Jane

This is fascinating and so relevant to the situation in the UK

Sorry to disappoint, but I am in Clacton right now. 👋

THE SUNDAY TIMES: A STATEMENT FROM RICHARD TICE MP, DEPUTY LEADER OF REFORM UK   The Sunday Times is still crawling all my business career in the hope of dredging up some more obscure technical issues from years ago. They openly admit their "journalism" is a joint venture with a senior Labour Party activist. This smear campaign is getting ridiculous. As a result, I now appear to have a debenture slot on the front page as they rehash the same old dividend story. The Sunday Times article features assumptions, numbers and dates that are simply incorrect. Like the rest of us, they and their Labour Party tax experts sometimes make mistakes. It is all extremely technical: good luck keeping up. Meanwhile, the Financial Times has been busy calling up former work colleagues and advisers from my past, trying to find some dirt. This is what we, at Reform UK, are now up against.   In a highly successful career spanning 40 years, I have done business in 12 countries across three continents, and been a director of more than 150 companies. I have helped build thousands of homes, creating thousands of jobs and generating hundreds of millions of value for shareholders and investors along with many tens of millions of tax for HMRC. I am very proud of this record. Throughout this career I have taken professional tax advice and have always paid everything that I was advised to pay.   Here’s the reality: tax efficiency is a basic corporate responsibility and duty to shareholders. A long career with multiple businesses is bound to feature some errors. Naturally I am always happy to put things right and if numbers need rechecking, of course I will pay what is owed – be that more or less. It is worth noting that last time my political enemies did this to me, during the Brexit referendum, HMRC concluded that I had significantly overpaid.   It is a measure of Reform UK’s success that Establishment media is coming after me in this way. Senior elements within News UK seem very unhappy about how well we are doing. Doubtless this will not be the last time, and I will not be the last target. Certain journalists are determined to put the worst possible gloss on everything I have done.   Meanwhile they wilfully ignore the highly questionable accounting of millions of pounds in Labour Party Properties Ltd. By any objective measure, this is a much simpler and more shocking story - but we are not in the land of objectivity here.   The relentless effort to tarnish my good name is the kind of behaviour that deters other successful business people from going into politics. The consequences are very real - as we can all see with the current Labour Cabinet, which is entirely devoid of business experience. The result? A flatlining economy and dire public services. All in a nation facing humiliation on the world stage.   After several weeks of this treatment, I won’t be indulging the Sunday Times any further. I am working flat out for my constituents and campaigning for the local elections. If my primary interest were making money, I wouldn’t be giving everything I’ve got to trying to save our country.   PS: It is worth noting that we have the longest tax code in the world at circa 24,000 pages and counting, whereas Hong Kong’s is less than 500 pages.   Richard Tice MP, Deputy Leader, Reform UK

@MadelaineLucyH Off you pop then

I’d feel safer walking through Tower Hamlets alone in a mini skirt than walking through a Reform rally and most women right wing or not know that’s the truth 💀🤷‍♀️

@that_1 👀

Meghan wasn't there for 122 minutes after all. 😂☠️

I'm sorry WHHHAATTT??? THIS IS THE GUY WHO STARMER JUST FIRED because he wasn't told that Mandelson had failed vetting. Someone. Is. Lying. Who? And why?? Oh dear.....

🚨 Starmer Announces Bold Mission to Reopen Strait of Hormuz… After Iran and Trump Just Declared It Open Starmer's masterplan: “We will lead a multinational mission to open the Strait of Hormuz.” Iran & Trump just announced it's already fully open today 😂 Brilliant timing, Keir. The ships are sailing while you're still scheduling the planning meeting. 🤡

@StephanieSidley @nancytsidley That’s 122 minutes to many

Meghan Markle only spent 122 minutes at the “girls retreat” in Australia and then left!!!! Anyone who paid for this scam weekend is an idiot!!!!

@unreMARKLEble She’s back to beige🤣🤣

And we have Giant Man Pants at the Besties Cringe podcast. It’s what you’d expect-I’m not sure what the long dangly straps are all about but it’s hideous-wrinkles and too-long hems galore-now we wait for the cringey footage from the retreat. #MeghanMarkle #MeghanIsTheProblem #MeghanMarkleIsAGrifter #HarryandMeghanInAustralia

@tom_watson 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

He is many things but Keir Starmer is not a liar.

@that_1 How uncomfortable is she in this situation?

Meghan's most difficult acting part so far

@lady_doi Pre order. Does this mean no refunds if unhappy with product? Seen it done by other influencers…..

