Farage Inc.

Nigel Farage loves to pretend he is fuelled by the pennies of honest patriots in flat caps. The reality is somewhat different. His movement is powered not by the bloke in the Wetherspoons, but by a small cabal of ultra-wealthy benefactors who could not care less whether the average Briton can afford heating or a dentist.

Start with Christopher Harborne. Over £10 million ploughed into Reform. That is not charity. That is an investment. Then Jeremy Hosking with roughly £1.7 million. A financier who once bankrolled the Tories, now underwriting Farage. There is Nick Candy, luxury property baron, pledging a cool million. Terence Mordaunt, Peter Hall, Bassim Haidar — all big money. Roger Nagioff, ex-Lehman, lives in Monaco. Because nothing says “British patriot” quite like a tax exile waving a chequebook from the Riviera. Even Fiona Cottrell, mother of Farage’s aide, quietly dropping three-quarters of a million into the pot. And Zia Yusuf, wealthy tech investor, now chairing the party.

This isn’t a grassroots army. It is a donor pyramid, with Farage sitting right at the apex shouting about sovereignty while his paymasters eye deregulation and tax cuts like children at a sweet shop window.

His business interests tell the same story. REFORM 2025 Ltd — a “people’s party” owned and directed by the people at the very top. Farage Media Ltd — dormant, yet his pockets bulge from media gigs elsewhere. Thorn In The Side Ltd — named after his public persona, and the only accurate thing in the entire Farage business empire. Then the golden cherry on the cake — nearly £200,000 a year from a gold dealer for four hours a month. A fear-mongering side-hustle that relies on him catastrophising the country, because nothing sells bullion like panic.

He claims to fight for “ordinary Britons.” The evidence says he fights for Harborne, Hosking, Candy and the rest. His success depends on a divided nation, angry voters, and policies shaped to please those who already own most of the Monopoly board. He barks about elites while pocketing their money. He points at immigrants while shaking hands with tycoons who stash wealth offshore.

Farage’s true allegiance is not to the flag or the factory floor. It is to Farage Inc. It is to those who benefit from grievance, deregulation and fear. When he hoists a pint and bangs on about taking back control, you might wonder who actually pulled the strings that day.

Spoiler. It wasn’t the bloke buying the round.