Thread by @Aw_what

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.

https://twitter.com/Aw_what/status/1446743809577136132

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.

https://twitter.com/Aw_what/status/1476321700975419397

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.

https://twitter.com/Aw_what/status/1363466056568893441

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.

https://twitter.com/Aw_what/status/1441385228698783745

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

https://twitter.com/Aw_what/status/1430947878554509316