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Police are investigating Tice’s company for donations made to reform UK

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idontwanttomissyou · 25/07/2026 17:42

Well well well

More corruption from “not the establishment”

Police investigate donations by Tice company to Reform UK https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yv4r5g55do

Richard Tice, in blue jacket, white shirt, and black and white tie, points with his finger while talking to reporters

Police investigate donations by Richard Tice company to Reform UK

Britain Means Business, owned by the party’s deputy leader Richard Tice, made two donations of £250,000 in the run-up to the 2024 general election.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yv4r5g55do

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CurlewKate · 26/07/2026 07:25

LuckyHazelFox · 26/07/2026 07:12

The government of the day are being scrutinised, including a convicted fraudster and a tax shy housing minister being given cabinet roles. There's also a small thing like a new PM in town. Are you being disingenuous?

A very minor spent conviction. Tax affairs that were admittedly complex but have been resolved. Do you genuinely think these compare to the public accounts committee and police investigations of Reform funding in general and Farage and Tice’s affairs in particular? Incidentally, your use of Miss Widdecombe’s murder is particularly low….

JennyForeigner · 26/07/2026 07:30

Teanbiscuits33 · 25/07/2026 20:51

My theory is that the guardian reported on his 5 million, the right wing media realised they couldn’t just ignore it because it was such a huge revelation, so they had to report on it to seem more credible, then off the back of that he started slagging off the Times et al, which further pissed them off and has been his downfall.

Either that or Ben Habib and/ or Rupert Lowe has leaked stuff to the press about him (Lets not forget, he threatened to sue Ben Habib over his revelations about Farage’s and Johnson’s Brexit bungs). They had a very acrimonious fall out, and right wing figures always tend to fall out with each other because of competing egos. Rupert Lowe also has his rival party.

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Yeah, I think you nailed it. The Guardian broke it, the arrogant prick pissed off the Sunday Times and finally lost the room of the establishment media owners who have kept him in gravy and third homes. Fuck about and find out, where neither side is particularly pretty, and one of them is a grifting arsehole.

greencatwitch · 26/07/2026 07:31

Finally.

Farage and Reform have not been properly scrutinised for years and benefited from client journalists given them an easy ride in interviews.

About time that the party finances and individuals' potentially dodgy behaviour came under real scrutiny.

No party and no politician or donor should be above the law.

LuckyHazelFox · 26/07/2026 07:35

CurlewKate · 26/07/2026 07:25

A very minor spent conviction. Tax affairs that were admittedly complex but have been resolved. Do you genuinely think these compare to the public accounts committee and police investigations of Reform funding in general and Farage and Tice’s affairs in particular? Incidentally, your use of Miss Widdecombe’s murder is particularly low….

The usual excuses. Always small amounts compared to large amounts, when the fundamental principle is dishonesty. Always trivial when it applies to Labour but substantial, otherwise.

BIossomtoes · 26/07/2026 07:37

LuckyHazelFox · 26/07/2026 07:35

The usual excuses. Always small amounts compared to large amounts, when the fundamental principle is dishonesty. Always trivial when it applies to Labour but substantial, otherwise.

The issue here isn’t dishonesty, it’s corruption and Farage and his merry men are marinated in it.

LuckyHazelFox · 26/07/2026 07:38

BIossomtoes · 26/07/2026 07:37

The issue here isn’t dishonesty, it’s corruption and Farage and his merry men are marinated in it.

😆 🤣 must admit that's a funny way of describing it!

MissionCreep · 26/07/2026 07:48

God I hope the Bin wins
The corruption is so deep and disgusting with with these horrible rich boys. (NARBALT..)
Less like a political party more like a personal enrichment scheme for cronies.

God help our national security if they actually did get into government.

it was so good to see those Brian Eno and other millionaires organising about wanting to be taxed more as a patriotic thing. What a huge huge contrast to Farage and Reform.

