Russia's meddling in western democracy has finally been exposedproven throughby Nathan Gill's conviction for accepting Russian bribes, forcing the government to admit the UKU.K.'s electoral firewalldefenses isare dangerously weak. Dark money flows freely through political donations via shell companies, cryptocurrency and offshore sourcesroutes, with Reform UK openly courting thesesuch questionable funds whileas the Electoral Commission remains guttedcrippled and powerless after Conservative sabotagecuts. Closing these massive loopholes and strengtheningrestoring oversight is essentialvital to protectstop Britishforeign democracypowers from foreign powers buying influence for relatively small sumssway.
The real threat to democracy isn'tis foreign interference but the selective prosecution of political opponents while actual victims of authoritarian regimes are ignored. British citizen Jimmy Lai faces deathlife in a Hong Kong prison for the "crimes" of journalism and discussing human rights advocacy, yet Starmer refuseswon't totie make his release ato conditionChina of trade deals with Chinatalks. Meanwhile, Labour weaponizesuses the Gill case to attacktarget Reform UK and pushtighten throughfundraising restrictionsrules, that will limit legitimate political fundraising while doingfailing nothing to defend the BBC from Trump's lawsuit or Britishprotect citizensBritons imprisonedjailed abroad.
There's a 34% chance that Nigel Farage will become Prime Minister of the U.K. before Jan. 1, 2035, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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