1) This thread starts with the English Democrats' candidate in upcoming by-election in David Amess' constituency & shows how members of the Brexit Party & LM Network have sought to undermine experts during the pandemic.
2) Catherine Blaiklock is the candidate for Tilbrook's English Democrats. Blaiklock started her political career with UKIP & then went on to found the Brexit Party, who's HQ was her B&B in Norfolk. She left UKIP due to their BNP/EDL links.
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3) As noble a stand as that was, however, Blaiklock went on to make racist comments & post racist tweets, resulting in her being forced to resign from the Brexit Party, just 5 months after founding it.
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4) Blaiklock shared many Twitter posts by Mark Collett (formerly BNP & currently Patriotic Alternative) so maybe it's not much of a surprise that Tilbrook has enlisted Blaiklock.
5) Blaiklock has written for conspiracy site @TheConWom & Brexit Party Director of Communications, Gawain Towler, referred to her as "a raging loon"
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6) This will be an ongoing thread, which I'll be updating over the weekend.
7) @hopenothate, who originally exposed Blaiklock's past tweets, have put together a short guide on the upcoming by-election candidates. English Constitution Party's candidate "Daddy Dragon" Moore has shared covid disinformation & even sold ivermectin.
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8) After Johnson became PM, Blaiklock attempted to join the Conservative Party. However, her membership was ultimately rejected.
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9) Blaiklock's personal website is... erm... interesting. Catherine discusses topics such as "Should Male Politicians Have Shaved Faces?" & "How to Dress Up for the Political Dinner Party?"
10) My original interest in Blaiklock was her involvement with Tilbrook's English Democrats but after looking at the Brexit Party, & because of studying covid disinformation for the past 2 years, I recognised more & more names.
11) Brexit Party member, Brian Monteith, through his "Think Tank" Think Scotland, has published multiple members of anti-vax disinformation groups.
12) The Brexit Party re-registered as Reform UK in Jan. 2021. Michelle Ballantyne became the Party's Scottish leader.
13) In March 2021, Nigel Farage stood down as leader of Reform UK with Richard Tice taking over.
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14) Reform UK actually launched as an "anti-lockdown party" and announced their support for the Great Barrington Declaration.
15) In 2020, Brexit Party members Ben Habib, Martin & Lesley Katon set up ULUK Ltd with the disinformation platform Unlocked. One of their first videos included discredited conspiracy theorist Mike Yeadon.
16) In May 2019, @Otto_English @BylineTimes wrote about PR woman Lesley Katon & her connections to Claire Fox.
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17) More recently, Katon has been involved in Alan Miller's Hart-backed disinformation campaign #Together
18) *Edit to tweet 15: Martin Daubney
19) Major donor of the Brexit Party, Jeremy Hosking, also financed human-sandwich board of contrarianism @LozzaFox's Reclaim Party. Hosking pumped millions into Fox's flaccid Party. Ex-Brexit Party member, Martin Daubney, was added but deposits were lost.
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20) Recently, Fox was pictured with former Brexit Party member Ben Habib, & also @SteveBakerHW, @hartgroup_org coordinator/anti-vax homeopath Anna Rayner, & #Together/#NHS100K poster boy/Breathlessness Clinic owner Steve James.
21) Brexit Party member, @Fox_Claire, denied involvement with disinformation groups. However, out of all the psychologists *currently working* in the UK, Fox picked a retired one from a known anti-vax disinformation group for People's Lockdown Inquiry.
22) People's Lockdown Inquiry website "copyright" cites Fox's Academy of Ideas & the Jeremy Hosking-funded, @LozzaFox-fronted, Reclaim Party.
23) @Fox_Claire 's comrades Furedi & Bristow have co-authored papers in the past. Furedi attended an event with anti-vax disinformation groups @hartgroup_org & @PanData19. Fox is currently in an APPG which works with Bristow's @collateralglbl
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