Peter Herbert
@pehherb.bsky.social
Retired, Married 4 children, youngest left this life early, Leicester City supporter. Living in South Wales. Marfan syndrome.
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Don't get too excited, it's symbolic. (This vote doesn't mean that it will actually happen.)
BUT – it is good that this is being raised so clearly as a step back towards fixing the economy.
BUT – it is good that this is being raised so clearly as a step back towards fixing the economy.
🚨BREAKING🚨
MPs have voted to PASS our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union.
The Prime Minister must now listen to his own MPs, drop his self-imposed red lines and finally go for proper growth through an ambitious trade deal with the EU.
MPs have voted to PASS our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union.
The Prime Minister must now listen to his own MPs, drop his self-imposed red lines and finally go for proper growth through an ambitious trade deal with the EU.
December 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Don't get too excited, it's symbolic. (This vote doesn't mean that it will actually happen.)
BUT – it is good that this is being raised so clearly as a step back towards fixing the economy.
BUT – it is good that this is being raised so clearly as a step back towards fixing the economy.
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A staggering £9 million was donated to Reform from one individual – Christopher Harborne, the crypto investor. But Awkwardly for Farage, given recent headlines, a cryptocurrency backed by Harborne has also reportedly been used to help Russia fight its war against Ukraine
Farage rescued (for now) by mega donor
Reform lands £9 million from one man...
writesbright.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
A staggering £9 million was donated to Reform from one individual – Christopher Harborne, the crypto investor. But Awkwardly for Farage, given recent headlines, a cryptocurrency backed by Harborne has also reportedly been used to help Russia fight its war against Ukraine
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Chris Mason on @bbcnews.bsky.social , thinking his views are actually news, rather than reporting on facts. Worse than bbclaura, although that takes some beating.
Don't want your biased twist on the news.
Don't want your biased twist on the news.
December 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Chris Mason on @bbcnews.bsky.social , thinking his views are actually news, rather than reporting on facts. Worse than bbclaura, although that takes some beating.
Don't want your biased twist on the news.
Don't want your biased twist on the news.
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Even Brexiters are beginning to acknowledge the damage Brexit has done to the economy, and Westminster needs to catch up. Facing reality is the first step towards repairing the harm and rebuilding a serious relationship with Europe.
We Brexiteers must acknowledge the costs of leaving Europe
Breaking free from the EU has undoubtedly deepened the UK’s malaise, and it’s no use denying it
www.thetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Even Brexiters are beginning to acknowledge the damage Brexit has done to the economy, and Westminster needs to catch up. Facing reality is the first step towards repairing the harm and rebuilding a serious relationship with Europe.
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Russia's ambassador to the UK, Yakovenko, boasted about Brexit to another diplomat:
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Russia's ambassador to the UK, Yakovenko, boasted about Brexit to another diplomat:
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
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This sentence unequivocally REOPENS the Brexit legitimacy debate.
NEW: Reform UK’s former leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been jailed at the Old Bailey for 10 and a half years for taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia when he was an MEP. Full story 👇
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform UK’s former Wales leader jailed for taking bribes for pro-Russia speeches
Police say Nathan Gill received at least £40,000 while he was an MEP from Oleg Voloshyn, an alleged Russian asset
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This sentence unequivocally REOPENS the Brexit legitimacy debate.
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Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
Covid inquiry live: ‘Inexcusable’ delays under Johnson led to 23,000 deaths
Lockdowns may have been avoided if Boris Johnson’s government had acted faster, damning report finds
www.thetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
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You honestly can't make this up. There was no way #Brexit was ever going to cut regulation or bureaucracy for exporters to the #EU, large or small, unless we opted to stay in the Single Market and Customs union. Many of us in business repeatedly made that point.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Farage says small business owners who thought Brexit would cut regulation have been betrayed – UK politics live
Reform UK leader claims that burden of regulation is worse than before the referendum
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
You honestly can't make this up. There was no way #Brexit was ever going to cut regulation or bureaucracy for exporters to the #EU, large or small, unless we opted to stay in the Single Market and Customs union. Many of us in business repeatedly made that point.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Honestly. My loathing for that man is boundless. Never a situation where he’s not looking to manipulate, divide, grift, self-promote, vilify, ruin…
He’s repulsive. And the damage he does to our country is catastrophic. And that is no exaggeration.
He’s repulsive. And the damage he does to our country is catastrophic. And that is no exaggeration.
