15 votes

My year undercover in Reform UK

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  1. h3x
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    A British journalist posed as a dodgy American donor to Reform UK (Britain’s far-right political party) for over a year and uncovered evidence of corruption at the top levels of the party’s...

    A British journalist posed as a dodgy American donor to Reform UK (Britain’s far-right political party) for over a year and uncovered evidence of corruption at the top levels of the party’s governance. The documentary is a pretty damning watch, and shows that Reform have a learned and structural approach to taking illegal donations. Well worth a watch, particularly on the day of their party conference.

    10 votes
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    Bipolar
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    That video is crazy. I watched the whole thing yesterday. This means Farage goes to jail, right … right?

    That video is crazy. I watched the whole thing yesterday. This means Farage goes to jail, right … right?

    5 votes
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      h3x
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      I'm not convinced that a huge amount will come from it, but that would be the hope! I think Farage has enough plausible deniability to squirm his way out of this unfortunately, and enough of his...

      I'm not convinced that a huge amount will come from it, but that would be the hope! I think Farage has enough plausible deniability to squirm his way out of this unfortunately, and enough of his supporters take the "well they're all corrupt, aren't they?" line that I don't imagine it'll harm his popularity all that much.

      4 votes
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        CptBluebear
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        Which is exactly what they did with Starmer's gifts right? "Yeah yeah Farage took millions BUT DID YOU SEE STARMER AT THE MATCH THO". This will do nothing unless they're actually charged.

        well they're all corrupt, aren't they?

        Which is exactly what they did with Starmer's gifts right? "Yeah yeah Farage took millions BUT DID YOU SEE STARMER AT THE MATCH THO".

        This will do nothing unless they're actually charged.

        6 votes
        1. h3x
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          Yup, and you can bet the party apparatus are desperately digging for dirt on Burnham to try and both sides this one as well.

          Yup, and you can bet the party apparatus are desperately digging for dirt on Burnham to try and both sides this one as well.

          3 votes
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        Bipolar
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        True , but two of the subjects in the video already resigned, but yeah, nothing will probably happen to Farage. Even Trump didn’t even lose support from his 34 convictions.

        True , but two of the subjects in the video already resigned, but yeah, nothing will probably happen to Farage. Even Trump didn’t even lose support from his 34 convictions.

        3 votes
        1. h3x
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          Exactly. It's baked in for a lot of REFUK supporters. Short of actual legal action going ahead, I can't see this doing anything but emboldening the anti-establishment brand Farage has managed to...

          Exactly. It's baked in for a lot of REFUK supporters. Short of actual legal action going ahead, I can't see this doing anything but emboldening the anti-establishment brand Farage has managed to adopt.

          3 votes