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The latest transatlantic assault on European unity comes in the form of “World For Brexit”, promoted in the US last week by Nigel Farage.
Who’s behind them and what are they doing? Thread. (1/x)
Who’s behind them and what are they doing? Thread. (1/x)
“World For Brexit” is actively fundraising in the USA in order to pay for “lobbyists in Brussels”, “offices in London, Washington and Brussels”, “paid media”, “global events with high-profile international speakers”. (A cynic might say this is just jobs for the boys.) (2/x) 
So what's in it for potential donors? They say they will lobby for a so-called ‘genuine’ Brexit (a euphemism for No Deal) because this will deliver greater market access to a weakened UK. (3/x)
They are recycling fake news arguments about EU trade policy that have been debunked long ago. (See @EmporersNewC @Jim_Cornelius for details.) (4/x)
@EmporersNewC @Jim_Cornelius .@Lewis_Goodall’s coverage of the Brexit Party’s European election campaign seemed overly breathless at the time, but he must be dismayed to see that his words are now being used, out of context, to promote Farage’s fundraising efforts in the US. (5/x)
@EmporersNewC @Jim_Cornelius @lewis_goodall “World For Brexit” is chaired by Peggy Grande, a former assistant to Ronald Reagan in the 1990s after his time in office. Here she’s interviewed by Raheem Kassam, of UKIP and Breitbart fame. (6/x)
@EmporersNewC @Jim_Cornelius @lewis_goodall Hopefully @Peggy_Grande will reflect on her decision to get mixed up in a project that goes against what her mentor Ronald Reagan stood for: restricting personal freedom, undermining Western unity, and assisting the goals of Vladimir Putin. (7/7)
