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Nick Cohen discusses corruption allegations surrounding Nigel Farage with Peter Geoghegan, focusing on Farage's financial connections and political positions on cryptocurrency.
FARAGE'S CRYPTO-BUNG WOES ARE MOUNTING & RIGHTLY SO! In his latest "The Lowdown" podcast, Nick Cohen talks to Peter Geoghegan, author of "Democracy for Sale," about the corruption allegations surrounding Nigel Farage and the Reform Party. Their chat centres on Farage receiving a £5 million personal donation from crypto billionaire Christopher Harbourne and being funded by convicted fraudster George Cottrell, with money potentially being funnelled through Richard Tice's companies. Peter explains how Farage's policies on cryptocurrency align with his donors' interests, noting that Reform Party has concrete policies on crypto deregulation despite having few other defined positions. The conversation explored how Farage's claims about being tough on crime contrast with his support from a crypto industry used by criminals, and discussed the lack of political opposition from Labour in highlighting these corruption issues. Read all about it Peter Geoghegan 's must read Substack is Democracy for Sale & his best selling book Democracy for Sale: Dark Money and Dirty Politics is published by W.F.Howes Ltd. Nick Cohen's @NickCohen4 latest Substack column Writing from London on…
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Host: Nick Cohen
Guest: Peter Geoghegan
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Organizations: Reform Party, W.F.Howes Ltd.
Books & works: Democracy for Sale, Democracy for Sale: Dark Money and Dirty Politics
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