"Meghan’s visit causing ‘considerable concern’ behind palace gates" 🗞️ A longform article in The Telegraph about Meghan's grifting and merching in Australia under the guise of 'charity' "Prince Harry and Meghan’s tour of Australia has raised alarm in royal circles after it emerged that Meghan is earning money from a shopping platform built around the outfits she wears on charitable engagements. The Duchess of Sussex has invested in OneOff, a 'style-driven fashion discovery platform', which includes purchasing links to a host of celebrities’ clothes. She is understood to be receiving a share of sales. Meghan’s OneOff page includes seven outfits she has worn since the couple arrived in Australia on Tuesday for what has been described as a “quasi-royal tour”. One of the “looks” featured is the black Karen Gee “Priscilla Dress” worn by the 44-year-old mother-of-two on a visit to the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne on Tuesday. Visitors who click on the link can press a “buy now” button straight to the website where the $1250 dress is available for pre-order. There are also links to the Real Fine Studio Puffy Hearts earrings worn by Meghan, along with her Christian Dior iridescent black leather high heels, although they appear to have already sold out. According to Vogue, the current revenue split on a sale is 10 to 25 per cent from the retailer to OneOff, which is split with the creator. The London Telegraph understands that the commercialisation of Meghan’s wardrobe has “caused considerable concern” behind palace gates. A royal source said: “Everybody just rolls their eyes now as they know the routine – push the envelope, get criticised, reverse tack and say you made a donation. By making money while doing ‘philanthropic’ work, they very much appear to be having their cake and eating it.” Another insider said: “Grifting is one thing, but carrying out a faux royal visit to a children’s hospital while flogging your outfits online appears to have crossed a line.” It follows increased discomfort over the monetisation of the tour, where tickets to a high-end “girls’ weekend” retreat in Sydney have been on sale for up to $3199 for VIP access to Meghan. Also featured on her OneOff page is the khaki suede St Agni bomber jacket ($1000) and skirt ($890) she wore on a visit to the Australian National Veterans Art Museum in Melbourne on Tuesday. Meghan once complained about having to wear tights as a working royal. While promoting the second series of her Netflix show With Love, Meghan, she said: “It was different several years ago, when I couldn’t be as vocal and I had to wear nude pantyhose all the time. “Let’s be honest, that was not very myself. I hadn’t seen pantyhose since movies in the ’80s! That felt a little bit inauthentic.” There is even a link to her Cartier Tank Française 18-carat gold watch. Diana, Princess of Wales, had the same watch, and it has never been officially confirmed whether the watch Meghan wears belonged to her late mother-in-law. When the couple stepped down as working royals in 2020, they released a statement titled Spring Transition 2020 on their now-defunct Sussex Royal website, which read: “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will become privately funded members of the Royal family with permission to earn their own income and the ability to pursue their own private charitable interests.” The original statement was not agreed upon, with the late Queen Elizabeth leading negotiations over what the Sussexes’ future would look like in a meeting that has become known as the Sandringham Summit. Buckingham Palace made it clear that a “half-in, half-out” model was not acceptable, confirming that the couple would step back from all active royal duties, including official military appointments. They were banned from using the name Sussex Royal for their activities, over fears their money-making plans would look as though they were endorsed by the royal family. Since then, the couple has made commercial deals with Spotify, Netflix and others, and Meghan has launched her own business, As Ever. Palace aides have welcomed the Sussexes’ commercial success, believing they are better placed earning a living than having to rely on royal scandals to make headlines as they did in the era of their Oprah Winfrey interview and Harry’s autobiography, Spare. Since then, the royal family has enjoyed being able to concentrate on their official duties while the public interest drifts from the so-called “Sussex soap opera”. But the visit to Australia, where King Charles is head of state, is more complicated, with crowds turning out to see the couple because of their former royal status. The tour has also prompted confusion over whether it is a commercial or charitable endeavour. It has once again led to criticism of The Firm – as the royal family is sometimes called – with Meghan complaining about having been trolled and Harry complaining about not wanting to be royal. References have also been made in news coverage to previous visits by Princess Diana, who was careful never to cash in on her royal status, despite being a global fashion icon." ✍️ Camilla Tominey, The Telegraph, London

Here's the thing: They know they're lying. We know they're lying. We know they know they're lying. They know we know they know they're lying. And they still think they'll get away with it. But we know better. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

The establishment likes to lie to you about Reform UK. Here’s the reality: Reform UK-led councils have delivered the lowest council tax rises of any party. 👇

@SummerRhapsody Why is she wearing Columbo’s rain coat?

#MeghanMarkle wearing a mum t shirt while she dumps Archie & Betty at every opportunity.

Damn right he should😡

Now it turns out that Keir Starmer hired Peter Mandelson to be his US Ambassador after he FAILED his security vetting. The Foreign Office had to use a rare power to the overrule security officials due to Keir Starmer announcing his role beforehand. Outrageous. He must resign.

Keir Starmer said in February that the security services had given Mandelson “clearance for the role”. Now we discover that he has blatantly lied, the Prime Minister should resign. Vote Reform on May 7th to make it happen.

@that_1 @Oceansussex Somebody give that woman some Botox-the lines 🤣🤣

and here comes the victim card 🤦🏻‍♂️

@nancytsidley The coat flicking again

This is so desperate. 🤦🏻‍♀️

@Smudger3591 @that_1 @Bjessie100Linda Every time I see her🙈

@that_1 @Bjessie100Linda

i will just leave it here 🤫