Crypto tycoon donations to Reform hit £20m

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Several of Reform UK’s ongoing financial scandals involve questionable payments from crypto tycoons. The key issue in several of the controversies is that Reform and its politicians either failed to declare these amounts or they received them in a somewhat suspicious manner. The reason this issue is key is because people like Nigel Farage subsequently went on to shill for the crypto industry. Some of the disputed donations and gifts are the subject of investigations. Depending on how those investigations pan out, Reform politicians may have to think twice about courting the crypto industry in future. For now, though, the party…

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Why this stubborn cosmetics tycoon will make you root for a millionaire

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I don’t usually root for millionaires. In fact, I would say I have a visceral hatred for them. Most corporate biographies offer nothing but exploitative tales of untouchable oligarchs hoarding wealth at our expense. Yet the wild, radical journey of LUSH co-founder Mark Constantine breaks this mould entirely. Hearing about Mark’s humble beginnings, how he experienced homelessness and sleeping under hedges, resonated with me from the start. I’ve been on the streets, and I know how hard it is. The laughter at the launch On Thursday, 28 May, I attended the book launch of Dear John inside the stunning LUSH studio on Beak…

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