Martin Rathfelder

Oh, just the business vehicle of Nigel Farage masquerading as a political party breaching its obligations at Companies House.

On SNJ Today: Public Accounts Committee MPs criticise the DfE over a lack of data about #Post16 SEND Transport and no plan to cut costs that, as @catrionamoore.bsky.social explains, is also failing disabled young people and their families www.specialneedsjungle.com/m...

Christopher Harborne has cemented Reform’s status as a mo... New political donation rules won’t stop him giving as much as he likes

In the second half of 2025, one man accounted for almost 40% of all money donated to political parties in the UK: a crypto-billionaire who lives in Thailand.

Britain desperately needs to rewrite its party funding rules.
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Westminster Meeting House raided by Metropolitan Police again. Statement: “For Quakers, faith and action are inseparable. Peaceful protest, prayer and nonviolent action are integral parts of many Quakers' religious life. Whilst we take the planning of criminal acts very seriously, we believe that this incident is a deliberate targeting of committed young people who want to make our country a more equitable place. This raid is part of a systematic stifling of dissent. That this is the second time in a year that the police have raided our meeting house dramatically illuminates the broader trend in the UK of cracking down on those who disagree with the government. The right to protest is fundamental to our democracy. It's a key part of how people make their voices heard between elections.” – Oliver Robertson, Head of Witness and Worship Quakers in Britain, 5 March 2026

Yesterday evening, for the second time in a year, the Met Police raided Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrested a number of young nonviolent activists.

STATEMENT: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Three women looking upward during a flag-raising; one wears a green, white and purple “Votes for Women” suffrage sash and rosette.

Purple, white and green suffrage flag flying on a flagpole against a blue sky.

Group of civic leaders and officials standing on a balcony during a flag-raising ceremony, smiling and holding a purple, white and green suffrage flag.

The suffragette flag is flying above Exeter’s historic Guildhall to mark International Women’s Day.

This year marks the 115th anniversary of the global movement celebrating women’s achievements and the fight for equality.

More: news.exeter.gov.uk/suffragette-...

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Sir Chris Whitty: Relying on weight-loss drugs to stop obesity would be 'societal failure' England's top doctor says the drugs should be for a minority and more effort is needed to prevent obesity in the first place.

👏 👏 👏 Relying on drugs to stop obesity would be 'societal failure', says Chris Whitty www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

As Nigel Farage is now so concerned about the influence of "foreign-born voters" can he finally explain why a Kazakhstan-born billionaire appears to be bankrolling his own political party?

Vernon Bogdanor says we need another referendum on electoral reform www.ft.com/content/38d8...

the average 66 year old man in UK now lives to be 88. www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...

Revealed: The Staggering Amount of Time Nigel Farage has Spent on ‘Second’ Jobs Since Becoming an MP The Reform UK leader has logged more than 1,100 hours for 14 outside employers since his election in July 2024

Revealed: The Staggering Amount of Time Nigel Farage has Spent on ‘Second’ Jobs Since Becoming an MP

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What I will never understand is....Twitter was *never* a good gauge of public opinion! I genuinely cannot understand the people who have clearly been using it as a measure of something other than 'internal leadership contests' (where it was genuinely useful' or 'ways to discover cool links'.

On Gaza or migration you can make some sense of this, but what’s curious is it extends to economics too. A plurality of left defectors think the party is pro-austerity when it hasn’t meaningfully been so.

Points to comms issue re: ability to drive attention for popular things.

the war is "all part of God's divine plan." - obviously

There isnt an English Language A Level standard

UK health chiefs share update on horror Victorian disease outbreak in London Latest figures show the scale of the recent outbreak.

UK health chiefs share update on disease outbreak in London

In the Daily Express, @benk-d.bsky.social explains recent school holidays may have allowed #measles to spread further, & immediate priority is to ensure all children catch-up on any missed #vaccinations.

www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2178...

How would a wealth tax work in practice? Who would pay it? How would it be collected? Won't super rich people just leave? We address some of these common questions.

Love the sound of it, but curious about how a wealth tax would work in practice?

Here's everything you need to know, from who would pay it, to how it would be collected:
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Some Dubai residents stuck abroad because of the Iran war are hiring private jets to return to the UAE and avoid incurring large tax bills by spending too long outside the emirate ft.trib.al/eTl2E6e

Crypto investor based in Thailand donates further £3m to Reform Christopher Harborne’s gift is latest to party’s election war chest and comes amid calls for cap on political donations

Who the hell is this guy? And what does he want as a return on his £millions invested in Reform? Because it sure as shit isn’t a fairer, more progressive, equal and prosperous UK with good public services and well-regulated consumer protections.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Very good to hear Louise Casey’s full throated support of Fair Pay Agreements to tackle endemic low pay in the care sector. Care workers, generally women, are grossly underpaid.

Our research at JRF also found that higher pay helps providers too, with fewer staff leaving.

Wealthy Dubai residents race back to UAE to avoid tax bills Some risk spending too few days in the emirate and too many in the UK

Tax exiles stuck in London desperately trying to get *back* to Dubai to avoid becoming tax resident in the UK? Just great stuff. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Britain’s class politics is back—with a Green twist Britain's populist parties Reform UK and the Greens gain support among economically insecure voters, challenging Labour and Conservative dominance in British politics.

Voters can hardly be blamed for zero-sum thinking when economic growth increasingly appears to be like a mythical creature www.economist.com/britain/2026...

Polling from More in Common shows that Greens and Reform win a higher share of voters who struggle to make ends meet, while Labour and the Conservatives win those who are most financially comfortable

Reform UK and the Greens are hoovering up financially insecure voters. My piece this week looks at the return of Britain's class politics (with a twist) www.economist.com/britain/2026...

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average wait for home adaptattions and equipment for someone living with progressive motor neuron disease is 375 days

Our Policy Officer Rivka appeared on Talk to remind listeners that there are human beings impacted by this barrage of hostility.

BREAKING: Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives an update on Iran and the Middle East

He says he will not give in to 'pressure' and will 'stand firm' in his principles

Starmer also insisted he 'stands by' the decision not to join the initial US strikes

Its true that When crazy people have nuclear weapons bad things happen.

If Britain supports a US war in the Middle East it has learnt nothing from the past. If it opposes action, it invites Trump’s wrath. This is the hideous dilemma faced by the UK — and Europe.

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