The billionaires are missing their brains

Farage’s money men have spoken, and they don’t make any sense...

Nigel Farage has been struggling to keep his bank balance out of the news recently.

A Guardian investigation last week found that Thai-based crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne had given a £5 million gift to the Reform leader in 2024, ostensibly to pay for his personal security.

Farage failed to declare this bounty when he became an MP in July 2024 – meaning that he potentially broke parliamentary rules almost as soon as he was elected. How apt.

The revelation about Harborne’s gift pushed Farage’s principal patron out of the shadows, prompting him to speak to The Telegraph about his motivations for bankrolling Reform.

Harborne – who has donated £22 million to Reform in total (£27 million if you include the Farage gift) – isn’t the only major Reform donor who’s been spilling his opinions in recent weeks. Fellow crypto investor Ben Delo also gave an interview to The Telegraph in which he explained why he had decided to deposit £4 million in Reform’s coffers.

These interviews offer an insight into the mindset of the billionaires bankrolling Farage’s operation. Reading them, I was struck by the political stupidity of these financially successful men – and how their rationale for backing Farage falls apart under even light interrogation.