Open Britain
@openbritain.bsky.social
Not-for-profit movement campaigning to make democracy work for everyone. www.open-britain.co.uk
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The super-rich are bankrolling Nigel Farage and Reform UK.
Why? Because if people are arguing about immigration, they're not asking why wealth at the top is soaring while everyone else falls behind.
Why? Because if people are arguing about immigration, they're not asking why wealth at the top is soaring while everyone else falls behind.
January 2, 2026 at 4:23 PM
The super-rich are bankrolling Nigel Farage and Reform UK.
Why? Because if people are arguing about immigration, they're not asking why wealth at the top is soaring while everyone else falls behind.
Why? Because if people are arguing about immigration, they're not asking why wealth at the top is soaring while everyone else falls behind.
“If Britishness becomes about birthplace and ancestry instead of shared values, we risk feeding division.”
36% now think Britishness = birthright.
36% now think Britishness = birthright.
Number of people who say Britons must be born in UK is rising, study shows
Exclusive: Research finds ‘worrying' surge in support for hard-right narratives on national identity
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:49 AM
“If Britishness becomes about birthplace and ancestry instead of shared values, we risk feeding division.”
36% now think Britishness = birthright.
36% now think Britishness = birthright.
📊 65% say rural areas are being unfairly neglected by the government.
That's what happens when the system stops working for everyone. Whole communities feel shut out.
That disillusionment fuels resentment and pushes people towards extremes.
That's what happens when the system stops working for everyone. Whole communities feel shut out.
That disillusionment fuels resentment and pushes people towards extremes.
December 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
📊 65% say rural areas are being unfairly neglected by the government.
That's what happens when the system stops working for everyone. Whole communities feel shut out.
That disillusionment fuels resentment and pushes people towards extremes.
That's what happens when the system stops working for everyone. Whole communities feel shut out.
That disillusionment fuels resentment and pushes people towards extremes.
When US populists attack our capital city, it’s not about crime or culture. It’s resentment that the city is thriving.
December 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
When US populists attack our capital city, it’s not about crime or culture. It’s resentment that the city is thriving.
Rather than buying into Farage's far-right rhetoric on immigration, Starmer should be offering a positive vision for what the UK can be.
📈 Better trade and investment
📉 Lower costs for businesses and consumers
🏭 Stronger worker rights and protections
🌍 Biggest influence on the global stage
📈 Better trade and investment
📉 Lower costs for businesses and consumers
🏭 Stronger worker rights and protections
🌍 Biggest influence on the global stage
Trade unions leader calls on Labour to forge closer relationship with Europe
In an exclusive interview, the head of the TUC Paul Nowak says a customs union with the EU could boost the UK’s economy
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Rather than buying into Farage's far-right rhetoric on immigration, Starmer should be offering a positive vision for what the UK can be.
📈 Better trade and investment
📉 Lower costs for businesses and consumers
🏭 Stronger worker rights and protections
🌍 Biggest influence on the global stage
📈 Better trade and investment
📉 Lower costs for businesses and consumers
🏭 Stronger worker rights and protections
🌍 Biggest influence on the global stage
Nigel Farage has earned over £1.48 million in addition to his MP salary since entering Parliament last year.
Media work, brand ambassador roles, and social media influencing. Hundreds of hours of paid work.
MPs are elected to represent their constituents. Parliament shouldn't be a side hustle.
Media work, brand ambassador roles, and social media influencing. Hundreds of hours of paid work.
MPs are elected to represent their constituents. Parliament shouldn't be a side hustle.
December 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Nigel Farage has earned over £1.48 million in addition to his MP salary since entering Parliament last year.
Media work, brand ambassador roles, and social media influencing. Hundreds of hours of paid work.
MPs are elected to represent their constituents. Parliament shouldn't be a side hustle.
Media work, brand ambassador roles, and social media influencing. Hundreds of hours of paid work.
MPs are elected to represent their constituents. Parliament shouldn't be a side hustle.
Police are investigating allegations that Nigel Farage spent up to £9,000 over the £20,660 legal election spending limit in his Clacton constituency.
Has he gone into hiding? 🫣
Has he gone into hiding? 🫣
December 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Police are investigating allegations that Nigel Farage spent up to £9,000 over the £20,660 legal election spending limit in his Clacton constituency.
Has he gone into hiding? 🫣
Has he gone into hiding? 🫣
An independent investigation into foreign interference is welcome, but it can’t stop there.
We need real safeguards and oversight against all money corrupting our politics.
We need real safeguards and oversight against all money corrupting our politics.
December 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
An independent investigation into foreign interference is welcome, but it can’t stop there.
We need real safeguards and oversight against all money corrupting our politics.
We need real safeguards and oversight against all money corrupting our politics.
Seems Farage is playing hide and seek 🫣
Always loud on TV. Suprisingly quiet when the heats on him.
Always loud on TV. Suprisingly quiet when the heats on him.
Nigel Farage told to ‘come out of hiding’ over alleged election overspending
Labour chair urges Electoral Commission to investigate claims Reform leader spent too much in Clacton campaign
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Seems Farage is playing hide and seek 🫣
Always loud on TV. Suprisingly quiet when the heats on him.
