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Left loving, right hating, Remaining, vaccinated, dad³ and granddad². 50s. Photographer, walker, numismatist, nerd, traveller, dreamer. UK but two-eighths Ukrainian, the rest Polish/Russian so make of that what you will! Woke AF.

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Limited Edition Nigel Farage Flip Flops

10.03.2026 15:44 👍 118 🔁 37 💬 11 📌 4

I think you've got two superfluous syllables at the end of your post....🤔🤔

10.03.2026 15:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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Today I will mostly be trying to bribe people with cheap petrol, in the hope that they will forget that I have been cheering on the orange idiot whose war is pushing up fuel prices.

10.03.2026 15:24 👍 296 🔁 78 💬 23 📌 6

The response to this extraordinary piece tells us so much.

The British media and establishment remains so obsequious and deferential to royalty that to have the truth spoken so openly and freely feels positively revolutionary.

10.03.2026 11:45 👍 206 🔁 51 💬 13 📌 3
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The Iran war should be a lesson for Keir Starmer's Government. If you take a clear line on an issue where the public agree with you then it's your opponents who end up having to back down, not you

10.03.2026 12:51 👍 1074 🔁 300 💬 65 📌 16
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Nigel Farage takes significant stake in Kwasi Kwarteng’s Bitcoin company Farage’s investment in crypto company Stack, headed by executive chairman Kwasi Kwarteng, comes after Labour asked the Electoral Commission to investigate crypto donations to Reform UK

So, as people stuggle with their mortgages and bills, Farage invests £215,000 in Kwasi Kwarteng’s crypto business.

And plans to deregulate that high-risk industry by removing our rights and consumer protections.
He’s laughing at voters. All the way to the bank.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

10.03.2026 07:24 👍 504 🔁 215 💬 37 📌 10
The Eclegraph
Log in
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News Iran crisis Sport
Business
Money
See all News
Iran war
LIVE Latest updates
LIvE Markets
Expats fleeing Dubai
abandon pets in scramble to leave
Travel restrictions and costs force animal owners to take drastic action as
Iran targets Gulf states
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The Eclegraph Log in Q News Iran crisis Sport Business Money See all News Iran war LIVE Latest updates LIvE Markets Expats fleeing Dubai abandon pets in scramble to leave Travel restrictions and costs force animal owners to take drastic action as Iran targets Gulf states Tr

Two points:

1. They’re not “expats” they’re “migrants.”

2. Them abandoning their pets will hopefully give each and every one of these people just a little bit of insight into the incredibly hard decisions refugees have to make when they’re fleeing war zones.

09.03.2026 15:44 👍 535 🔁 169 💬 41 📌 9

An illegal war by USA & Israel, propped up by missions from UK air bases.

Supported by Nigel Farage.

Over 1000 civilians dead & now the threat of global economic fallout. Trump's disaster makes us all less safe, less secure - and we will remember those who backed it.

09.03.2026 10:46 👍 2023 🔁 561 💬 72 📌 20

Just when there were signs the UK economy was turning a corner, Trump does something else to absolutely fuck it. And then he has the gall to question whether we're a good ally.

08.03.2026 23:32 👍 1041 🔁 183 💬 51 📌 6
But, rather than receiving a formal
invite to meet Trump, Farage was in
fact invited to Mar-a-Lago by a
member of the club, according to
multiple people briefed on the matter


They said Farage had hoped he would
be able to catch Trump for a
conversation as the US president was
scheduled to travel to Mar-a-Lago that
evening. However, Trump had a
change in his itinerary and decided to
stay instead in Doral, about an hour`s
drive away


The Reform leader's failure to secure
an audience with the US president
underscores a weakening of ties
between the two populist leaders who
famously formed a close friendship in
the vears before and after the 2016

But, rather than receiving a formal invite to meet Trump, Farage was in fact invited to Mar-a-Lago by a member of the club, according to multiple people briefed on the matter They said Farage had hoped he would be able to catch Trump for a conversation as the US president was scheduled to travel to Mar-a-Lago that evening. However, Trump had a change in his itinerary and decided to stay instead in Doral, about an hour`s drive away The Reform leader's failure to secure an audience with the US president underscores a weakening of ties between the two populist leaders who famously formed a close friendship in the vears before and after the 2016

Massive humiliation for Farage, who tipped off the UK press that he was flying to Florida to have dinner with Trump... only for Trump to decide he had more interesting things to do when Nigel arrived.

