George Cottrell has been "hiding in plain sight" for years, @carolecadwalla.bsky.social said at our hearings last week. Only now are we catching up.

President Milei’s plans to turn Argentina into an anarcho-capitalist AI paradise makes him just the latest in the nation’s long history of chancers and dictators, writes Uki Goñi

The Nerve 🤝 The Rest is Politics Alastair Campbell acknowledges our own Carole Cadwalladr’s fearless reporting on Nigel Farage all these years. Subscribe to our newsletter at thenerve.news to make sure Carole can continue her investigative work

If you’re wondering why UK press has suddenly woken up to Farage, please read this. It’s because: Brexit. The r/w press refused to scrutinise the money behind Farage & the lawsuit against me scared off the rest. But this isn’t a new scandal. It’s the same one I’ve been reporting on for a decade

In common with many I’ve felt hugely relieved that Murdoch has finally decided to expose Farage for what he is. The Times’ impressive reporting power has finally been unleashed. but as @carolecadwalla.bsky.social reminds me here before breakthrough in uk journalism comes failure. Read every word…

You really should read this. I'm not usually a huge fan of stories about stories, but this is more than that - a story of a real conspiracy, of those whose stated mission is to hold power to account silenced or cowed by that power until it's too big to ignore. Epic @carolecadwalla.bsky.social

More here: www.thenerve.news/p/nigel-fara...

All lawyers have to undertake a ‘conflict check’ before taking on a new client. For Nigel Farage & George Cottrell to be sharing the same lawyers, it means the convicted money launderer & Reform leader’s interests are aligned. In what way? And who’s paying? 2/

NEW: Why would Nigel Farage & George Cottrell share the same lawyer? In @thenerve_news we revealed that the Reform donor under investigation by the NCA & the Reform leader under investigation by Parliamentary Standards share the same Carter Ruck lawyers. Why? 1/l

Burnham to say UK must be honest about its challenges. That must of course include being honest about the fact that Brexit has been a disaster for Britain. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

A very good first discussion with @andyburnham.bsky.social. We are both committed to bringing the EU and the UK closer and closer. Together, we will work towards a successful Summit that delivers for our businesses, our young people and our shared security.

Andy Burnham is being urged by business & economists to consider reversing Brexit Frontier Economics study: Rejoining EU could unlock £92 billion: a minimum 3.6% GDP boost. Much more than current “Re-set”. And benefiting north & midlands the most. bestforbritain.org/eu_membershi...

“Andy Burnham’s plans could bring the UK closer to Europe than he realises” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

'My Home is Here Now' open.substack.com/pub/bylineti...

I will be judging this ‘new’ Labour government on its approach to Brexit.……let’s see….

President Donald Trump is poised ​to unleash fresh tariffs ‌on dozens of countries as soon as ​this week, the ​Financial Times reported on Tuesday, ⁠with his temporary ​10% global tariff scheduled ​to expire on Friday. The FT said the most immediate ​new duties are ​expecte... TAT: [Foreign policy]

Eye hack Richard Brooks tracked the companies and middlemen who cashed in on the crisis, and the government that let them get away with it. ➡️ Profits of Doom special report available to read for free: www.private-eye.co.uk/special-repo... 🧵2/2

Andy Burnham promised to "rewire Britain" in order to "end 40 years of neoliberalism". All of the evidence from his Cabinet appointments suggests that what we're really going to get is Starmerism without Starmer bylinetimes.com/2026/07/21/a...

YouGov say this is the first time Labour have been within the margin of error of Reform in one of their polls since July 2025 and the first time the Tories have since April 2025

Possibly the ugliest five-word phrase there is in the UK "no recourse to public funds" alongside UKVI’s approach to right to work restrictions.

A lot of the homeless people I help are homeless because of Government policies.

The "night of the long eyelashes" line sums up their confusion It's clearly intended to imply he's somehow weak and effeminate, but also a ruthless political killer. So which is it?

So far the most substantive criticism the British right has made of Andy Burnham is that he has long eyelashes - an already weird barb from well over a decade ago Doesn't suggest they yet have any real clue about how to oppose him or his government

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Miliband has been constantly labelled a "zealot", suffering from “eco insanity” and “quasi-religious delusions”. There has been a surge this year as newspapers tried to use the energy crisis to argue that the UK should drill for more oil & gas in the North Sea (and that Miliband was blocking this)

As Ed Miliband leaves his post as energy and net-zero secretary, a final tally: There have been an incredible 251 newspaper editorials attacking him and his approach to net-zero since the start of 2024 That amounts to two editorials a week, mainly in the Sun, Daily Mail, Times and Daily Telegraph.

