Szarkj 🇪🇺🇵🇱🇬🇧
@jszark.bsky.social
Political non-commentator. Oddly still believe in politics 🤔💭🗳️
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PRO PUBLICA: “Don JR’s wedding secretly bankrolled by Russian oligarch close to Putin” 🤔
So weird how this keeps happening 🤷🏼
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
So weird how this keeps happening 🤷🏼
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
September 14, 2026 at 12:05 PM
PRO PUBLICA: “Don JR’s wedding secretly bankrolled by Russian oligarch close to Putin” 🤔
So weird how this keeps happening 🤷🏼
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
So weird how this keeps happening 🤷🏼
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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This is bonkers :
Reform receives second £36m donation in two days as crypto investor matches record www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform receives second £36m donation in two days as crypto investor matches record www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform receives second £36m donation in two days as crypto investor matches record
The party says the money will allow it to fight the next election on a "level playing field", while rivals have renewed calls for donations from individuals to be capped.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 12, 2026 at 5:40 PM
This is bonkers :
Reform receives second £36m donation in two days as crypto investor matches record www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform receives second £36m donation in two days as crypto investor matches record www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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🚨 Reform’s £645,000 ‘Ghost’ Pollster
Exclusive: Payments to a business with no public footprint, no VAT number and a string of missing invoices are raising fresh questions about Reform UK's campaign spending...
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/08/28/reforms-645000-ghost-pollster/
Exclusive: Payments to a business with no public footprint, no VAT number and a string of missing invoices are raising fresh questions about Reform UK's campaign spending...
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/08/28/reforms-645000-ghost-pollster/
Reform’s £645,000 ‘Ghost’ Pollster
Exclusive: Payments to a business with no public footprint, no VAT number and a string of missing invoices are raising fresh questions about Reform UK's campaign spending
bylinetimes.com
August 28, 2026 at 11:47 AM
🚨 Reform’s £645,000 ‘Ghost’ Pollster
Exclusive: Payments to a business with no public footprint, no VAT number and a string of missing invoices are raising fresh questions about Reform UK's campaign spending...
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/08/28/reforms-645000-ghost-pollster/
Exclusive: Payments to a business with no public footprint, no VAT number and a string of missing invoices are raising fresh questions about Reform UK's campaign spending...
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/08/28/reforms-645000-ghost-pollster/
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In 2025 trade unions gave £4.9 million to Labour.
Individual donors gave £16 million to Reform & £9 million to the Tories.
In total Labour raised £10 mill, Reform £19 mill & the Tories £21 mill.
If the *unions* are blocking a donor cap, they've lost their minds
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Individual donors gave £16 million to Reform & £9 million to the Tories.
In total Labour raised £10 mill, Reform £19 mill & the Tories £21 mill.
If the *unions* are blocking a donor cap, they've lost their minds
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
August 27, 2026 at 7:47 AM
In 2025 trade unions gave £4.9 million to Labour.
Individual donors gave £16 million to Reform & £9 million to the Tories.
In total Labour raised £10 mill, Reform £19 mill & the Tories £21 mill.
If the *unions* are blocking a donor cap, they've lost their minds
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Individual donors gave £16 million to Reform & £9 million to the Tories.
In total Labour raised £10 mill, Reform £19 mill & the Tories £21 mill.
If the *unions* are blocking a donor cap, they've lost their minds
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Playing in our faces
August 22, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Playing in our faces
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Remember how Brexit was supposed to bring the "regulatory agility" for rapid medicine authorisation and make the UK a "world-leading" medicines regulator? Well, that turned out to be yet another illusion.
Good new @ukandeu.bsky.social analysis here: ukandeu.ac.uk/the-uk-us-me...
Good new @ukandeu.bsky.social analysis here: ukandeu.ac.uk/the-uk-us-me...
The UK-US medicines deal and the hidden costs of Brexit - UK in a changing Europe
Vilija Vėlyvytė argues that the UK-US medicines deal which will see the NHS pay more for new medicines is an unexpected cost of Brexit.
ukandeu.ac.uk
August 21, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Remember how Brexit was supposed to bring the "regulatory agility" for rapid medicine authorisation and make the UK a "world-leading" medicines regulator? Well, that turned out to be yet another illusion.
Good new @ukandeu.bsky.social analysis here: ukandeu.ac.uk/the-uk-us-me...
Good new @ukandeu.bsky.social analysis here: ukandeu.ac.uk/the-uk-us-me...
