Farage's millions: Nothin' to see here guv
5/7/20261 hr 1 min
Have £5million guv. It's a present, tax free, no strings attached. Yet again, questions arise over Farage's finances, this time after yet another huge wad makes its way from a crypto billionaire into Nigel's orbit – actually straight into his wallet, according to Farage himself. Naomi Smith and Kenny Campbell ask wtf is going on with right wing political funding in particular, and the rules around political funding in general. Plus, they are joined by Substack supremo and QR fave Sam Freedman for a deep dive into the mysterious world of the 'median' voter. What do we actually know about the millions of voters in the political centre ground? Well, a bit more thanks to Sam's spade-work. All that plus woke pub etiquette and a must-visit restaurant... SPONSOR US AT KO-FI.COM/QUIETRIOTPOD • Sam's Substack is consistently ace • Support Byline Times • 130 Primrose, the new restaurant with a caring twist • We have put together a BLUESKY STARTER PACK, with all our regular contributors and many more interesting politicos besides • Email us at quietriotpod@gmail.com • Or visit our website www.quietriotpod.com Brought to you by Naomi Smith, Alex Andreou and Kenny Campbell. Quiet Riot is a Cooler Heads production SPONSOR US AT KO-FI.COM/QUIETRIOTPOD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Kenny Campbell· Host0:14
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Naomi Smith· Host0:29
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Kenny Campbell· Host0:37
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Naomi Smith· Host0:41
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Kenny Campbell· Host0:48
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Naomi Smith· Host0:58
And I'm Naomi. Now, there is sadly no Alex with us this week. He is, uh, a little bit under the weather and currently can't even look at a screen without his eyes streaming. Um, well, [laughs] I mean, that's probably all of us right now, isn't it? [laughs] Um, so he's recuperating at home. Um, so we're sending him lots of get well soon wishes, Alex. Um, but I think he might be back before the week is out with some election results to dissect.
Kenny Campbell· Host1:25
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