Craig Botham
@craigbotham.bsky.social
Economist, amateur economic historian
Reposted by Craig Botham
this is an extraordinary canary in the coal mine
Nathan Gill, Reform's leader in Wales at the last Welsh parliament election, has pled guilty to 8 bribery charges, taking Russian cash while he was one of Nigel Farage’s MEPs to speak in favour of Putin's Russia in that parliament
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Reform UK’s ex-leader in Wales Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges
Gill admits to eight counts of bribery relating to pro-Russia statements made in the European parliament and articles
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
this is an extraordinary canary in the coal mine
Reposted by Craig Botham
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November 16, 2024 at 6:05 PM
For the people from Twitter following my advert for this place, here are the guideposts / ‘starter packs’:
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Not an original thought, but it bodes ill for future growth and employment that the political scales are very definitely tipped towards a hawkish monetary policy reaction function for the foreseeable future
November 6, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Not an original thought, but it bodes ill for future growth and employment that the political scales are very definitely tipped towards a hawkish monetary policy reaction function for the foreseeable future