Steve W
@stevew26.bsky.social
Progressive in thought and my approach to life.
European
European
Reposted by Steve W
This is an excellent contribution in parliament regarding the masked thugs blocking UK ports
Masked thugs turning up to intimidate and cause disorder have no place on our streets.
I am asking whether our laws are fit for purpose when it comes to groups that organise intimidation and disorder. Political disagreement is part of democracy. Violence and intimidation are not.
I am asking whether our laws are fit for purpose when it comes to groups that organise intimidation and disorder. Political disagreement is part of democracy. Violence and intimidation are not.
September 8, 2026 at 9:12 PM
This is an excellent contribution in parliament regarding the masked thugs blocking UK ports
Reposted by Steve W
Great to see several MPs calling for action
Here @sianberry.bsky.social calls for political action against the masked men in the streets, fascist policies, anti migrant propaganda and lies. 👏
Here @sianberry.bsky.social calls for political action against the masked men in the streets, fascist policies, anti migrant propaganda and lies. 👏
The backdrop to the horrific scenes in Dover and Portsmouth is Reform encouraging fear and division and the Home Office helping with hostile policies.
So now we have massed fascists dressed in black on our streets. The Govt must name hard right fascism and then stand up to it.
So now we have massed fascists dressed in black on our streets. The Govt must name hard right fascism and then stand up to it.
September 8, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Great to see several MPs calling for action
Here @sianberry.bsky.social calls for political action against the masked men in the streets, fascist policies, anti migrant propaganda and lies. 👏
Here @sianberry.bsky.social calls for political action against the masked men in the streets, fascist policies, anti migrant propaganda and lies. 👏
Reposted by Steve W
A Reform government would force schools to sing the National Anthem and if they don't oblige parents will be encouraged to report them to the authorities.
Yeah that's not like really scary and authoritarian
schoolsweek.co.uk/reform-there...
Yeah that's not like really scary and authoritarian
schoolsweek.co.uk/reform-there...
Reform: 'There will be consequences for not singing anthem'
Braverman believes parents will tip her off if heads don't follow her anthem and hymns rules
schoolsweek.co.uk
September 6, 2026 at 10:56 AM
A Reform government would force schools to sing the National Anthem and if they don't oblige parents will be encouraged to report them to the authorities.
Yeah that's not like really scary and authoritarian
schoolsweek.co.uk/reform-there...
Yeah that's not like really scary and authoritarian
schoolsweek.co.uk/reform-there...
Reposted by Steve W
I know I shared it before… but it’s worth repeating!
September 6, 2026 at 7:20 PM
I know I shared it before… but it’s worth repeating!
Reposted by Steve W
"It was at this point that an oyster went down the wrong way and blocked my ear canals, meaning I missed the whole conversation where I agreed to a foreign donor illegally giving us £500,000..."
September 6, 2026 at 7:46 AM
"It was at this point that an oyster went down the wrong way and blocked my ear canals, meaning I missed the whole conversation where I agreed to a foreign donor illegally giving us £500,000..."
Reposted by Steve W
Reform UK Conference 2026
This is all it will be remembered for.
This is all it will be remembered for.
September 6, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Reform UK Conference 2026
This is all it will be remembered for.
This is all it will be remembered for.
Reposted by Steve W
Nigel Farage’s pile of financing scandals.
Unexplained £5m from Thailand.
Gifts from convicted fraudster.
Willingness to circumvent laws on political donations
Threats to judges, civil servants, journalists, parliament, anyone who disagrees.
archive.ph/eiR9R
Unexplained £5m from Thailand.
Gifts from convicted fraudster.
Willingness to circumvent laws on political donations
Threats to judges, civil servants, journalists, parliament, anyone who disagrees.
archive.ph/eiR9R
Nigel Farage’s pile of financing scandals
Undercover report raises new questions over funding of Reform UK
www.ft.com
September 6, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Nigel Farage’s pile of financing scandals.
Unexplained £5m from Thailand.