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🟣 SUBSTACK
UK Government Sues Conservative-Linked VIP Lane PPE Firm for £90 Million
By Russell scott
Read below. ↓
UK Government Sues Conservative-Linked VIP Lane PPE Firm for £90 Million
By Russell scott
Read below. ↓
UK Government Sues Conservative-Linked VIP Lane PPE Firm for £90 Million
EXCLUSIVE: Documents obtained by Byline Times reveal how a Conservative MP whose office is housed in a building owned by the firm, lobbied officials to push through the deal
www.bylinesupplement.com
August 18, 2026 at 12:21 PM
🟣 SUBSTACK
UK Government Sues Conservative-Linked VIP Lane PPE Firm for £90 Million
By Russell scott
Read below. ↓
UK Government Sues Conservative-Linked VIP Lane PPE Firm for £90 Million
By Russell scott
Read below. ↓
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The same company that's struggling with a mountain of debt.
August 11, 2026 at 8:40 AM
The same company that's struggling with a mountain of debt.
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The convicted fraudster George Cottrell transferred a total of more than $2m to his mother, Fiona Cottrell, in the days before her 2024 donations to Reform UK, the Guardian understands.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Revealed: George Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother days before her donations to Reform UK
Exclusive: Sources say Fiona Cottrell told bankers the transfers, received 24-72 hours before her donations to Reform, came from her son
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The convicted fraudster George Cottrell transferred a total of more than $2m to his mother, Fiona Cottrell, in the days before her 2024 donations to Reform UK, the Guardian understands.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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A betting account in the name of George Cottrell, the convicted fraudster who bankrolled Nigel Farage, received almost $9mn in cryptocurrency from unidentified sources while he was providing gifts to the Reform UK leader
great work from @annasophiegross.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/b74c...
great work from @annasophiegross.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/b74c...
Betting account in George Cottrell’s name received $9mn in crypto from unidentified sources
Deposits in Polymarket wallet came as convicted fraudster was providing gifts to Farage
www.ft.com
July 23, 2026 at 9:41 AM
A betting account in the name of George Cottrell, the convicted fraudster who bankrolled Nigel Farage, received almost $9mn in cryptocurrency from unidentified sources while he was providing gifts to the Reform UK leader
great work from @annasophiegross.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/b74c...
great work from @annasophiegross.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/b74c...
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If you’re wondering why UK press has suddenly woken up to Farage, please read this.
It’s because: Brexit.
The r/w press refused to scrutinise the money behind Farage & the lawsuit against me scared off the rest.
But this isn’t a new scandal. It’s the same one I’ve been reporting on for a decade
It’s because: Brexit.
The r/w press refused to scrutinise the money behind Farage & the lawsuit against me scared off the rest.
But this isn’t a new scandal. It’s the same one I’ve been reporting on for a decade
NEW: Who funds Nigel Farage? And why has it taken till now for any journalistic scrutiny? @carolecadwalla.bsky.social who has tracked him for a decade exposes how the UK press & regulators looked the other way
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July 19, 2026 at 8:33 AM
If you’re wondering why UK press has suddenly woken up to Farage, please read this.
It’s because: Brexit.
The r/w press refused to scrutinise the money behind Farage & the lawsuit against me scared off the rest.
But this isn’t a new scandal. It’s the same one I’ve been reporting on for a decade
It’s because: Brexit.
The r/w press refused to scrutinise the money behind Farage & the lawsuit against me scared off the rest.
But this isn’t a new scandal. It’s the same one I’ve been reporting on for a decade
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George Cottrell helped Farage with a camera crew so he could go into the English Channel and film the boats to “warn the nation”/aka whip it up into a frenzy of racist anger…
But when it comes to rich aristocrat fraudsters funding him, Farage believes in “Christian forgiveness”
Oh please.
(Times)
But when it comes to rich aristocrat fraudsters funding him, Farage believes in “Christian forgiveness”
Oh please.
(Times)
![I gave Posh George second chance
Nigel Farage says the convicted criminal’s undeclared donations to the Reform leader were not a matter of public interest and he believes in ‘Christian forgiveness’
Extract:
Cottrell, 32, an aristocrat who was convicted of fraud in the US, secretly bankrolled Farage and made undisclosed donations to Reform.
The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards opened an investigation into Cottrell’s support, which was paused after Farage resigned and called a by-election in his constituency of Clacton in Essex.
