 2025, in a very earnest fashion to make claims about his best friend's safety where he stated at one point, that if Farage was killed, he would blame Keir Starmer. Yikes! He talks about donors stepping up at that point to cover the security costs for Farage. The second video is the one which contradicts Yusuf. From BBC Newsnight earlier this month when Farage states that he was given the £5M back in 2024 as: “an unconditional, non-political, personal gift. And it will ensure I can be safe for the rest of my life.” So. Two things are clearly jumping out at me from these statements. Firstly, lies are being told by Yusuf and/or Farage. Secondly, in the BBC video, he makes the claim that the 'gift' is non-political but to protect him … as a politician. To me, this is definitive proof that he's lying about the donation. If he received this money in 2024 for a lifetime of private security, then why the need for 'donors to step up' and pay for it again in Oct. 2025? Which is it? Neither, I'd suggest. I think the entire thing is a shonky counterfactual, hastily cobbled together to cover up the fact that he's been caught out pocketing millions in undeclared donations. Thanks to Jim Nauseum 2.0 and Chris S for the video and nudge, respectively. I have supplied a new branch of questions that our broadcasters can put to Reform UK MPs. I hope that they do. Have a lovely sunny Friday. ☺️

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If you missed yesterday's piece about Media Madness, the links are below. Sam Coates utterly humiliated himself on live TV last night by calling some photos of Keir Starmer 'government propaganda' because they showed him smiling. Coates has become so wrapped up in his role as news creator, that he's forgotten what objectivity means. His role as news reporter has been abandoned. The sheer desperation for some broadcasters and journalists to be the one who breaks the story of the PM resigning, is leading to more and more outrageous commentary. And in the case of Coates … perfectly unhinged. In my article, I wrote about the government shipping out some quick wins to push back a little bit — Starmer needs to announce a press reform act. Be it Leveson 2 or something far wider reaching. If he doesn't, I fear that we may not ever have a functioning government again. My 𝕏 Article is here: You can read it on Substack here:

If you missed yesterday's piece about Media Madness, the links are below. Sam Coates utterly humiliated himself on live TV last night by calling some photos of Keir Starmer 'government propaganda' because they showed him smiling. Coates has become so wrapped up in his role as news creator, that he's forgotten what objectivity means. His role as news reporter has been abandoned. The sheer desperation for some broadcasters and journalists to be the one who breaks the story of the PM resigning, is leading to more and more outrageous commentary. And in the case of Coates … perfectly unhinged. In my article, I wrote about the government shipping out some quick wins to push back a little bit — Starmer needs to announce a press reform act. Be it Leveson 2 or something far wider reaching. If he doesn't, I fear that we may not ever have a functioning government again. My 𝕏 Article is here: You can read it on Substack here:

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Reform UK are mirroring, almost identically, Hitler and his Nazi party’s rise to power in depression era Germany, specifically the final three or four years leading up to Hitler becoming Chancellor. There are far too many similarities for it to be a coincidence. Read the 𝕏 Article here:

Reform UK are mirroring, almost identically, Hitler and his Nazi party’s rise to power in depression era Germany, specifically the final three or four years leading up to Hitler becoming Chancellor. There are far too many similarities for it to be a coincidence. Read the 𝕏 Article here:

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Nadhim Zahawi joined Reform UK today. Why? Unclear. But, this from their joint press conference earlier is telling. He has the exact same smug, sneering tone as Farage to journos. In this case, Tony Diver from the Telegraph. When will they learn? Reform hate the press.

Nadhim Zahawi joined Reform UK today. Why? Unclear. But, this from their joint press conference earlier is telling. He has the exact same smug, sneering tone as Farage to journos. In this case, Tony Diver from the Telegraph. When will they learn? Reform hate the press.

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Sound on. This is the high calibre of Trump's ICE goon squad.

Sound on. This is the high calibre of Trump's ICE goon squad.

