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Dale Vince: Another day another possible...

Another day another possible dodgy donations scandal involving Reform. And now it involves Richard Tice as we learn of £1m 'given' to a company apparently belonging to Richard Tice, by the mother of Posh George, half of which was then donated to Reform - while the National Crime Agency have been unable to trace the source. These guys, what a complex web they weave. Surely there must be something to hide, otherwise just declare the donation and move on? The next move for Farage and Tice could even be behind bars, not the kind Farage likes to be seen in. https://thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/police-investigate-reform-donations-by-mother-of-fraudster-who-bankrolled-farage-3kd826j7h

James Foster: Why does @Nigel_Farage need help fighting Count Binface in Clacton...

Why does @Nigel_Farage need help fighting Count Binface in Clacton? @ReformParty_UK supporters keep telling us he’s hugely popular and heading for a landslide. With Labour, the Conservatives and the Lib Dems not standing, it should be a walk in the park. So why are Reform pulling activists away from the Greater Manchester mayoral election to campaign for him? 🤣😬🤦

Lee Hurst: If Nigel Farage wins the by election he has forced...

If Nigel Farage wins the by election he has forced, nothing changes with the current situation. The investigations then continues. If found guilty of wrongdoing then a 10 day suspension from the HoC could follow. This is enough to trigger a recall petition. If 10% of the electorate in Clacton we have another by election at which Farage could stand. So again I ask the question, what was the actual point of all this? The people who like him will continue to support him and the people who don’t will continue not to. No one’s mind will be changed by this current by election. He also faces the prospect of losing as anything could happen. By Reform offering to pay for the by election it stops the money being used to campaign elsewhere. What is the upside for Reform? I see none whatsoever.

Ben Judah: Between Emanuel’s speech yesterday and Burnham’s intervention today...

Between Emanuel’s speech yesterday and Burnham’s intervention today it is clear Western progressives are moving towards a position of sanctions on Israeli settlements and settler organisations. That’s a clear policy for where you want to be in 1-2 years of putting costs on the occupation. There’s also a clear policy of where you want to be eventually with a two or a “twenty-three” state solution. What’s lacking is any thinking on credible, viable, interim steps a post-Netanyahu Israeli government or a post-Abbas Palestinian Authority could conceivably carry in a 3-5 year horizon that could radically improve people’s lives. There is a real intellectual vacuum here, it’s quite striking with Democrats really, which Europeans should be thinking ahead about and to try and fill with serious proposals developed with Egypt and the Gulf. This is where we need peace thinking.
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