Gifts from convicted fraudster.
Willingness to circumvent laws on political donations
Threats to judges, civil servants, journalists, parliament, anyone who disagrees.
archive.ph/eiR9R
Unexplained £5m from Thailand.
Gifts from convicted fraudster.
Willingness to circumvent laws on political donations
Threats to judges, civil servants, journalists, parliament, anyone who disagrees.
archive.ph/eiR9R
Reposted by Steve W
2) and 3) are intimately linked, in that the BBC (the organisation that really matters in the modern environment) treats 'claims by rival parties' as the operating frame for how it covers everything.
The failure from Labour and the Conservatives to say 'this stuff is bad' is really, really bad.
The failure from Labour and the Conservatives to say 'this stuff is bad' is really, really bad.
So in one week:
1) Reform get stung for dodgy finances, and the regulators play pass the parcel about enforcement
2) Farage announces plans to largely dismantle independent scrutiny of govt, and barely any press discussion of it
3) Masked thugs blockade a port, with narry a word from senior govt
1) Reform get stung for dodgy finances, and the regulators play pass the parcel about enforcement
2) Farage announces plans to largely dismantle independent scrutiny of govt, and barely any press discussion of it
3) Masked thugs blockade a port, with narry a word from senior govt
September 6, 2026 at 8:52 AM
2) and 3) are intimately linked, in that the BBC (the organisation that really matters in the modern environment) treats 'claims by rival parties' as the operating frame for how it covers everything.
The failure from Labour and the Conservatives to say 'this stuff is bad' is really, really bad.
The failure from Labour and the Conservatives to say 'this stuff is bad' is really, really bad.
Reposted by Steve W
If no other picture survives Reform UK conference this year, let it be this one. It is a teachable moment.
#ReformAssault #Fascism
#ReformAssault #Fascism
September 6, 2026 at 1:18 AM
If no other picture survives Reform UK conference this year, let it be this one. It is a teachable moment.
#ReformAssault #Fascism
#ReformAssault #Fascism
Reposted by Steve W
Like a medieval king, Farage threatens judges, civil servants, parliament to obey him or else.
Will declare a state of emergency, make MPs sit 24 hours a day for six days a week until he gets his way.
Already committed to withdraw human rights, equality, employment rights laws, and more.
Will declare a state of emergency, make MPs sit 24 hours a day for six days a week until he gets his way.
Already committed to withdraw human rights, equality, employment rights laws, and more.
Nigel Farage Threatens To Flood House Of Lords With Reform Peers To Deliver Policies
Nigel Farage has threatened to flood the House of Lords with “hundreds” of Reform UK peers and sack civil servants if necessary to deliver his part...
www.politicshome.com
September 5, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Like a medieval king, Farage threatens judges, civil servants, parliament to obey him or else.
Will declare a state of emergency, make MPs sit 24 hours a day for six days a week until he gets his way.
Already committed to withdraw human rights, equality, employment rights laws, and more.
Will declare a state of emergency, make MPs sit 24 hours a day for six days a week until he gets his way.
Already committed to withdraw human rights, equality, employment rights laws, and more.
Reposted by Steve W
The legwork, and the sting, which seems to have caught out James Orr, Nigel Farage and Reform-UK was carried out by Verbatim Investigations who have dropped their own take on the story.
Dirty Money: A Year Undercover in Reform UK
A yearlong investigation into Nigel Farage’s fundraising operation reveals a plot to break the law by bringing foreign money into British politics
www.verbatiminvestigations.com
September 3, 2026 at 7:08 PM
The legwork, and the sting, which seems to have caught out James Orr, Nigel Farage and Reform-UK was carried out by Verbatim Investigations who have dropped their own take on the story.
Reposted by Steve W
Now James Orr has stepped down as Reform UK's Head of Policy after C4's report, questions remain for Cambridge – where he is Associate Professor. Byline Times revealed serious concerns about his activities there months ago.
We all know there won't now be 200+ articles on him and his life don't we?