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Nigel Farage and his Speculative Security Things we know: 1) a few weeks ago, the Guardian dropped a smouldering grenade into the Farage campsite with their revelation that he had 'forgotten' to declare the paltry sum of £5M, given to him by Chakrit Sakunkrit [Christopher Harborne] — Thai businessman and crypto magnate. 2) Farage regularly 'forgets' to declare income from his myriad jobs outside Parliament. In the last reporting period he 'forgot' 17 outside jobs totalling around £385,000. His excuse. “I don't do computers”. 3) there are already donations and gifts missing from his last register update — see The Finance Guy for more on that. Things we've been told: a) the £5M was an unconditional gift. b) the £5M was a reward for Brexit. c) the £5M was to pay for his security — for life. Let's focus on the security aspect because, I believe, Farage is trying to construct a counterfactual and has been caught lying. Again. In October of 2025, Zia Yusuf, Satan's Head Boy, was sent cross all media outlets — and I do mean all of them — to talk about the government's removal of some of Nigel's security costs; up to 75% if you believe Yusuf. What has never been made clear about this claim are, one, if it actually happened, and two, if it did, what sums of cash were being forfeited? There are two videos below. One in which Zia Yusuf took to 𝕏 on October 1st 2025, in a very earnest fashion to make claims about his best friend's safety where he stated at one point, that if Farage was killed, he would blame Keir Starmer. Yikes! He talks about donors stepping up at that point to cover the security costs for Farage. The second video is the one which contradicts Yusuf. From BBC Newsnight earlier this month when Farage states that he was given the £5M back in 2024 as: “an unconditional, non-political, personal gift. And it will ensure I can be safe for the rest of my life.” So. Two things are clearly jumping out at me from these statements. Firstly, lies are being told by Yusuf and/or Farage. Secondly, in the BBC video, he makes the claim that the 'gift' is non-political but to protect him … as a politician. To me, this is definitive proof that he's lying about the donation. If he received this money in 2024 for a lifetime of private security, then why the need for 'donors to step up' and pay for it again in Oct. 2025? Which is it? Neither, I'd suggest. I think the entire thing is a shonky counterfactual, hastily cobbled together to cover up the fact that he's been caught out pocketing millions in undeclared donations. Thanks to Jim Nauseum 2.0 and Chris S for the video and nudge, respectively. I have supplied a new branch of questions that our broadcasters can put to Reform UK MPs. I hope that they do. Have a lovely sunny Friday. ☺️

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Reform UK are selling Black Shirts on their website — for £349. I think this is illegal. TL;DR — they are breaking Small Society Lottery, Gambling Commission and GDPR regulations. Aside from the ludicrous price tag and on-the-nose fascist connotations, they force you to partake in a lottery for an extra £1. This is non-negotiable, and you cannot buy a shirt without gambling a quid — we'll get to that in a minute. What's the prize, I hear you all clamouring? Well, you can win … a group lunch that Nigel Farage will be at. Oh! 🥺 Not an individual lunch, but a group lunch with others. It doesn't state that you even get to meet the man himself, and you have to fund your own travel expenses … after security vetting. OK, that's all a bit of a faff, but what of the legalities behind this odd lottery? Firstly, they claim to have registered themselves with Westminster Council as a Small Society Lottery in order to run this scheme. Small society lotteries as defined under the Gambling Act 2005 state that: The “society” running the lottery must be non-commercial / non-profit in purpose: charities, sports clubs, community organisations etc. cannot be run for private or commercial gain. Westminster Council's own website stipulates that: The society must be established and conducted for: — charitable purposes — the purpose of enabling participation in, or of supporting, sport, athletics, or a cultural activity — any other non-commercial purpose other than that of private gain Reform UK fits none of these criteria and even goes so far to state within its own Ts & Cs: 100% of lottery proceeds will be applied to the political purposes of Reform UK. So, commercial and political gain — not only against the spirt of the Small Society Lotteries, but I think, against the rules entirely. The second aspect of their lottery hustle is that, in order to buy a shirt, you must also purchase a lottery ticket, thereby forcing your hand and offering no free alternative — illegal I believe under GDPR rules and the Gambling Commission. By requiring a purchase, it likely counts as 'consideration' tied to chance — that makes it not a free draw and therefore cannot be registered as a non-commercial Small Society Lottery. From the Advertising Standards Agency: If the entry to a draw is contingent on payment, there must generally be a free-entry route available to avoid classification as an unlawful lottery. If no free-entry route is offered, and entry is effectively “forced” via purchase, the promotion would likely be deemed an illegal lottery. So by embedding this mandatory lottery purchase as condition on buying the shirt, I believe it is an illegal lottery. So, to wrap up, I genuinely believe this an illegal enterprise. By forcing people to gamble, on condition of buying a shirt … is illegal. By running a Small Society Lottery for commercial profit … is illegal. Who the hell is going to stop these shysters? Tag in your MP and anyone you can think of. I will register an official complaint with the ICO - Information Commissioner's Office and see what transpires, but they appear to be hawking illegal merch as if they were in Deptford market. Some screenshots and a video of the buying process are below.

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