The Reform leader made reference to the Insight report in his resignation speech, calling it an “establishment hit job”, but did not mention Cottrell.
He broke his silence on the man known as Posh George yesterday, defending their relationship in an interview with Triggernometry, a self-described antiwoke podcast. He said Cottrell had paid for his accommodation and social media, but added that his “help” was “not a matter of public interest.” Farage claimed the support was “irrelevant” and “literally no one’s business” as he “wasn’t in politics” at that time.
Farage, who was the honorary president of Reform before becoming an MP, said: “From 2021 to the 3rd of June 2024 [when he announced he would run in Clacton], I was a broadcaster, I was someone that appeared on celebrity TV programmes, I was somebody that promoted some financial market products ... I was an influencer ... so the fact that George did me a favour with those things is not a matter of public interest or record.”
Insight revealed this month that Cottrell paid for Farage’s back office, private security, staff, transport and accommodation in the year before the election. He also hired and paid a team of three to reinvent Farage’s social media presence, producing content on immigration, human rights
law and political correctness, as well as inviting people to vote for Reform.
None of this was declared, in an apparent breach of parliamentary activities.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:c4xtyto7nrklhfkroyrsce2w/bafkreifc7klbe3zxlqio7b7qvptdfdwcxu4umneuajkxvca4ro4p3oevf4)
July 19, 2026 at 8:33 AM
George Cottrell helped Farage with a camera crew so he could go into the English Channel and film the boats to “warn the nation”/aka whip it up into a frenzy of racist anger…
But when it comes to rich aristocrat fraudsters funding him, Farage believes in “Christian forgiveness”
Oh please.
(Times)
But when it comes to rich aristocrat fraudsters funding him, Farage believes in “Christian forgiveness”
Oh please.
(Times)
Monetising everything possible.
And there is no shame at all, it is almost a virtue in his eyes.
And there is no shame at all, it is almost a virtue in his eyes.
July 17, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Monetising everything possible.
And there is no shame at all, it is almost a virtue in his eyes.
And there is no shame at all, it is almost a virtue in his eyes.
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The UK squandered £10bn on personal protective equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic, a public inquiry has said, as it hit out at the contentious “VIP lane” for procuring masks and gowns as “unfair” and “inherently biased”
www.ft.com/content/2a56...
www.ft.com/content/2a56...
UK ‘wasted’ nearly £10bn on PPE during pandemic, inquiry says
‘Vast’ sums squandered in health crisis, report finds, as it criticises so-called VIP lane for procurement
www.ft.com
July 14, 2026 at 1:09 PM
The UK squandered £10bn on personal protective equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic, a public inquiry has said, as it hit out at the contentious “VIP lane” for procuring masks and gowns as “unfair” and “inherently biased”
www.ft.com/content/2a56...
www.ft.com/content/2a56...
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In one chapter of his book entitled 'The Art of the Bribe', Nigel Farage donor and convicted fraudster George Cottrell describes how politicians can be bought www.ft.com/content/7a0f...
July 6, 2026 at 7:28 PM
In one chapter of his book entitled 'The Art of the Bribe', Nigel Farage donor and convicted fraudster George Cottrell describes how politicians can be bought www.ft.com/content/7a0f...
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NEW: Before cryptobillionaire Christopher Harborne gave £5m to @nigel_farage, he gave £1m to Boris Johnson. For what??
Today @thenerve.news news reveals new evidence that tracks Harborne's investments in defence firm QinetiQ...to key defence announcements from Boris Johnson.
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Today @thenerve.news news reveals new evidence that tracks Harborne's investments in defence firm QinetiQ...to key defence announcements from Boris Johnson.
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July 5, 2026 at 9:07 PM
NEW: Before cryptobillionaire Christopher Harborne gave £5m to @nigel_farage, he gave £1m to Boris Johnson. For what??
Today @thenerve.news news reveals new evidence that tracks Harborne's investments in defence firm QinetiQ...to key defence announcements from Boris Johnson.
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Today @thenerve.news news reveals new evidence that tracks Harborne's investments in defence firm QinetiQ...to key defence announcements from Boris Johnson.
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NEW: Boris Johnson failed to declare to parliament a gift of private jet flights from the same cryptobillionaire, Christopher Harborne who gave £5m to Nigel Farage, leaked documents reveal.
New #HarborneReceipts investigation from @thenerve.news. 🔗 below
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New #HarborneReceipts investigation from @thenerve.news. 🔗 below
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June 28, 2026 at 8:25 AM
NEW: Boris Johnson failed to declare to parliament a gift of private jet flights from the same cryptobillionaire, Christopher Harborne who gave £5m to Nigel Farage, leaked documents reveal.