We all know there won't now be 200+ articles on him and his life don't we?
September 4, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Now James Orr has stepped down as Reform UK's Head of Policy after C4's report, questions remain for Cambridge – where he is Associate Professor. Byline Times revealed serious concerns about his activities there months ago.
We all know there won't now be 200+ articles on him and his life don't we?
We all know there won't now be 200+ articles on him and his life don't we?
Reposted by Steve W
The Nigel Farage and Reform foreign donations scandal excluded from all but one national newspaper front page this morning.
No sign of it at all on the front pages of the two papers which splashed the polls secretly funded by a Reform donor earlier this year
No sign of it at all on the front pages of the two papers which splashed the polls secretly funded by a Reform donor earlier this year
September 4, 2026 at 6:27 AM
The Nigel Farage and Reform foreign donations scandal excluded from all but one national newspaper front page this morning.
No sign of it at all on the front pages of the two papers which splashed the polls secretly funded by a Reform donor earlier this year
No sign of it at all on the front pages of the two papers which splashed the polls secretly funded by a Reform donor earlier this year
Reposted by Steve W
Nigel Farage resigns when he shouldn't, but doesn't resign when he should.
September 4, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Nigel Farage resigns when he shouldn't, but doesn't resign when he should.
Reposted by Steve W
When I said I wanted something to distract attention from the £5 million gift, I didn't mean this.
September 4, 2026 at 7:14 AM
When I said I wanted something to distract attention from the £5 million gift, I didn't mean this.
Reposted by Steve W
Your weekend reminder that Nigel Farage wants to
- leave the ECHR
- repeal the Equality Act
- Strip back workers rights
- Lift restrictions on exploitative zero-hours contracts
- repeal the Renters’ Rights Act which abolishes no fault evictions
He is not on your side
youtu.be/KxOQRt8PQys?...
- leave the ECHR
- repeal the Equality Act
- Strip back workers rights
- Lift restrictions on exploitative zero-hours contracts
- repeal the Renters’ Rights Act which abolishes no fault evictions
He is not on your side
youtu.be/KxOQRt8PQys?...
If UK media actually explained Nigel Farage’s policies to the public no one would be supporting him
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
September 4, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Your weekend reminder that Nigel Farage wants to
- leave the ECHR
- repeal the Equality Act
- Strip back workers rights
- Lift restrictions on exploitative zero-hours contracts
- repeal the Renters’ Rights Act which abolishes no fault evictions
He is not on your side
youtu.be/KxOQRt8PQys?...
- leave the ECHR
- repeal the Equality Act
- Strip back workers rights
- Lift restrictions on exploitative zero-hours contracts
- repeal the Renters’ Rights Act which abolishes no fault evictions
He is not on your side
youtu.be/KxOQRt8PQys?...
Reposted by Steve W
Spot on ⬇️
"There can be no doubt that 10 years down the line, we are weaker, less safe and more divided than ever before. Brexit has been a monumental disaster."
"There can be no doubt that 10 years down the line, we are weaker, less safe and more divided than ever before. Brexit has been a monumental disaster."
The disaster Britain has spent a decade refusing to discuss
Lorraine Kelly: 10 years down the line we are weaker, less safe and more divided than ever before
inews.co.uk
September 4, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Spot on ⬇️
"There can be no doubt that 10 years down the line, we are weaker, less safe and more divided than ever before. Brexit has been a monumental disaster."
"There can be no doubt that 10 years down the line, we are weaker, less safe and more divided than ever before. Brexit has been a monumental disaster."
Reposted by Steve W
there are now no fewer than five separate financial scandals engulfing Reform UK
www.ft.com/content/0426...
www.ft.com/content/0426...
The five financing scandals facing Reform
Nigel Farage and his party are facing growing scrutiny over transparency and the source of donations
www.ft.com
September 4, 2026 at 2:43 PM
there are now no fewer than five separate financial scandals engulfing Reform UK
www.ft.com/content/0426...
www.ft.com/content/0426...
