Nigel Farage’s Reform Party Has Accepted £2.3 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests, Climate Deniers, and Polluters Since 2019 Election
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Reform UK has received more than £2.3 million from oil and gas interests, highly polluting industries, and climate science deniers since December 2019, amounting to 92 percent of the party’s donations.  This week, Nigel Farage confirmed he would be returning as leader of Reform and standing in the general election, threatening to split the already […]
  • slazer2au@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    It is legal because the people in charge of the rules are the same people who accept ‘donations’

  • MrMakabar@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    1 month ago

    This just shows how important moving away from fossil fuels is in fighting the far right.

    • Tundra@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Although these “donations” are definitely heavily skewed to the right wing of politics, I would argue its apolitical, big oil is attempting to infest nearly all sides of UK politics:

      Labour

      Conservative

      Reform

      Thankfully I couldn’t find any information on the Green Party or the Liberal Democrats.

  • Tundra@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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    1 month ago

    In summary:

    92 percent of Reform UK “donations” are from oil and gas interests, highly polluting industries, and climate science deniers.