New #HarborneReceipts investigation from @thenerve.news. 🔗 below
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New #HarborneReceipts investigation from @thenerve.news. 🔗 below
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Farage’s Reform UK & newcomer Restore Britain have gone to war…not just over Makerfield by-election but claims of a ‘quid pro quo’ by Farage & Johnson bankrolled by Harborne.
@thenerve.news investigates the hidden history of Brexit & the £££ behind it
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www.thenerve.news/p/christophe...
@thenerve.news investigates the hidden history of Brexit & the £££ behind it
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www.thenerve.news/p/christophe...
Crypto, peerages, or political self-sacrifice – why did Farage gift Boris the 2019 election?
Part two of the Nerve’s investigation into Christopher Harborne’s influence on UK politics brings us to the 2019 election – which took the UK out of Europe while dumping 300 Brexit party candidates, l...
www.thenerve.news
June 13, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Farage’s Reform UK & newcomer Restore Britain have gone to war…not just over Makerfield by-election but claims of a ‘quid pro quo’ by Farage & Johnson bankrolled by Harborne.
@thenerve.news investigates the hidden history of Brexit & the £££ behind it
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www.thenerve.news/p/christophe...
@thenerve.news investigates the hidden history of Brexit & the £££ behind it
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www.thenerve.news/p/christophe...
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Here’s just one detail from @thenerve.news #HarborneReceipts timeline.
On the *exact same day* Christopher Harborne gives Reform £3m, Nigel Farage says Reform will lift cap on stablecoin ownership.
Where does Christopher Harborne’s money come from, you ask?
Stablecoins!
On the *exact same day* Christopher Harborne gives Reform £3m, Nigel Farage says Reform will lift cap on stablecoin ownership.
Where does Christopher Harborne’s money come from, you ask?
Stablecoins!
May 24, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Here’s just one detail from @thenerve.news #HarborneReceipts timeline.
On the *exact same day* Christopher Harborne gives Reform £3m, Nigel Farage says Reform will lift cap on stablecoin ownership.
Where does Christopher Harborne’s money come from, you ask?
Stablecoins!
On the *exact same day* Christopher Harborne gives Reform £3m, Nigel Farage says Reform will lift cap on stablecoin ownership.
Where does Christopher Harborne’s money come from, you ask?
Stablecoins!
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❌ Not one of Trump's judicial nominees are brave enough to confirm that Trump is not eligible to seek a third term as President.
Dangerous and frightening.
Dangerous and frightening.
May 5, 2026 at 5:38 PM
❌ Not one of Trump's judicial nominees are brave enough to confirm that Trump is not eligible to seek a third term as President.
Dangerous and frightening.
Dangerous and frightening.
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Robert Peston talks to Stanford Professor Nick Bloom about the cost of Brexit on The Rest is Money:
🚨 "We could have doubled the money on the NHS if we'd not left the European Union."
Brexit cost "£2,000 a year per person in Britain."
Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yn3AQaNVDg
🚨 "We could have doubled the money on the NHS if we'd not left the European Union."
Brexit cost "£2,000 a year per person in Britain."
Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yn3AQaNVDg
April 30, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Robert Peston talks to Stanford Professor Nick Bloom about the cost of Brexit on The Rest is Money:
🚨 "We could have doubled the money on the NHS if we'd not left the European Union."
Brexit cost "£2,000 a year per person in Britain."
Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yn3AQaNVDg
🚨 "We could have doubled the money on the NHS if we'd not left the European Union."
Brexit cost "£2,000 a year per person in Britain."
Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yn3AQaNVDg
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Things we don't see in the news and MSM 😏
March 26, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Things we don't see in the news and MSM 😏
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The deep, deep stench of corruption.
FT Exclusive: Traders made bets worth half a billion dollars in the oil market about 15 minutes before Donald Trump’s post touting 'productive' talks with Iran sent the price of crude tumbling ft.trib.al/SVLeLoM
March 24, 2026 at 6:32 AM
The deep, deep stench of corruption.
I wonder where he first heard that phrase — it’s like someone whispered it in his ear. Only forgot the „special” (military operation) bit
March 24, 2026 at 6:08 AM
I wonder where he first heard that phrase — it’s like someone whispered it in his ear. Only forgot the „special” (military operation) bit