Always loud on TV. Suprisingly quiet when the heats on him.
🚨 BREAKING: An urgent review has been launched into foreign financial interference in UK politics.
🇷🇺 After former Brexit Party figure Nathan Gill was jailed for taking pro-Russian bribes, we need answers on how much foreign money is still shaping our politics.
🇷🇺 After former Brexit Party figure Nathan Gill was jailed for taking pro-Russian bribes, we need answers on how much foreign money is still shaping our politics.
December 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
🚨 BREAKING: An urgent review has been launched into foreign financial interference in UK politics.
🇷🇺 After former Brexit Party figure Nathan Gill was jailed for taking pro-Russian bribes, we need answers on how much foreign money is still shaping our politics.
🇷🇺 After former Brexit Party figure Nathan Gill was jailed for taking pro-Russian bribes, we need answers on how much foreign money is still shaping our politics.
Elon Musk’s X has paid over £25,000 directly to three Reform UK MPs, who have declared hundreds of hours producing right-wing content on the platform.
MPs are elected to represent their constituents, not to personally profit as social media influencers for a company owned by a far-right billionaire
MPs are elected to represent their constituents, not to personally profit as social media influencers for a company owned by a far-right billionaire
December 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Elon Musk’s X has paid over £25,000 directly to three Reform UK MPs, who have declared hundreds of hours producing right-wing content on the platform.
MPs are elected to represent their constituents, not to personally profit as social media influencers for a company owned by a far-right billionaire
MPs are elected to represent their constituents, not to personally profit as social media influencers for a company owned by a far-right billionaire
“The gap between Farage as an extremist aberration and mainstream politics is closing.
Tories, Labour and Reform engage in a deportation numbers bidding war.
Against that backdrop, Farage’s actions land in a more hospitable climate, where he's at one end of a continuum, rather than an outlier."
Tories, Labour and Reform engage in a deportation numbers bidding war.
Against that backdrop, Farage’s actions land in a more hospitable climate, where he's at one end of a continuum, rather than an outlier."
Welcome to the twilight zone where Nigel Farage can be accused of racism yet still lead the polls | Nesrine Malik
After weeks of allegations of schoolboy racism, the Reform leader is doubling down. And our political establishment is allowing it, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“The gap between Farage as an extremist aberration and mainstream politics is closing.
Tories, Labour and Reform engage in a deportation numbers bidding war.
Against that backdrop, Farage’s actions land in a more hospitable climate, where he's at one end of a continuum, rather than an outlier."
Tories, Labour and Reform engage in a deportation numbers bidding war.
Against that backdrop, Farage’s actions land in a more hospitable climate, where he's at one end of a continuum, rather than an outlier."
Names alone don’t reveal who is bankrolling power.
Under current rules, donors with common names can remain effectively anonymous.
We need far stronger donor transparency, regardless of party, so politics can’t be bought behind closed doors.
Under current rules, donors with common names can remain effectively anonymous.
We need far stronger donor transparency, regardless of party, so politics can’t be bought behind closed doors.
December 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Names alone don’t reveal who is bankrolling power.
Under current rules, donors with common names can remain effectively anonymous.
We need far stronger donor transparency, regardless of party, so politics can’t be bought behind closed doors.
Under current rules, donors with common names can remain effectively anonymous.
We need far stronger donor transparency, regardless of party, so politics can’t be bought behind closed doors.
Is politics about public service for Farage, or cashing in?
December 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Is politics about public service for Farage, or cashing in?
If your instinct when criticised is to silence the person speaking, you’re not defending your reputation, you’re proving their point.
Leadership means facing scrutiny, not suppressing it.
Opposition is healthy for a democracy, not a nuisance.
Leadership means facing scrutiny, not suppressing it.
Opposition is healthy for a democracy, not a nuisance.
Leader of Reform-run council accused of ‘authoritarian’ attempt to silence opposition
Worcestershire council leader Jo Monk sent city councillor Ed Kimberley a cease and desist letter over his criticism of her
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM
If your instinct when criticised is to silence the person speaking, you’re not defending your reputation, you’re proving their point.
Leadership means facing scrutiny, not suppressing it.
Opposition is healthy for a democracy, not a nuisance.
Leadership means facing scrutiny, not suppressing it.
Opposition is healthy for a democracy, not a nuisance.
Hardly a people's revolt 🫠
December 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Hardly a people's revolt 🫠
Three men.
75% of Reform UK’s donations.
That’s £23m of £30m since 2019.
This is how politics gets bought.
We need a cap on political donations in the next Elections Bill.
Democracy shouldn’t be for sale.
75% of Reform UK’s donations.
That’s £23m of £30m since 2019.
This is how politics gets bought.
We need a cap on political donations in the next Elections Bill.
Democracy shouldn’t be for sale.
75% of Reform UK's donations have come from just three rich men
Calls grow for donation caps as Democracy for Sale research reveals that three-quarters of Reform's funding comes from a trio of wealthy donors
democracyforsale.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Three men.
