David Smethurst

@Zzeno Only one or two 🤣

@DJSmethurst How many new cafes did you spot?

Not been here for a while, nostalgia hit

@belfastgiantstv mic levels are off tonight - one too loud and the other too quiet

Unpopular opinion: I know it's a low bar, but Starmer has already achieved more than the corrupt, inept tories did Reason he's so unpopular is in part down to the media, which of course Laura Kuenssberg, Chris Mason, Robbie Gibb & co have contributed to #bbclaurak #BBCBreakfast

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@TheRealJamieKay Absolutely not

Do you believe the UK should leave the ECHR?

@TheRealJamieKay Absolutely

Do you think the UK should rejoin the EU?

It’s nearly at 100k.

Farage turns up in Wales this evening only to refuse to undertake an internal inquiry into the crimes of his party’s former Welsh leader, the traitor Nathan Gill If Reform UK can’t put their house in order, let’s give them a hand petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7442…

Ever wondered where your tax money actually goes? 💷 @BBCNews broke it down by imagining we each handed the Government £100. Here’s how that £100 was spent in 2023–24: £22 → NHS £6 → Defence £10 → Education £10 → Debt interest £11.40 → State pensions £4.15 → Working-age welfare (PIP, Universal Credit, health support) £0.50 → Asylum system £0.70 → Overseas aid What strikes me most is this: immigration dominates headlines and public debate, consistently ranking as one of the nation’s top concerns — yet the asylum system accounts for just 0.5% of public spending. A reminder that sometimes the loudest issues aren’t the largest ones. #Budget2026

There is too much happening around Reform UK that is being both ignored and buried

This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian interference is now up to 11.2k, and growing fast. Let's do everything in our power to break through the establishment's wall of silence about Russian interference in British politics. Please share the petition as widely as possible. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7442…

Sign it , share it over 13k so far was 1600 just 48hrs ago petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7442…

Just because Farage is mates and allies with Nathan Gill doesn't mean he was involved in Russian Bribery. Just because Gill and Farage both voted regularly in favour of Russia as MEPs, it still doesn't mean he was involved. Just because Farage has long praised Putin and appeared regularly on Russia Today, it still doesn't mean he was necessarily involved. Just because Farage has unexplained money he used to buy a house in Clacton, still doesn't mean he was necessarily actually involved. But, it all sure as hell makes him worth investigating.

So listen. @thenerve_news has the receipts. A comprehensive timeline of Nathan Gill & Nigel Farage’s pro-Kremlin influencing activities & 2 other MEPs, David Cobourn & Jonathan Arnott. Please read & share.

This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian interference is now up to 13k, and growing fast. It's still early days, but it's notable that the percentage of people signing is highest in Wales. This suggests that media coverage of Nathan Gill was considerably more extensive in Wales than elsewhere, which is disturbing because it suggests coverage of Gill's treason was insufficient outside Wales, given that it was a matter of UK national importance. Please share the petition as widely as possible. petitionmap.unboxedconsulting.com/?petition=7442…

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine. My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask: Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack. Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia. Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.

Reform UK has been desperately trying distance Farage from traitor Nathan Gill. But here is @ConorGogarty reading Farage's own quotes about bribe-taker Gill back to him: "I have worked closely with Nathan Gill as leader of Ukip Wales. I have always found him to be hard-working, honest, and loyal." The Reform UK bigwigs are frantically lying because they know how closely Farage is linked into Putin's hybrid war against democracy. Farage's fortunes now depend entirely on the majority of the mainstream media especially the BBC maintaining near silence about Farage's links with Russia. If the wall of silence breaks, Farage may well be destroyed.