Farage, when does he actually do his MP role??

Poor Nigel, such vitriol,
(You can get voodoo dolls on Amazon complete with pins 😜)
I’m just off to polish my pitchfork….

Oh come on.
We may not agre with them but politeness costs nothing.

No-one likes being bullied.

Allira

Claremont

They have gone so so quiet.

Well, I'm not surprised really.

No-one would want a daily bashing, especially when they might have other things going on in their lives.

Or perhaps the actions of their party's leaders and their close associates has made them question if they've been defending the indefensible.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/21/steve-bannon-jordan-bardella-nazi-salute-cpac

Farage chose to share a stage with a chainsaw wielding unelected bureaucrat and Steve Bannon who ended his speech with a Nazi salute. Too much for a French far-right leader, but not Farage.

never stopped them before. We all have lives, you know.

And heavy criticism is definitely 'de rigueur' at the moment, for this traitor.

Claremont

They have gone so so quiet.

Well, I'm not surprised really.

No-one would want a daily bashing, especially when they might have other things going on in their lives.

They have gone so so quiet.

Wyllow3

It just sounds like a slight change in contract? I presume they are still a registered company and all that it means is a change of names on a title?

The way very little changes.

Oh I think that if our Nige had done something wonderful and democratic then his GN fanclub would have been telling us all about it.

25Avalon

What about Dan Norris, Labour MP who is also WECA mayor taking two salaries and so busy he can’t reply to his constituents.

Is he lauding Trump?

SillyNanny321

Wondering how many of the people on here complaining & nit picking at Farage live in or near Clacton? I moved from Clacton a while ago & still have friends there who have no complaints about Farage. One of them did not vote for him but has had help from him when she needed! So is just because you do not like what he stands for or just want to have a go at someone & he is handy right now?

Your friend must be a member of a tiny group, which has ever had any help from Farage. (And, yes, I know some people who live in his constituency - and it's not what they're saying.)

I see that the Guardian article says that Farage and Yusuf are understood to be the guarantors which sound unlikely because they alone would be undertaking to bankroll the company if it runs into financial difficulties which sounds highly risky. I'm intrigued to know whether or not Tice has been repaid the over a million pounds he was owed and if so how.

I notice that the Companies House registration describes Reform 2025 Ltd as a private company limited by guarantee without share capital.

A private company limited by guarantee without share capital. is a limited company that has guarantors instead of shareholders. Guarantors, also known as members, agree to contribute a set amount of money to the company if it has financial difficulties.

People who were daft enough to stump up £25 to become members might now have cause to be concerned considering the amount of of money that is being spent on “professionalising” the party and that in 2023, Reform UK Party Limited was insolvent.

I'd be looking at the small print of the membership form.

Wondering how many of the people on here complaining & nit picking at Farage live in or near Clacton? I moved from Clacton a while ago & still have friends there who have no complaints about Farage. One of them did not vote for him but has had help from him when she needed! So is just because you do not like what he stands for or just want to have a go at someone & he is handy right now?

25Avalon

I can see Farage’s point that as a high profile person he could be at risk from an attack as Amess was in Southend. However that doesn’t mean he shouldn’t interact with his constituents. If he is too scared to then he either shouldn’t be an MP or he should have security in place. You can have glass screens such as in banks which albeit not ideal is better than not seeing your constituents at all. I cannot think that is acceptable.

He could run surgeries online!

Full article (because it describes things like electing leaders)

www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/20/not-for-profit-appears-to-own-reform-uk-nigel-farage

Here we go, explanation of the changes in the Guardian

"Nigel Farage has declared he has handed over Reform UK to its 200,000 members, but the party now appears to be owned by a not-for-profit company controlled by its leader and chair.

Farage announced last year that he would “democratise” the party after receiving criticism for it being a private company majority controlled by the leader, not a members’ association like other parties.

The company that owns Reform now appears to be owned by a new not-for-profit company, Reform 2025, which so far has just two members and two directors: Farage and Zia Yusuf

It was previously owned by a limited company majority controlled by Farage but with stakes also held by Yusuf, Richard Tice, the deputy leader, and Mehrtash A’zami, the party secretary.

It is understood this is the permanent new structure of Reform and that Farage and Yusuf are guarantors for the company, and would be replaced if new people took on those roles. The party’s filings to Companies House says there is no person in overall control

Doesn't look any more democratic to me.

It just sounds like a slight change in contract? I presume they are still a registered company and all that it means is a change of names on a title?

The way very little changes.

I have just read that Farage has handed over Reform to its members and Zia Yusef. Reform is now registered as Reform 2025. Does that mean that Farage is no longer an MP? Is Zia Yusef now the MP for Clacton or does this mean a by election?

Why on earth is Reform gaining popularity?

25Avalon

Churchview that is just the problem with Norris. He promotes one policy as WECA mayor which is totally against the views of all his constituents. So much so the new Labour mayoral candidate has said she will rescind one particular policy and in response he has now shelved it but didn’t listen to his constituents.

Hmmm ... that reminds me of James Cleverly when he was Home Secretary. His own constituents were taking legal action against the Home Office for its approval of an immigration processing centre.

25Avalon

The point I was making is that it’s not just Farage. In Norris’s case there is a conflict of interest for his two jobs at least as far as representing his constituents is concerned. There is a lot of criticism in the constituency. Are people complaining about Farage in Clacton? Is he doing a good job there? Or maybe he has lots of underlings who are doing a good job. Nevertheless most MPs still hold surgeries in person for their constituents. Does he do this?

My MP, Kemi Badenoch, has never held surgeries in person in her constituency. That's one of the reasons her huge majority has reduced, but it doesn't seem to have done her much harm - so far!

Churchview that is just the problem with Norris. He promotes one policy as WECA mayor which is totally against the views of all his constituents. So much so the new Labour mayoral candidate has said she will rescind one particular policy and in response he has now shelved it but didn’t listen to his constituents.

25Avalon

The point I was making is that it’s not just Farage. In Norris’s case there is a conflict of interest for his two jobs at least as far as representing his constituents is concerned. There is a lot of criticism in the constituency. Are people complaining about Farage in Clacton? Is he doing a good job there? Or maybe he has lots of underlings who are doing a good job. Nevertheless most MPs still hold surgeries in person for their constituents. Does he do this?

At least the geographic area of responsibility Norris covers in his two jobs overlap.

Here's his facebook showing him out and about this month in his constituency - at pharmacies, care homes, talking about reinstating the local train line, promoting local businesses, talking about local police initiatives and visiting the nearby university. www.facebook.com/votedannorris/

Farage's remit is currently covering Clacton, GMTV and the USA. His facebook is a different story. Two mentions of Clacton in a month. The rest is a tabloid hash up of campaigning for Reform, rubbishing everyone else and biglying up Trump and his crew. www.facebook.com/nigelfarageofficial/?locale=en_GB

No, we don't have the stomach for a war with Russia, but neither did Ukraine. Putin did not give them a choice. How much choice will he give our allies on Russia's border?

Yes, it's time Farage is called out for what he is...a Russian asset and a traitor to the UK.

Thanks for the Jonathan Pie link Claremont … absolutely spot on💯