09.03.2026 08:05 👍 1688 🔁 552 💬 172 📌 86

Nigel Farage spent the weekend having dinner with a suspected paedophile, a sex offender, criminal and an adjudicated rapist.

09.03.2026 11:19 👍 814 🔁 301 💬 108 📌 21
I’m Keir for you: The PM is visiting a community center in London to discuss the impact. Expect a pooled interview with broadcasters mid-morning. There’s one quote on rising bills in his words trailed overnight that warrants chasing up: “I will always be guided by what is best for the British public. And no matter the headwinds, supporting working people and their families with the cost of living is always top of my mind.”

I’m Keir for you: The PM is visiting a community center in London to discuss the impact. Expect a pooled interview with broadcasters mid-morning. There’s one quote on rising bills in his words trailed overnight that warrants chasing up: “I will always be guided by what is best for the British public. And no matter the headwinds, supporting working people and their families with the cost of living is always top of my mind.”

I mean, this just isn't true, is it? If Starmer was focused on the cost of living crisis he wouldn't insist on no customs union and no single market? Nor would he embrace the negative economic consequences of his anti-migrant policy?

Like everything else about Starmer, this is empty rhetoric.

09.03.2026 07:19 👍 462 🔁 121 💬 36 📌 3
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FOR THE LOVE OF GOD…

Can we STOP with this ‘special relationship’ BS

And also…can we wake up to the treachery of our right wing press?!

09.03.2026 11:04 👍 2572 🔁 714 💬 198 📌 49

I wonder if Farage and Badenoch are having a little think about whether they should have been so gun-ho about supporting this war. You sure that's going to be a popular long-term position pal?

08.03.2026 23:56 👍 1662 🔁 240 💬 101 📌 10
DUBAI right now. Unbowed! We love it.
We push on (Isabel Oakeshott)

DUBAI right now. Unbowed! We love it. We push on (Isabel Oakeshott)

Reports of another drone in Middle East.

This one was spotted filming the beach with her phone.

08.03.2026 11:41 👍 1022 🔁 153 💬 148 📌 15
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Chris Murphy: "I think it's likely the United States that carried out this attack on this school. I think it's unforgivable under any circumstances, but the fact this was one of our first targeting decisions speaks to the incompetence of our leadership at the Dept of Defense."

08.03.2026 13:38 👍 24072 🔁 7406 💬 884 📌 396
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Farage has, literally, become the 21st century Lord Haw-Haw.

The parallels are almost identical.

How dare he fly to another country and then broadcast lies and hatred to the people who pay his salary.

He's a treasonous snake.

It's truly disgusting.

07.03.2026 23:18 👍 43 🔁 17 💬 4 📌 1
The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is
finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East.
That's OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don't need them any longer -- But we will
remember. We don't need people that join Wars after we've already won!
President DONALD J. TRUMP

The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East. That's OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don't need them any longer -- But we will remember. We don't need people that join Wars after we've already won! President DONALD J. TRUMP

History lesson.

Our once great ally didn't come to our aid until 1917.

Our once great ally didn't come to our aid again until 1941.

07.03.2026 21:58 👍 1534 🔁 454 💬 135 📌 20
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"I said it's quite bold of Nigel Farage to go to the US to side with Donald Trump against his own country. What did I say Roy?"
"You said he's a treacherous self-serving sack of shit"

07.03.2026 19:38 👍 990 🔁 302 💬 14 📌 4
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Why would the people of Durham not vote Reform - what's not to like about increasing council tax, cutting £12.9m from services, having a Deputy Leader who posts AI lies or a Leader who ran two companies that went bust owing more than £500k in tax?

