Dear John,
Nigel Farage wants you to believe his party is a people-powered movement, riding a wave of public discontent. But behind the slogans, the truth is far more troubling - and it reveals exactly who he really serves.
This year alone, Reform UK has been forced to return almost £200,000 in impermissible donations. These weren’t simply small errors in the paperwork. Many of these attempted donations came from overseas individuals, inactive shell companies, and figures with direct financial interests. Each one shows just how far Farage is willing to push the boundaries to pull in cash.
Take the examples that have already surfaced. One impermissible donation was £100,000 from Bellcave Limited, a holding company linked to Greybull Capital - the private equity firm notorious for asset-stripping British businesses like Comet and British Steel. Greybull made millions while workers and communities paid the price. The money was rightly returned, but the fact Farage’s party even tried to bank it shows exactly whose side they’re on.
Another was a £30,000 cheque from an Italian finance executive connected to Viaro Energy, a London-registered oil and gas group with major North Sea interests. Energy bosses with a direct stake in government policy on fossil fuels don’t hand over tens of thousands of pounds for nothing - they expect influence in return.
These aren’t ordinary voters putting a tenner in the bucket. They’re wealthy corporations and executives with clear vested interests in shaping politics to suit themselves.
And it doesn’t stop there. Farage also has powerful, well-funded allies across the Atlantic. He has been associated with the Alliance Defending Freedom, the US group central to overturning abortion rights in America. Just like Donald Trump, he is importing a culture-war agenda that most people in Britain reject. He isn’t chasing popularity. He’s chasing chequebooks. And under this broken system, money - not policies - can win elections.
Watchdogs have already warned of the risks of foreign influence creeping into UK politics. Yet Nigel Farage insists his party is following the rules, even as it repeatedly has to hand money back. If you keep accepting cheques you shouldn’t, you’re not upholding democracy. You’re undermining it.
Behind all the hype, Reform UK is not being fuelled by ordinary people giving small donations. Instead, they’re scrambling for huge cheques from a tiny number of millionaires, corporate executives, and vested interests.