November 11, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Honestly. My loathing for that man is boundless. Never a situation where he’s not looking to manipulate, divide, grift, self-promote, vilify, ruin…
He’s repulsive. And the damage he does to our country is catastrophic. And that is no exaggeration.
He’s repulsive. And the damage he does to our country is catastrophic. And that is no exaggeration.
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“DHSC said the Conservative peer Theodore Agnew was the politician who introduced Uniserve to the VIP lane. Agnew, a former City finance executive, was one of several new ministers, headed by Michael Gove, appointed to the Cabinet Office” #ToryCovidCorruption www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Revealed: The billion-pound PPE contractor with a Tory MP on site
Special report: Uniserve was paid £1.4bn for Covid contracts that included supply of £178.5m in never-used equipment
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
“DHSC said the Conservative peer Theodore Agnew was the politician who introduced Uniserve to the VIP lane. Agnew, a former City finance executive, was one of several new ministers, headed by Michael Gove, appointed to the Cabinet Office” #ToryCovidCorruption www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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How ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
The 'Great Noticing' Era
Ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
How ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
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School pupils are to be taught how to tackle conspiracy theories, spot 'fake news' & root out misinformation. The Daily Mail, ajudged by Wikipedia to be an unreliable new source, is furious. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out why.
November 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
School pupils are to be taught how to tackle conspiracy theories, spot 'fake news' & root out misinformation. The Daily Mail, ajudged by Wikipedia to be an unreliable new source, is furious. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out why.
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The party who claim to be patriots literally had a Reform leadership member caught red handed taking bribes from Russia.
This article details the speeches Nathan Gill gave that he was paid to give.
How are Reform getting away with this?
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
This article details the speeches Nathan Gill gave that he was paid to give.
How are Reform getting away with this?
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill
How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The party who claim to be patriots literally had a Reform leadership member caught red handed taking bribes from Russia.
This article details the speeches Nathan Gill gave that he was paid to give.
How are Reform getting away with this?
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
This article details the speeches Nathan Gill gave that he was paid to give.
How are Reform getting away with this?
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Farage says leaving the ECHR is the “unfinished business" of Brexit and that the UK is "not sovereign” while we are in it.
But Farage lies. And Brexit is a shitshow. So, “finishing” it should fill us all with dread.
Sovereignty without rights is dictatorship.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
But Farage lies. And Brexit is a shitshow. So, “finishing” it should fill us all with dread.
Sovereignty without rights is dictatorship.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Leaving the ECHR won’t stop the boats, 300 organisations warn in rallying cry
Prime minister Keir Starmer urged to make positive case for ECHR after Kemi Badenoch pledged a Tory government would leave the treaty
www.independent.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Farage says leaving the ECHR is the “unfinished business" of Brexit and that the UK is "not sovereign” while we are in it.
But Farage lies. And Brexit is a shitshow. So, “finishing” it should fill us all with dread.
Sovereignty without rights is dictatorship.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
But Farage lies. And Brexit is a shitshow. So, “finishing” it should fill us all with dread.
Sovereignty without rights is dictatorship.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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What's behind Nigel Farage's deregulation plans for corporations?
Follow the money 👀
He isn't a party leader. He's a CEO. And his investors have spoken.
Follow the money 👀
He isn't a party leader. He's a CEO. And his investors have spoken.
November 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
What's behind Nigel Farage's deregulation plans for corporations?
Follow the money 👀
He isn't a party leader. He's a CEO. And his investors have spoken.
Follow the money 👀
He isn't a party leader. He's a CEO. And his investors have spoken.
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Another 55mins of Farage carried live by BBC and Sky, in which he rambled for twice as long as briefed, and yet managed to say little of substance.
Why can broadcasters not simply give us 3mins of the low-lights after the event, as they would do with most other politicians? ~AA
Why can broadcasters not simply give us 3mins of the low-lights after the event, as they would do with most other politicians? ~AA
November 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Another 55mins of Farage carried live by BBC and Sky, in which he rambled for twice as long as briefed, and yet managed to say little of substance.
Why can broadcasters not simply give us 3mins of the low-lights after the event, as they would do with most other politicians? ~AA
Why can broadcasters not simply give us 3mins of the low-lights after the event, as they would do with most other politicians? ~AA
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Why do I call Tories scum? Tory Chair Hollinrake took free flights, hotels and dinners from a company that turns family homes into HMOs for asylum seekers. Same geezer who spends his days smearing Labour Ministers. Preaching about morality while pocketing perks off the backs of desperate people.