This is not about loathing Farage it’s about also fearing the awful depths as PP have said of this dangerously corruptible thing that he is the face of. Not sure it even safely merits the title of ‘political party’

CurlewKate · 26/07/2026 07:49

LuckyHazelFox · 26/07/2026 07:35

The usual excuses. Always small amounts compared to large amounts, when the fundamental principle is dishonesty. Always trivial when it applies to Labour but substantial, otherwise.

The fundamentals are entirely different. Personal funding against institutional funding, for example. Political parties being bankrolled by vested interests. I notice you have stopped using Miss Widdecombe as a “look over there!”. I am very glad to see that.

greencatwitch · 26/07/2026 07:53

LuckyHazelFox · 26/07/2026 07:35

The usual excuses. Always small amounts compared to large amounts, when the fundamental principle is dishonesty. Always trivial when it applies to Labour but substantial, otherwise.

The 'whataboutery' won't help Farage and his entitled, grifting, dodgy party members and donors...

The Labour politicians you are referring to have already been investigated.

Time for Reform to also face the law. After all if you think they have nothing to hide/done nothing wrong then what is the problem?

Firetreev · 26/07/2026 07:56

Pipsquiggle · 25/07/2026 22:08

I really hope these multiple investigations make Reform supporters really think about whether their faith is misplaced in this group of people.

Thinking and Reform voters aren't two things that tend to go hand in hand.

HappiestSleeping · 26/07/2026 07:58

MissionCreep · 26/07/2026 07:48

God I hope the Bin wins
The corruption is so deep and disgusting with with these horrible rich boys. (NARBALT..)
Less like a political party more like a personal enrichment scheme for cronies.

God help our national security if they actually did get into government.

it was so good to see those Brian Eno and other millionaires organising about wanting to be taxed more as a patriotic thing. What a huge huge contrast to Farage and Reform.

This is not about loathing Farage it’s about also fearing the awful depths as PP have said of this dangerously corruptible thing that he is the face of. Not sure it even safely merits the title of ‘political party’

This is not about loathing Farage

While I disagree with everything he says / does, his policies etc, there is a part of me that admires how he manages to manipulate words, and tell his target market exactly what they want to hear, despite there being absolutely no substance to it. And they believe him whole heartedly. If only a credible politician had that ability. If only we had some credible politicians.

If it wouldn't be so damaging for the country, there is also a part of me that would like to see Reform win a general election. It would be hilarious to see that target market evaporate once they see exactly how incapable Reform would be at actually delivering anything.

One only has to look at how many of the Reform councillors have resigned since the local elections to realise that they were either puppet candidates, or have discovered that it is a little bit more difficult than they thought it would be. You only have to look at how many surgeries Farage has run since being elected as an MP to see how seriously he takes his role. And yet, his target market still buy into it.

Firetreev · 26/07/2026 07:59

greencatwitch · 26/07/2026 07:53

The 'whataboutery' won't help Farage and his entitled, grifting, dodgy party members and donors...

The Labour politicians you are referring to have already been investigated.

Time for Reform to also face the law. After all if you think they have nothing to hide/done nothing wrong then what is the problem?

It's always whataboutery with Reform voters. Reform are immoral and so are many of their voters who continue to support them. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of their supporters are the type to take cash in hand jobs, fiddle their books and not pay their taxes. And thus, they don't care about Reform's corruption.

MushMonster · 26/07/2026 08:02

No surprises here. I am actually surprised that it took that long for corruption to come to the surface.

LuckyHazelFox · 26/07/2026 08:03

Firetreev · 26/07/2026 07:56

Thinking and Reform voters aren't two things that tend to go hand in hand.

You normally reduce your argument to the intelligence of a voter base. It's ironically very ignorant.

LuckyHazelFox · 26/07/2026 08:04

Firetreev · 26/07/2026 07:59

It's always whataboutery with Reform voters. Reform are immoral and so are many of their voters who continue to support them. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of their supporters are the type to take cash in hand jobs, fiddle their books and not pay their taxes. And thus, they don't care about Reform's corruption.