There's already a party offering policies to the right of Nigel Farage. It's called Restore and it's currently polling at an average of 3%

Put a route back to Europe in Labour's next manifesto.

Launch a national conversation about the UK's future in Europe.

Andy Burnham must seize the moment to build a bold, forward-looking agenda for his administration to lead the UK towards a new European future. Here are our five asks for Andy. Sign our petition here: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/5_asks_for_a...

US Republicans threatened sanctions on Canada and Canadian government officials after smoke from devastating wildfires has drifted across huge swathes of the US. Trump also weighed in on Truth Social writing:In a post on Truth Social, the US president said the US had been “... TAT: [Foreign policy]

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatened state officials with fines and criminal charges ‌for non-compliance with election security measures, which include securing voting machines and reviewing voter registration lists to ve... TAT: [Suppressing dissent | Undermining democracy]

According to Reuters, the Trump's administration spent more than a year scrutinizing the Election Assistance Commission, a bipartisan federal agency that oversees U.S. voting systems, questioning its handling of the 2020 presidential election and vetting potential ne... TAT: [Undermining democracy]

In its nationwide immigration crackdown, the Trump administration has charged hundreds of people with assaulting or impeding federal agents. President Trump has branded them “insurrectionists,” “animals” a... TAT: [Nationalism | Controlling information | Suppressing dissent | Undermining democracy]

The Trump administration convened representatives from more than 60 countries to promote a new counterterrorism focus on “far-left political violence.” Officials linked domestic political opponents to foreign extremist networks without publicl... TAT: [Controlling information | Suppressing dissent]

Donald Trump’s state department intends to allocate $12m to organisations in the UK founded by the prominent Conservatives Jacob Rees-Mogg and Toby Young. The intended grants, revealed in US government documents, are part of a package of support for ... TAT: [Foreign policy | Undermining democracy]

Vice President JD Vance sought to use a military helicopter to ferry himself and his son across Washington for a golf lesson, one of a number of allegedly unusual travel requests that has left the Republican’s security detail “fed up,” MS Now reports. TAT: [Corruption]

Trump Media & Technology Group, which owns Truth Social, is launching a paid service to give Wall Street firms high-speed access to its most influential posts. Trump could benefit substantially from the move. Since his family remains the majority shareholder in the company, the... TAT: [Corruption]

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week ordered annual testosterone-deficiency screening for active-duty and reserve service members age 30 and older, which he says will help to maintain military readiness. But many medical ​professionals warn it might do nothing of the... TAT: [Attacking science]

The Trump administration has given final notice of plans to implement stricter rules on foreign students, including preventing them from staying in the US for more than four years unless they get permission from the federal government. The ability to swit... TAT: [Nationalism | Attacking education]

The Trump administration will use the upcoming UN General Assembly to push a global "freedom of expression" declaration that European lawmakers say is a dig at the bloc's tech regulation. The version seen by POLITICO denounces “new laws" and "regul... TAT: [Foreign policy | Controlling information]

President Donald Trump called for a review related to the Federal Judicial Center's ​scientific reference manual in cases involving climate change, writing ‌in a Truth Social post on Sunday that the work contains "discredited" information that led to "huge losses" for th... TAT: [Attacking science]

The Trump administration sought the phone records of several New York Times journalists and their relatives — including one reporter’s mother — in its effort to unmask the confidential sources who had provided information for articles about the ... TAT: [Suppressing dissent | Undermining democracy]

The Trump administration imposed a new round of sanctions on 10 Cuban government entities, expanding its effort to squeeze the island's communist government by targeting organizations tied to both its security apparatus and some of its most important economic sectors. TAT: [Foreign policy]

As part of the Trump administration’s continuing attack on left-leaning groups, the US state department has listed several activists and organizations as “front groups and fellow travelers” for Cuba, including Hasan Piker and Amazon Labor Union fou... TAT: [Foreign policy | Controlling information]

According to a new report, the Pentagon concealed dozens of injuries in the Iran war. These are relateed to earlier strikes leading up to the loss of two service personnel during an attack in Jordan. Numbers came to light when a chief spokesman said on Social Media... TAT: [Controlling information]

Trump signed an Executive Order imposing 50% tarrifs on Canadian goods, claiming they were punishment for Canada discriminating against three key US industries (motor vehicles, dairy and alcohol) TAT: [Foreign policy]

The Dept of Justice (DOJ) alleged that the UC San Diego School of Medicine's admission practices were biased in favor of Black and Hispanic applicants, [link] TAT: [Attacking education]

The Dept of Justice (DOJ) has launched an investigation into Harvard University's funding programs. Its Civil Rights Division opened a compliance review alleging that "Harvard appears to be accepting these funds and, in adherence to ​their restrictions, providin... [link] TAT: [Attacking education]