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@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online · 12h ago
The Guardian | Political donations are poison to our democracy – but there’s an easy antidote to that | George Monbiot by George Monbiot AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Political donations in the UK have become a corrosive force that erodes public trust and fuels cynicism, as the current system allows a handful of ultra‑wealthy individuals—such as Christopher Harborne, who has given over £22 million to Reform UK, and crypto billionaire Ben Delo, who contributed £4 million—to wield disproportionate influence without any caps or effective oversight. Investigations reveal that both Reform UK and the major parties receive lavish funding from donors hostile to climate action and other public interests, while regulatory bodies are under‑funded, investigations have plummeted, and penalties for breaches are trivial, leaving the electorate disengaged and increasingly drawn to extremist options. Monbiot argues that the solution is to eliminate private donations altogether, replacing them with a modest, uniform membership fee (e.g., £25) that the state matches at a fixed multiple, thereby limiting party budgets, restoring transparency, and forcing politicians to focus on building a broad, engaged membership base rather than courting wealthy patrons. This radical reform would curb both domestic and foreign donor influence, simplify funding rules, and return political power to ordinary citizens. Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/30/political-donations-poison-democracy-antidote-reform-uk #GeorgeMonbiot #ReformUK #ElectoralCommission #cryptocurrencies #politics #ChristopherHarborne #BenDelo
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@TJ1001@mastodonapp.uk · 2d ago
Oh Donald, you’re such a scamp……How is this mad old cunt still in charge … #ukpolitics #bbc #news #EU #Labour #keirstarmer #Starmer #labourparty #RejoinEU #ReformUK #farage #nigelfarage #immigration #farageisalyingsackshit #ReformAreUseless #farageisaracist #farageisatraitor #richardtice #TaxTheRich #trump #DonaldTrump #MAGA #uspol #uspolitics #TaxTheRich
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@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk · 2d ago
How to tell everyone you're stupid. "A Reform UK Senedd election candidate has been mocked after blasting Wales’ 20mph “blanket” speed limit while filming a campaign video on a road with a 50mph limit. Catherine Cullen – Reform’s second place candidate in Blaenau Gwent Caerffili Rhymni – disabled commenting on the video she posted to Facebook on Sunday (April 26) after facing ridicule from social media users." #Senedd #Elections2026 #ReformUK https://nation.cymru/news/reform-senedd-candidate-mocked-for-blasting-20mph-speed-limit-while-standing-on-a-50mph-road/
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@kentishfran@mastodonapp.uk · 4d ago
When are we going to stop pretending that ReformUK is a normal political party? #reform #ReformUK
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@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 23, 2026
Of FFS! The #Farage Fan Club wants to promote all that's worst about this backward, made-up country. "The party has also indicated that every school will be required to fly the Union flag, honour St George’s Day in England and mount a visible portrait of King Charles in a communal space." #ReformUK https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/reform-uk-union-flag-school-policies-b2963196.html
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@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 23, 2026
No doubt #ReformUK's 'patriotic' history lessons will teach that the British Empire was a glorious force for good in the world rather than the centuries-long series of crimes against humanity it actually was. #UK_Politics #Elections2026 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/reform-uk-union-flag-school-policies-b2963196.html
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@kentishfran@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 20, 2026
You see this is the problem with ReformUK. Either Matt Goodwin is two ill-informed (stupid) to know that he's standing in front of hardback books and that Waterstones won't display his self-published paperback anyway or (drum roll) he's gaslighting us. Your choice. #ReformUK #MattGoodwin
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@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 16, 2026
Yes, Mr Booth. Try telling the close family of my late cousin Ozzy that he died due to a conspiracy theory, you odious man. You are unfit to clean a public toilet, let alone stand for public office. #ReformUK #Croydon #Covid19 #elections2026 https://bylinetimes.com/2026/04/15/reform-uk-candidate-claimed-covid-was-pentagon-led-plot-in-conspiracy-theory-journal/
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@kentishfran@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 16, 2026
ReformUK constantly polls as the most hated party in the country. Starmer beats Farage when asked who would make the better Prime Minister. ReformUK are inexplicably still ahead in the polls. I don't get it. #ReformUK https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/reform-support-plummets-in-new-polling-405112/
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@kentishfran@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 15, 2026
Tree murderer #ReformUK https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/15/tory-and-labour-councillor-richard-bingley-joins-reform-may-elections-thurrock
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@kentishfran@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 13, 2026
You want to be a politician? Take the scrutiny like a big boy. #RichardTice #ReformUK #tax https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/12/richard-tice-reform-uk-quidnet-reit-tax-dividends
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@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 13, 2026
From The Grauniad letters page. "I am confident that my ancestor William Wilberforce would find the Reform party’s claim that the UK made “huge sacrifices” to end the slave trade both ignorant and tone‑deaf." #UK_Politics #ReformUK 🐸 #racism #slavery https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/12/reform-uk-ugly-response-to-slavery-reparations-claims
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@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 12, 2026
Richard Tice, so bent he'd fit through a corkscrew sideways. #ReformUK #TaxDodging https://taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/04/11/richard-tice-company-failed-to-pay-120k-tax-dividends/
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@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 12, 2026
Reform UK ‘reneged on candidate promise to former Assembly Member’. #Cymru #ReformUK #Elections 2026 https://nation.cymru/news/reform-uk-reneged-on-candidate-promise-to-former-assembly-member/
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@kentishfran@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 01, 2026
Waking up to the fact that ReformUK isn't just a shambles but also toxic. #ReformUK https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cje47941j4qo
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@PoliticalCartoon@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 30, 2026
Patrick Blower @blowercartoons on #KeirStarmer #ReformUK #GreenParty #Easter @Telegraph – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
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@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 28, 2026
From our sore losers correspondent. "Reform UK had asked Greater Manchester police (GMP) to investigate allegations of corrupt voting in the Greater Manchester contest, which the Green party won." #ReformUK #UK_politics https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/27/no-evidence-criminality-gorton-denton-byelection-reform-uk-green-party
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@kentishfran@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 28, 2026
Who always votes in elections including locally in elections? Extremists and loons. If you don't want your are ruined by extremists, loons, ReformUK then get out and vote. Most people don't seem to know who runs their local council even though they making importance decisions over our daily lives. Now is the time to give a damn about your area and make sure the wrong people don't get control. #ReformUK #localelections #elections #vote #votelocalelections
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@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 27, 2026
#Farage 🐸 couldn't even be arsed to appear on #BBCQT when broadcast from his own constituency tells the electorate all they need to know. No doubt his constituents would have wanted to know why he's never there and doesn't hold constituency surgeries... ##ReformUK #UK_politics
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@kentishfran@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 25, 2026
While so many people are working long hours or several jobs the Fagash Führer finally admits he spends more time in the pub than doing the work of an MP for which we pay him. Thank heavens that ReformUK are falling in the polls as more and more people are realising that Mr Farage is taking the piss. #Farage #ReformUK #FagashFuhrer
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