Don't you just love the stereotyping of people who complain about stereotyping. Labour and their hypocrites. Keep those own goals coming.

Teanbiscuits33 · 26/07/2026 08:11

The reports of an Islamist terror attack at the Berlin pride event last night will no doubt serve to galvanise his cult again regardless because he will weaponise it and make people fearful. People won’t care about his dodgy dealings if they think he’s going to save them from that.

There is loads of information out there in the public domain explaining how Russia is weaponising migration and extremist radicalisation to destabilise the continent and interfere in democracies.

Russian asset Farage and other far right leaders will be rubbing their hands with glee. Funnily enough, there are federal elections in Germany in September. What convenient timing.

LuckyHazelFox · 26/07/2026 08:12

Far right 😆 🤣

Marmalademorning · 26/07/2026 08:13

BIossomtoes · 26/07/2026 07:37

The issue here isn’t dishonesty, it’s corruption and Farage and his merry men are marinated in it.

There’s plenty of corruption in the Labour Party. You conveniently overlook that though, don’t you!

BIossomtoes · 26/07/2026 08:15

Marmalademorning · 26/07/2026 08:13

There’s plenty of corruption in the Labour Party. You conveniently overlook that though, don’t you!

Is there? What evidence do you have to back that up?

Firetreev · 26/07/2026 08:16

Teanbiscuits33 · 26/07/2026 08:11

The reports of an Islamist terror attack at the Berlin pride event last night will no doubt serve to galvanise his cult again regardless because he will weaponise it and make people fearful. People won’t care about his dodgy dealings if they think he’s going to save them from that.

There is loads of information out there in the public domain explaining how Russia is weaponising migration and extremist radicalisation to destabilise the continent and interfere in democracies.

Russian asset Farage and other far right leaders will be rubbing their hands with glee. Funnily enough, there are federal elections in Germany in September. What convenient timing.

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I think in the future when the web is unravelled and exposed we will be shocked to find out who was behind a lot of incidents. We know Russia is meddling in the West, and I won't be even slightly shocked to find out if they're in bed with Reform and the far right in the US and the Americas orchestrating tragedies.

Marmalademorning · 26/07/2026 08:17

LuckyHazelFox · 26/07/2026 08:03

You normally reduce your argument to the intelligence of a voter base. It's ironically very ignorant.

That’s because they don’t have anything of any substance to back up their argument.

So they resort to insults and petty name calling.

Firetreev · 26/07/2026 08:17

LuckyHazelFox · 26/07/2026 08:03

You normally reduce your argument to the intelligence of a voter base. It's ironically very ignorant.

And you usually reduce your arguments to whataboutery comparing apples and dinosaurs. Furthermore, it has been borne out that people on the left and centre are generally better educated than those on the right. The fact that only 20% of Reform voters are educated to university level is very telling.

Firetreev · 26/07/2026 08:18

Marmalademorning · 26/07/2026 08:17

That’s because they don’t have anything of any substance to back up their argument.

So they resort to insults and petty name calling.

Please provide us with examples of Labour's corruption. It doesn't even touch the sides compared to Reform.

BIossomtoes · 26/07/2026 08:18

Marmalademorning · 26/07/2026 08:17

That’s because they don’t have anything of any substance to back up their argument.

So they resort to insults and petty name calling.

So where’s your evidence of corruption in the Labour Party?

Pipsquiggle · 26/07/2026 08:20

LuckyHazelFox · 26/07/2026 08:04

Don't you just love the stereotyping of people who complain about stereotyping. Labour and their hypocrites. Keep those own goals coming.

@LuckyHazelFox but you do realise that all Reform cares about is making themselves and their rich mates richer.

They don't care about you or Clacton or communities or institutions that literally save people's lives. They claim to care about immigration but have no robust policies to make it work other than 'stop the boats'
If they did bring in the strictest policies on immigration that would exacerbate fiscal growth on top of the 4% loss in GDP directly attributed to Brexit.

Reform are a shit show - all style and no substance

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