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Fraudster Reform backer linked to controversial Trump judge

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:27 July 2026
Post last modified:27 July 2026

Reform UK has multiple ongoing financial scandals right now. Several of these scandals link to the convicted fraudster George Cottrell – a.k.a. ‘Posh George’. Now, journalists have linked Cottrell to another dubious figure (a figure who is herself linked to Donald Trump): This photo at Posh George's Montenegro penthouse was taken days after we exposed him as the criminal bankrolling Farage Who is she? We didn't expect to identify her as a US federal judge Or to uncover he paid her late husband, former AG for Arizona, where he was convicted pic.twitter.com/GvhMGaI5uz — Venetia Menzies (@venetiamenzies) July 26, 2026 Reform aristo-cash…

Judge acquits Palestine Action Filton defendant

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:8 July 2026
Post last modified:9 July 2026

An Old Bailey judge has declared Palestine Action ‘actionist’ William Plastow, 35, not guilty of the state’s charge of ‘violent disorder’. The case demonstrates why the state is so keen to prevent juries knowing their right to acquit or being told about the political context for damage to Israel weapons factories. The judge in the recent trial of four ‘Filton 25’ activists banned lawyers from informing the jury it could acquit. He banned discussion of political context. He also banned even the press from reporting that he would sentence the activists as terrorists despite no terror charges being brought. The alleged…

Filton judge issues new contempt proceedings for informing jury of law

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:23 June 2026
Post last modified:24 June 2026

Jeremy Johnson is the security services-linked judge who sentenced four ‘Filton 25’ activists as terrorists for trying to prevent mass murder. He is also the judge who tried to convict Rajiv Menon KC, one of the defence lawyers, for contempt of court. The appeal court had upheld Menon’s appeal, on procedural grounds, against the first charge Johnson brought, but also said Johnson could award himself the right to try again if he ticked the right boxes. And he is trying again. He has even decided he can bring the case as ‘summary proceedings”, despite there being no urgency. The case will…

Judge who served security services imposes draconian ‘terror’ sentences on Filton peace activists

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:12 June 2026
Post last modified:12 June 2026

Judge Jeremy Johnson has imposed draconian sentences on four ‘Filton 25’ anti-genocide activists. Johnson had earlier refused to recuse himself from the case over his connections to the security services, Johnson also announced that he would impose ‘terrorism connection’ sentences despite none of the four ever being charged with terror offences, let alone convicted. Palestine Action had not been proscribed as a terrorist group at the time when these activists were arrested. Johnson first protected himself against appeals and censure by claiming he was allowing mitigating factors. He then also claimed that “aggravating factors” included upsetting employees of the Elbit death…

Thousands sign complaint ahead of hearing to remove ‘biased’ Filton judge

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:6 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

More than 3,000 people, including legal experts, have signed a formal complaint accusing the security service-linked presiding judge in the trial of six ‘Filton 24’ Palestine Action activists of bias and discriminatory conduct. The complaint comes in advance of a hearing on Monday 8 June on an application by the defendants for Jeremy Johnson’s removal from the case. Justice Jeremy Johnson on the grounds of apparent bias and abuses of process. The jury had refused at the first trial to convict them on any of the state’s charges relating to damage to an Israeli-owned weapons factory, after police and security guards’…