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John Pockett
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Cymro brwd 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Mor hapus mod i wedi ymddeol. Deliriously happy to have retired. A thoroughly unhappy Anglican, former Church in Wales member. Keen on real ale & good food, old buildings, good company.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 3d
Two Reform UK Kent county councillors booted out of party amid bullying allegations against leadership

www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/tw...
Two suspended Reform UK county councillors booted out of party
Two suspended Reform UK county councillors have been “expelled” from the party.
www.kentonline.co.uk
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 3d
Another Reform UK councillor on Cornwall Council leaves the party
Another Reform councillor ditches the party in Cornwall
After another quitter, Reform UK is no longer the largest political group on Cornwall Council, less than six months after the election
www.cornwalllive.com
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 3d
Spread it far and wide.

Sarah Pochin, Reform UK
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 3d
Nathan Gill will be sentenced in a month.

Nigel Farage would like it to all go away, but it won’t. It happened on his watch.

Just like the failing councils his party are in charge of.

#ReformRussianBribes
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 3d
Reform UK Councils
Council Tax increases

Durham: 4.9%
Worcestershire: 5-10%
Warwickshire: ~5%
Leicestershire: 3%
Kent: 5%
Lincolnshire: 2%+
Staffordshire: ~5%
West Northamptonshire: 5%
Derbyshire: 4.9%
North Northamptonshire: amount TBD
Nottinghamshire: amount TBD
Lancashire: amount TBD
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Naimish @naimish.bsky.social · 3d
Farage calling Llyr Powell “Welsh Dave” is sending me. Not even bothering to learn the name of your premier candidate shows how little you actually care about the place you're hoping to run.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 3d
The face of someone that just realised Nigel Farage deserted them.

Turns out it was a by-election, not a buy-election.
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John Pockett @johnpockett.bsky.social · 4d
I wonder how many will turn up? Hardly standing room only, I bet!
nation.cymru NationCymru @nation.cymru · 4d
Tickets for Reform's UK's Welsh victory event are still available to buy online with Caerphilly by-election candidate Llŷr Powell booked as a guest speaker along with Lee Anderson who was active throughout the party's failed campaign ✍️ Emily Price
Tickets still available for Reform Caerphilly victory event
Emily Price  Tickets for Reform’s UK’s Welsh victory event are still available to buy online with Caerphilly candidate Llŷr Powell booked as a guest speaker along with Lee Anderson who was active thro...
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John Pockett @johnpockett.bsky.social · 4d
👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Da iawn Lindsay Whittle, llongyfarchiadau enfawr! What's the bet Nigel Far-rage will never be seen near Caerffili again, not that he's been seen in Clacton much over the past 15 months. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 4d
What a photo.
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Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 6d
A reminder.

Only 6.9% of people in Wales were born overseas.

Just 2.9% of people in Caerphilly were born overseas.

Whereas 38% of medical consultants in Wales were born overseas.

Immigrants are not holding our NHS back, they are propping it up.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 5d
Reform's Kent nightmare
What Reform's Kent nightmare means for Farage's dream of becoming PM
Reform is hoping to prove it is fit for government by the way it runs local authorities
inews.co.uk
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Meg @ecomegsf.bsky.social · 9d
Another great newsletter from Will Hayward and his team.
willhaycardiff.bsky.social Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 9d
Try as I might, I can't get Reform to answer a simple question about their candidate in the Caerphilly by-election Llyr Powell.

When did he last have contact with Nathan Gill, the party's former leader in Wales who has admitted taking Russian bribes?
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/why-cant-r...
Why can't Reform answer this question?
Plus predictions for the Caerphilly by-election
willhaywardwales.substack.com
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 15d
Nigel Farage has finally admitted to it.

But now there's lots more questions especially considering Rupert Lowes intervention....

leftfootforward.org/2025/10/nige...
Nigel Farage finally admits to knowing Nathan Gill after senior Reform figure repeatedly claimed he didn’t
Farage has admitted he knew Gill for 'a very long time' but claims he didn't know anything about his pro-Russia activities...
leftfootforward.org
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 14d
Nathan Gill will be sentenced on 21st November for 8 charges of taking Russian Bribes.

It’s essential that the European Parliament carries out an investigation in to UKIP, Brexit Party and Reform UK and their connection to Russia.

Investigation now!

#InvestigateReformUK #ReformRussianBribes
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 15d
Reform caught disguising its local election candidates as ‘independents’
Reform caught disguising its local election candidates as 'independents'
Reform disguises parish-level candidates as independents to win elections, showing that independent doesn't always mean progressive
www.thecanary.co
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Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 22d
Politicians are using Ukrainian refugees as a political football.

The Welsh Conservative leader says he is against Wales' Nation of Sanctuary policy.

But this wasn't always his position...

It seems his morals have changed because he is worried about Reform taking his votes.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19d
#BBCQT

Always bring the receipts.
Happy birthday to my friend and colleague Nigel Farage aka Mr Brexit.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 20d
The Reform Russian Bribes Scandal won’t go away, Nigel.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 20d
Reform UK in the dock ⚖

9th October Andy Osborn.
14th October Neil Stevens, Tony Stevens, and Rob Sheridan.
15th October Sarah White.
21st November Nathan Gill.
16th December Mandy Clare.
22nd May 2026 Daniel Taylor.

Under investigation:
Joseph Boam.
Lee Duffy.
George Cottrell.

#ReformInTheDock
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 20d
Welsh Reform councillor teams up with Tommy Robinson allies in parents meeting

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Welsh Reform councillor teams up with Tommy Robinson allies in parents meeting
Emily Price  A Reform councillor has chaired a meeting with a far-right group and parents of young children to discuss “completely untrue” allegations about religious education at a Swansea school. Re...
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 19d
Formal complaint to Returning Officer in Caerphilly as Reform is accused of lying about Nation of Sanctuary

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Formal complaint to Returning Officer as Reform is accused of lying about Nation of Sanctuary
Martin Shipton Leading members of the Ukrainian community in Caerphilly are making a formal complaint to the official running the seat’s Senedd by-election, alleging that Reform UK is lying about the ...
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 19d
Nine Job Nigel

Nigel Farage earns over £1 million from 'second jobs' - check your MP's earnings

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

#NineJobNigel
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John Pockett @johnpockett.bsky.social · 20d
Why is no one in reform ltd, it seems, capable of telling the truth? I hope the voters in Caerffili realise this.
reformexposed.bsky.social Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 20d
Pochinoccio strikes again.

Reform UK’s @SarahForRuncorn has removed a video about Runcorn Boxing Club after lying about her helping getting funding for them.

Statement by the club has shown her to once again have made up things about representing her local area.

www.facebook.com/share/p/1CXr...
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 20d
Let’s talk about this, Nigel.
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