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Nigel Farage pledged to cancel UK membership of the World Economic Forum, but it isn’t a member – 17 favourite reactions
Another day, another sign that Reform UK might not be the party of details.
Fresh from a difficult 24 hours for the leader, Nigel Farage, in which it emerged that his party had cocked up the vetting process and allowed a bunch of even more unsavoury than usual candidates through, he posted this pledge.
There was one huge problem with that, as well as some smaller ones, because countries aren’t members of the WEF.
The World Economic Forum's "members" are private sector firms.
You see the list here: https://t.co/RHZpK5w7Ih
The WEF invites Heads of State and Government to attend Davos, but most send a Minister instead, who uses it as a convenient way to take a bunch of side meetings. pic.twitter.com/0SC0uU0VI1
— Dmitry Grozoubinski (@DmitryOpines) June 19, 2024
There followed much eye-rolling.
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Britain is not a member of the World Economic Forum. The man’s a joke. But make no mistake, plenty of conspiracy theorists & other idiots will lap this up… https://t.co/YA6Lc0pSZQ
— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) June 19, 2024
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The U.K. isn’t a member of WEF, you babbling clown-shoe. https://t.co/1o4nW1BlFh
— Miffy (@miffythegamer) June 19, 2024
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Maybe if he put the pints down for a moment he'd be able to do a bit of research.
The UK isn't in the World Economic Forum dummy. pic.twitter.com/75pXC9jZfR
— Otto English (@Otto_English) June 19, 2024
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We’re getting to the conspiracy theory stage of the Reform grid. Soros in two days’ time by my reckoning. https://t.co/wi8JWXrifB
— ALASTAIR CAMPBELL (@campbellclaret) June 19, 2024
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The UK is not a member of the World Economic Forum, nor is any other country on earth. pic.twitter.com/1hXbD1RLar
— Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) June 19, 2024
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Does everyone who subscribes to Reform Ltd get a free tinfoil hat now too?
— Colin the Dachshund (@DachshundColin) June 19, 2024
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Are you literally intending to cancel our membership of everything?
I'm legit starting to worry about my Dennis the Menace fan-club membership.
— Barbarossa Smith ✨ (@barbarossa69) June 19, 2024
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When did we join ♂️
— Michel Roux Jr (@michelrouxjr) June 19, 2024
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Soon he’ll be wanging on about 5G nana patticles in vaccines, plandemics and chemtrails. https://t.co/1o4nW1BlFh
— Miffy (@miffythegamer) June 19, 2024
