Daniel Seal

Big week ahead with local elections across the UK. This is where it starts. The end of two-party politics as we know it — and the beginning of a new wave in British politics. Voters are done with the same choices and the same results. Reform is ready to turn that frustration into real change. #ReformUK #LocalElections

EXCLUSIVE: Moshe, an Orthodox man attacked and called a "baby killer" in Slough last week, has told Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage that antisemitism has become "more frequent" since October 7. "Maybe what used to be 'dirty Jew' is now ‘free Palestine’ or ‘baby killer’... Jewish people have to be vigilant and just be careful out there." 🫂 Follow The JC - stay connected 📰 Full story online

"Antisemitism is at odds with British values but the rot is spreading with Keir Starmer’s Labour asleep at the wheel." - Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK 📰 Full story at thejc[dot]com - linked below

For the first time in generations, Jews in Britain are living in real, physical danger. That’s not an activist saying it — it’s Nigel Farage writing in the Jewish Chronicle today. While others stay silent, Reform is one of the only parties willing to confront the root causes head on. Protecting British citizens isn’t optional — it’s the first duty of government. thejc.com/opinion/jews-a…

UK borrowing costs just hit crisis-era highs. 10-Year Gilts have surged to their highest yield since the 2008 Financial Crisis — the same day the IMF slashes UK growth forecasts again. This is what loss of economic credibility looks like: higher debt costs, weaker growth, and a country drifting without a plan. Britain needs a strategy — not excuses.

@mjamesevans @daveatherton Totally. This is one of the key issues. Cheaper and reliable energy.

@DannyGSeal @daveatherton To do that we need to massively reduce cost. We need to make our energy costs cheap.

Britain runs persistent trade deficits while sitting on world-class talent, capital and global networks. That is not an inevitability — it is a policy failure. We should be exporting finished goods, energy, data and services at scale, not importing dependency. Rebuild industrial capacity, secure critical minerals, and back exporters with real financing. Trade is not a statistic. It is sovereignty.

Britain just lost a £31bn AI investment from OpenAI — not because of talent, but because energy is too expensive. We are prioritising Net Zero targets over the infrastructure that will power the future economy. AI data centres are not optional. They are the factories of the 21st century. Instead of backing projects like Hartlepool and the North East as global compute hubs, we are making them uninvestable. This is a strategic error. As @TiceRichard and @reformparty_uk have been arguing — we need cheaper energy, faster approvals, and a serious industrial strategy. Will Britain host the future of AI — or just regulate it?

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A nation that cannot make its own steel cannot defend itself. The UK once produced over 25 million tonnes of steel a year. Today it is closer to ~6–7 million — less than 0.4% of global output, while China alone produces over 1 billion tonnes (>50% of the world’s supply). Meanwhile, steel demand is rising again — defence, energy, rail, housing — all require secure, domestic supply. Yet the UK imports ~60% of the steel it uses. A 50% domestic production target is not protectionism. It is the minimum threshold for resilience. Cracking down on dumped imports and resetting tariffs is not ideology — it is industrial statecraft. Every serious economy does it when it matters. From Scunthorpe to Port Talbot, this is about more than jobs — it is about strategic capability. Sovereignty is not a slogan. It is the ability to forge your own shield.

NEW: The United Arab Emirates says its willing to partner with the United States if maritime force is used against Iran to regain control of the Strait of Hormuz. "For us, the Strait of Hormuz cannot be held hostage by one country, said. Dr. Anwar Gargash, Diplomatic advisor to the UAE President. "We’re not ready to act as a maritime force but we will join any American-led effort, international effort to secure navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. We are ready to play our part. "This is extremely important for the global economy and global trade; it is an issue that is extremely important for everybody. The Strait of Hormuz cannot be held hostage by any country."

We are becoming tenants in the most important asset class of the 21st century. Over 65% of global cloud infrastructure is controlled by just three US firms. Hyperscalers are spending $200BN+ annually on compute — building the backbone of intelligence. Meanwhile, countries without sovereign compute are renting their future. This isn’t just technology. It’s power, productivity and national security. If you don’t own the hardware, you don’t shape the outcome. Britain must decide: build sovereign compute — or remain an intelligence tenant.

The irony of Donald Trump telling us to “go get your own oil” is of course that we have our own North Sea oil. But our own government is refusing to exploit it because of Net Zero madness. Five words spoken in anger by the US President have exposed British policy stupidity.

Renting AI compute from foreign clouds risks becoming the 21st century’s quiet dependency. If you don’t control the infrastructure, you don’t control priority, pricing, or ultimately the value your data creates. Britain has world-class research, but lacks compute at sovereign scale. Others are building national AI superclusters at speed. This isn’t about rejecting global partners — it’s about ensuring British data, talent and capital compound for Britain. To lead in the age of intelligence, you don’t just write the code — you own the compute. Will Britain be an owner, or just a customer?

The political tectonic plates have shifted. Reform UK now leads Labour by 7 points. Keir Starmer’s net satisfaction has collapsed to -57 — a 50-year low. This is not a protest vote. It is a rejection of managed decline. Britain doesn’t need caretakers. It needs architects. We are watching a new mandate form — one that wants to build, compete and lead again. Britain needs Nigel Farage to design our next chapter. 🇬🇧

This isn’t just a Middle East war anymore. It’s a systemic shock to global energy, trade and capital flows. Hormuz under pressure. Oil surging past $110. Shipping lanes at risk. Capital markets on edge. Multiple fronts opening—from Lebanon to Yemen. Modern conflict isn’t about territory. It’s about choking the arteries of the global economy.

📢 Pleased to announce I'm now a director at CPAC Great Britain, alongside a brilliant team. We’re bringing CPAC to London: 16th to 18th July: tickets on general sale next week. Britain's broken. The establishment surrendered our streets, sovereignty, & future. Time to rebuild.

SMEs aren’t a side story — they are the backbone of the UK economy. They make up 90% of UK businesses, employ ~16 million people, and generate over half of private sector turnover. Yet too few are exporting. That’s not a capability problem — it’s a system failure. If Britain is serious about growth, export finance must be treated as national infrastructure. Less friction. Faster decisions. Real support at scale. Stop managing SMEs. Start unleashing them. 🇬🇧

We produce ~700,000 world-class graduates every year — yet too many of our best ideas are built, funded and scaled elsewhere. This isn’t a talent problem. It’s a system problem. If we’re serious about growth, we need a “Putting Britain First” approach to innovation: build the industries here, back them properly, and give our brightest a reason to stay. Because the countries that win don’t export talent — they compound it. 🇬🇧

Last week’s Steel Strategy announced by the Labour Government missed the point. £2.5bn on transition, but no plan for sovereignty and focusing too much on Net Zero! What we need is clear: (1) secure raw materials, (2) rebuild domestic production, (3) cut energy costs, and (4) align trade with Africa to lock in supply. Steel isn’t optional — it’s economic security. 🇬🇧