75% of Reform UK’s donations.
That’s £23m of £30m since 2019.
This is how politics gets bought.
We need a cap on political donations in the next Elections Bill.
Democracy shouldn’t be for sale.
75% of Reform UK’s donations.
That’s £23m of £30m since 2019.
This is how politics gets bought.
We need a cap on political donations in the next Elections Bill.
Democracy shouldn’t be for sale.
11 Holocaust survivors have called on Farage to apologise.
They reject “banter” as an excuse.
When survivors say “we’ve seen where words lead”, the point isn’t partisan. It’s a warning about normalisation, minimisation, and public standards.
They reject “banter” as an excuse.
When survivors say “we’ve seen where words lead”, the point isn’t partisan. It’s a warning about normalisation, minimisation, and public standards.
Holocaust survivors call on Nigel Farage to apologise over alleged antisemitic comments
Exclusive: Group’s open letter says Reform UK leader must take responsibility for behaviour as a schoolboy
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
11 Holocaust survivors have called on Farage to apologise.
They reject “banter” as an excuse.
When survivors say “we’ve seen where words lead”, the point isn’t partisan. It’s a warning about normalisation, minimisation, and public standards.
They reject “banter” as an excuse.
When survivors say “we’ve seen where words lead”, the point isn’t partisan. It’s a warning about normalisation, minimisation, and public standards.
“The danger isn’t just what today’s ministers intend, but what tomorrow’s might inherit and exploit.”
December 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
“The danger isn’t just what today’s ministers intend, but what tomorrow’s might inherit and exploit.”
Devolution should mean more democracy, not slower democracy.
If the government wants legitimacy, the cleanest route is vote, then build.
If the government wants legitimacy, the cleanest route is vote, then build.
No 10 to delay four England mayoral elections amid accusations of ‘cancelling democracy’
Ministers will argue that four newly created mayoralties need more time to complete reorganisation
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Devolution should mean more democracy, not slower democracy.
If the government wants legitimacy, the cleanest route is vote, then build.
If the government wants legitimacy, the cleanest route is vote, then build.
Farage’s party has been handed £9 million.
That’s not anti-establishment. It's politics for sale to the highest bidder.
Billionaires bankroll parties to bend the rules. Tax cuts, weaker worker rights, and culture-wars so it slips through unnoticed.
It shouldn't be this easy to purchase influence.
That’s not anti-establishment. It's politics for sale to the highest bidder.
Billionaires bankroll parties to bend the rules. Tax cuts, weaker worker rights, and culture-wars so it slips through unnoticed.
It shouldn't be this easy to purchase influence.
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Farage’s party has been handed £9 million.
That’s not anti-establishment. It's politics for sale to the highest bidder.
Billionaires bankroll parties to bend the rules. Tax cuts, weaker worker rights, and culture-wars so it slips through unnoticed.
It shouldn't be this easy to purchase influence.
That’s not anti-establishment. It's politics for sale to the highest bidder.
Billionaires bankroll parties to bend the rules. Tax cuts, weaker worker rights, and culture-wars so it slips through unnoticed.
It shouldn't be this easy to purchase influence.
Tyranny doesn’t arrive fully formed.
It’s planted. Then watered through “exceptions”, “emergencies”, and "only temporary".
Jury trial isn't a a nuisance to be bypassed. It's a safeguard to be protected.
It’s planted. Then watered through “exceptions”, “emergencies”, and "only temporary".
Jury trial isn't a a nuisance to be bypassed. It's a safeguard to be protected.
Planting the Seeds of Tyranny
Do ministers ever stop and wonder how an authoritarian would use and abuse the policies they're implementing?
uglypolitix.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Tyranny doesn’t arrive fully formed.
It’s planted. Then watered through “exceptions”, “emergencies”, and "only temporary".
Jury trial isn't a a nuisance to be bypassed. It's a safeguard to be protected.
It’s planted. Then watered through “exceptions”, “emergencies”, and "only temporary".
Jury trial isn't a a nuisance to be bypassed. It's a safeguard to be protected.
Disgusting comments as a schoolboy can be confronted and owned with a real apology.
But a lifetime of bigotry, and the company he keeps, tells a story Nigel Farage can’t outrun.
But a lifetime of bigotry, and the company he keeps, tells a story Nigel Farage can’t outrun.
December 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Disgusting comments as a schoolboy can be confronted and owned with a real apology.
But a lifetime of bigotry, and the company he keeps, tells a story Nigel Farage can’t outrun.
But a lifetime of bigotry, and the company he keeps, tells a story Nigel Farage can’t outrun.
Farage’s racism shouldn’t surprise us. It follows a long pattern, and the danger is pretending it doesn’t.
Farage’s 'Racist' Abuse Shouldn’t Surprise Anyone
People can and should be forgiven for the sins of their past, but it's harder to absolve them when the behaviour never stopped.
uglypolitix.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Farage’s racism shouldn’t surprise us. It follows a long pattern, and the danger is pretending it doesn’t.