07.03.2026 08:35 👍 517 🔁 124 💬 10 📌 4
Nigel Farage dancing with Chagos women on a boat moored to the Thames outside Parliament
Nigel Farage dancing with Chagos women on a boat moored to the Thames outside Parliament YouTube video by Rich Johnston

In the last three days, the Brexiters have been losing their shit because "MPs were dancing while the war in Iran was going on."

Here's Farage yesterday.

And nothing...
youtube.com/shorts/BLG7X...

06.03.2026 22:53 👍 466 🔁 170 💬 34 📌 8

Andrew Tate has seemingly been taken into custody by Saudi Police for going all "Top G" on the Saudi border.

Hope he packed a spare mankini because they're not exactly famed for their liberal approach to that sort of thing.

05.03.2026 23:30 👍 577 🔁 90 💬 56 📌 11
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The Most Chilling Detail in the U.S. Attack on an Iranian Naval Ship The Iranian warship was taking part in an international exercise with many other countries—including the United States.

This is a chilling crime. A shame on our country. The Iranian ship was unarmed. The US knew this. The sailors were murdered by our navy, and the survivors were left to die at sea.
newrepublic.com/post/207429/...

06.03.2026 12:29 👍 9852 🔁 4705 💬 559 📌 636

There's only 2 countries in the world with illegal unchecked Nuclear Weapons.

North Korea and Israel.

One of these countries has attacked 9 countries in the last 2 years and is committing a genocide.

It isn't North Korea.

06.03.2026 09:55 👍 563 🔁 201 💬 7 📌 6
Dear Shabana,
I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank.
You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to
make a perilous crossing on small boats.”
I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton
and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government
who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division.
When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there
to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done
in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the
flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney.
As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking
points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I
filled water tanks and picked up litter.
What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop
the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country.
Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it.
It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping
migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and
croissants to refugees and food parcels.
When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She
said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for
refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers
whilst risking death on the seas.”
She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on
the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …

Dear Shabana, I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank. You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to make a perilous crossing on small boats.” I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division. When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney. As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I filled water tanks and picked up litter. What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country. Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it. It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and croissants to refugees and food parcels. When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers whilst risking death on the seas.” She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …

Dear Shabana,

Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.

05.03.2026 16:59 👍 4907 🔁 1800 💬 249 📌 346
The Celegraph
66 Starmer's Britain suddenly feels very small, very weak and very alone
The heroism of Churchill has degenerated into
Starmer's pusillanimity
Our Prime Minister embodies British decline | Credit: Simon
Dawson / No 10 Downing Street

The Celegraph 66 Starmer's Britain suddenly feels very small, very weak and very alone The heroism of Churchill has degenerated into Starmer's pusillanimity Our Prime Minister embodies British decline | Credit: Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street

You know what would have helped with this sudden isolation we now find ourselves in?

Not leaving the damned EU.

For fuck’s sake.

05.03.2026 13:34 👍 377 🔁 94 💬 21 📌 6

so weird how Nigel Farage goes on about Britishnesss while accepting foreign money

05.03.2026 11:45 👍 22 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0

You know, when Benjamin Franklin wrote about the only truly certain things being death and taxes, he did not mean those as *alternatives*. It was not death OR taxes.

05.03.2026 13:52 👍 231 🔁 38 💬 13 📌 0

Nigel Farage has positioned himself as the person who would lick Donald Trump's butthole the most.

Donald Trump is the most hated foreign politician in the UK (except for Netanyahu).

Do you really want to be the USA's slave?

If not DONT VOTE REFORM.

04.03.2026 18:42 👍 332 🔁 98 💬 16 📌 0
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I do wonder who’s advising her on clothes. Hugo Boss, the early years?

05.03.2026 13:46 👍 113 🔁 15 💬 29 📌 0