Tory chair accepted £2k hospitality from developer of HMOs for asylum seekers
Exclusive: Kevin Hollinrake’s conference costs paid for by firm helping landlords convert homes for lucrative market
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Why do I call Tories scum? Tory Chair Hollinrake took free flights, hotels and dinners from a company that turns family homes into HMOs for asylum seekers. Same geezer who spends his days smearing Labour Ministers. Preaching about morality while pocketing perks off the backs of desperate people.
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"We traded influence in Brussels for illusions of control".
www.standard.co.uk/business/the...
www.standard.co.uk/business/the...
The EU’s new climate rules show just how powerless Brexit has left Britain
This is not just about higher gas bills...it is also about security.
www.standard.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"We traded influence in Brussels for illusions of control".
www.standard.co.uk/business/the...
www.standard.co.uk/business/the...
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2/ Threats of violence for political ends are legally classified as terrorism, as can be seen in the excerpt from the Terrorism Act.
Here are another couple of cases of Farage threatening violence - telling his supporters that if Brexit didn't happen, violence would be justified and legitimate.
Here are another couple of cases of Farage threatening violence - telling his supporters that if Brexit didn't happen, violence would be justified and legitimate.
October 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
2/ Threats of violence for political ends are legally classified as terrorism, as can be seen in the excerpt from the Terrorism Act.
Here are another couple of cases of Farage threatening violence - telling his supporters that if Brexit didn't happen, violence would be justified and legitimate.
Here are another couple of cases of Farage threatening violence - telling his supporters that if Brexit didn't happen, violence would be justified and legitimate.
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1/ Farage threatened that if Brexit wasn't delivered, he would pick up a rifle and hit the front line. Threats of violence for political ends are legally classified as terrorism, as can be seen in the excerpt from the Terrorism Act (next post)
Why wasn't Farage prosecuted? Why is he protected?
Why wasn't Farage prosecuted? Why is he protected?
October 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
1/ Farage threatened that if Brexit wasn't delivered, he would pick up a rifle and hit the front line. Threats of violence for political ends are legally classified as terrorism, as can be seen in the excerpt from the Terrorism Act (next post)
Why wasn't Farage prosecuted? Why is he protected?
Why wasn't Farage prosecuted? Why is he protected?
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Anyone surprised?
Anyone...?
Anyone...?
October 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Anyone surprised?
Anyone...?
Anyone...?
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Ironic that the poster predicted a huge uplift in immigration if we didn’t exit the EU and the uplift actually happened because of Brexit, he got that wrong, he got it all wrong, I wouldn’t leave him running the tombola at a village fete, never mind a local council or a country.
September 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Ironic that the poster predicted a huge uplift in immigration if we didn’t exit the EU and the uplift actually happened because of Brexit, he got that wrong, he got it all wrong, I wouldn’t leave him running the tombola at a village fete, never mind a local council or a country.
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"We cannot claim to have moved on from the venal political culture that brought us the VIP Lane until the ministers involved face consequences too.” goodlaw.social/ph6f
PPE Medpro must repay £122m for breach of contract | Good Law Project
The company Michelle Mone landed on the Tories’ unlawful VIP Lane has 14 days to repay £122m for gowns supplied during the pandemic and never used.
goodlaw.social
October 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM
"We cannot claim to have moved on from the venal political culture that brought us the VIP Lane until the ministers involved face consequences too.” goodlaw.social/ph6f
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“When we left the EU, we left the Dublin Protocol, which is the main deterrent to irregular migration"
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/kei...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/kei...
Keir Starmer dismisses Neil Kinnock’s calls to ‘rejoin EU’ to prevent small boats and boot out Farage
"When we left the EU, we left the Dublin Protocol, which is the main deterrent to irregular migration"
www.thelondoneconomic.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
“When we left the EU, we left the Dublin Protocol, which is the main deterrent to irregular migration"
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/kei...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/kei...
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🚨 Farage m*ney-l*undering op: A company set to be struck off gave Reform £100k - the same as its shareholder funds. Its ex-director, father of the “owner,” also linked to Royal Mansion at 46a Bishops Ave - home of a Kazakh oligarch.
September 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
🚨 Farage m*ney-l*undering op: A company set to be struck off gave Reform £100k - the same as its shareholder funds. Its ex-director, father of the “owner,” also linked to Royal Mansion at 46a Bishops Ave - home of a Kazakh oligarch.