Reposted by Steve W
It's explosive.
It's also completely predictable.
To see Reform say on camera that Electoral Commission is useless and toothless wasn't shocking... it's plain to see.
It's also completely predictable.
To see Reform say on camera that Electoral Commission is useless and toothless wasn't shocking... it's plain to see.
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
channel4news.substack.com
September 3, 2026 at 8:14 PM
It's explosive.
It's also completely predictable.
To see Reform say on camera that Electoral Commission is useless and toothless wasn't shocking... it's plain to see.
It's also completely predictable.
To see Reform say on camera that Electoral Commission is useless and toothless wasn't shocking... it's plain to see.
Reposted by Steve W
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
channel4news.substack.com
September 3, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
Reposted by Steve W
Excellent article about Ukraine’s war with Russia - why the Wildberries drone strikes could collapse the Russian banking system.
Also discussed in @snellarthur.bsky.social brilliant Behind The Lines with Steve Feldstein
Also discussed in @snellarthur.bsky.social brilliant Behind The Lines with Steve Feldstein
“It is a perfect storm. It will only get worse. Prepare for the collapse of the Russian economy, sponsored by Ukraine. It is a matter of when not if. Tick tock.”
✍️ Paul Niland
✍️ Paul Niland
How Ukraine Is Now Targeting the Russian Economy
Ukraine's targeting of massive warehouses belonging to an e-commerce giant aims to destabilise the banking sector and the entire Russian economy, reports Paul Niland
bylinetimes.com
August 13, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Excellent article about Ukraine’s war with Russia - why the Wildberries drone strikes could collapse the Russian banking system.
Also discussed in @snellarthur.bsky.social brilliant Behind The Lines with Steve Feldstein
Also discussed in @snellarthur.bsky.social brilliant Behind The Lines with Steve Feldstein
Reposted by Steve W
Reposted by Steve W
The one thing I can't posdibly do is mention that small boat crossings are down by 44% this year, because scare mongering about this is the central pillar of my whole grift.
July 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The one thing I can't posdibly do is mention that small boat crossings are down by 44% this year, because scare mongering about this is the central pillar of my whole grift.
Reposted by Steve W
Latest major party leader net favourability ratings, July 2026
Andy Burnham: +3
Ed Davey: -8
Kemi Badenoch: -11
Zack Polanski: -26
Nigel Farage: -46
yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
Andy Burnham: +3
Ed Davey: -8
Kemi Badenoch: -11
Zack Polanski: -26
Nigel Farage: -46
yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
July 23, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Latest major party leader net favourability ratings, July 2026
Andy Burnham: +3
Ed Davey: -8
Kemi Badenoch: -11
Zack Polanski: -26
Nigel Farage: -46
yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
Andy Burnham: +3
Ed Davey: -8
Kemi Badenoch: -11
Zack Polanski: -26
Nigel Farage: -46
yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
Reposted by Steve W
The Reform–Cottrell saga just keeps getting better and better... 😂😂
Reform UK donor and Farage ally George Cottrell carried a fake Swiss passport under the name ‘Oscar Drewitt’.
Cottrell was hired under the name by the future Reform treasurer Mehrtash A’zami.
A’zami later vetted Cottrell’s mother's donations to Reform, now the subject of a police investigation
Cottrell was hired under the name by the future Reform treasurer Mehrtash A’zami.
A’zami later vetted Cottrell’s mother's donations to Reform, now the subject of a police investigation
‘Posh George’, Two Passports, and a Fraudulent Identity: Convicted Fraudster and Nigel Farage Funder's Connections to Reform UK’s Murky Financial Structures
Why did Reform UK change from being a privately-owned company to a non-profit company limited by guarantee in 2025? Nafeez Ahmed investigates a fraudulent identity used by George Cottrell – and how hi...
bylinetimes.com
July 23, 2026 at 11:41 AM
The Reform–Cottrell saga just keeps getting better and better... 😂😂