1/ THREAD - Who's behind the Brexit Party?
There's been a rise in support for the Brexit Party - it's proponents consider it to be an anti-establishment, bottom-up movement - steered in large part by the working class.
The evidence, however, indicates the opposite.
(cont.)
There's been a rise in support for the Brexit Party - it's proponents consider it to be an anti-establishment, bottom-up movement - steered in large part by the working class.
The evidence, however, indicates the opposite.
(cont.)
2/ FUNDING
Latest figures from the Electoral Commission show just after the Brexit party launched, it received £1m from right-wing millionaires and Tory donors - all of whom have off-shore interests.
(Cont.)
Latest figures from the Electoral Commission show just after the Brexit party launched, it received £1m from right-wing millionaires and Tory donors - all of whom have off-shore interests.
(Cont.)
3/ FUNDING
Richard Smith, a millionaire business-owner, donated £100,000. Smith is noted to have funded the relocation of right-wing group, TaxPayers' Alliance.
Tax Payers Alliance are known for pushing deregulation and calling for tax cuts for the wealthy.
(Cont.)
Richard Smith, a millionaire business-owner, donated £100,000. Smith is noted to have funded the relocation of right-wing group, TaxPayers' Alliance.
Tax Payers Alliance are known for pushing deregulation and calling for tax cuts for the wealthy.
(Cont.)
4/ FUNDING
Somewhat more disturbingly, the party has received £100,000 in donations from Goerge Famer - Chairman of Turning Point UK.
Turning Point is the British arm of the Trump-supporting youth organisation Turning Point USA.
He is also the fiancé of Candace Owens. (Cont)
Somewhat more disturbingly, the party has received £100,000 in donations from Goerge Famer - Chairman of Turning Point UK.
Turning Point is the British arm of the Trump-supporting youth organisation Turning Point USA.
He is also the fiancé of Candace Owens. (Cont)
5/ FUNDING
Owens sparked outrage when she appeared to make apologies for Hitler saying "He was a National Socialist, but if Hitler wanted to make Germany great and have things run, well, OK, fine".
Owens sparked outrage when she appeared to make apologies for Hitler saying "He was a National Socialist, but if Hitler wanted to make Germany great and have things run, well, OK, fine".
6/ GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN?
Social media analysis of many of its key Twitter supporter accounts show signs of irregularity.
The Institute for Strategic Discourse found the top 5 Brexit tweeting accounts were churning out an average of 3.3 tweets a minute over an 8 hour period!
Social media analysis of many of its key Twitter supporter accounts show signs of irregularity.
The Institute for Strategic Discourse found the top 5 Brexit tweeting accounts were churning out an average of 3.3 tweets a minute over an 8 hour period!
7/ GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN?
Jacob Harvey, lead researcher at the Institute noted: "the Brexit Party's great online performance is in part being driven by dodgy tactics."
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People deserve to know the truth about the Brexit Party's.
Jacob Harvey, lead researcher at the Institute noted: "the Brexit Party's great online performance is in part being driven by dodgy tactics."
RT THIS!
People deserve to know the truth about the Brexit Party's.
