US embassy $500k grant accused of meddling in UK politics
Trump govt offers grants of $500,000 to change UK politics. Foreign money for right wing groups. Disguised as “public education” it promotes MAGA propaganda on abortion, regulation, hate speech, climate change, diversity and more. Is UK the 51st state?
Aktoman13Next they’ll be paying UK councils not to allow wind farms and solar farms.
Phil Swallow7Like it’s going soooo well over there 🙄
demosthenes1959.bsky.social7“Is UK the 51st state?” If it’s illegal for a foreign country to meddle in U.K. politics, the Trump regime needs to be sued and the money confiscated. Perhaps the confiscated money could be repurposed to educate Britons on the dangers of climate change and pedophilia?
Carla Kuiken5It is scary. This happens to be visible, there's certainly much more that's hidden. And not only the UK, all of Europe. Right wing billionaire money is subverting politics everywhere.
Jenny33K3Clear case of foreign interests and finance influencing British politics, surely already illegal. Govt must act robustly and wuickl
Dr Negrin's Victory Pills3No, it's the US which is part of the Russian Federation.
Esheru41Why do these stories not get the same attention as say, Russian scaremongering tactics or the non existent Islamic threat?
Larry4Oh #auspol which of our conservative’think-tanks’ have accepted money from Trump and how is this not foreign interference in elections
Jo 🕊️💚4🛑 ‼️This has to be stopped. The government must legislate against foreign meddling in our democracy and it needs to do it NOW. Whether it’s Russia, US or cryptocurrency coming from unknown sources it needs to be dealt with before it’s too late. It has gifted us Brexit and Reform dominance. ENOUGH!
justiceseer.bsky.social3To: #American-MAGA-Morons, We'll pass, thanks!🫣😖 Yours, The #UK ..( the #CivilisedWorld)🙌
Elaine Wyatt2Quite concerning considering their reach already.
Old man Griffin2Tim's to tell the US to comprehensively fuck off. Money, organisations, bases, business. But Burnham won't, nor any party leader save Polanski, cos theyre all on the payroll directly or via LFI.
US accused of meddling in British politics with $500,000 grant for ‘public education’ courses - www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... more shameless political interference #trump
707Kat17They are very open about their intention to try and meddle in European elections as they have been in other parts of the world for decades. We should not give them the benefit of the doubt, they are telling us what they are going to do.
Duncan Jones7It was literally laid out as an objective of the US in their National Security Strategy.
Scratch2Grants to support freedom of speech? That's not a MAGA value, unless it means freedom to spout racist speech & anti-science disinformation.
CA-NC-GA Lady1How is our $$ being spent like this and under what fraudulent guise?
Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH16Wow, the MAGA/MAHA administration is now giving out grants in Britain to teach the ways of MAGA/MAHA—no taxes on billionaires, no gay trans DEI libtards should be given rights, vaccines are bad, government should kidnap people in the streets & torture them in concentration camps, that kind of thing
Renée the Wicked Witch of Woke ✨️ 🇺🇦 ♿️ 🖇7Remember when trump's regime said they weren't going to meddle in the affairs of others?
Mad Makhno🏴☠️ Antifa Fella3US is trying to take ruzzia's place as the chief global exporter of fascism.
Carmela 🌍🌹😎🍷🌊🇺🇸🇺🇦2Since when do my tax dollars go to foreign election meddling?
Paul Guinnessy2Crazy world in which you've got the US government trying to influence UK elections
'The US embassy in London is offering grants of up to $500,000 to help foster a "national conversation" about "shared civilizational values" underpinning US-UK ties. Priority will go to applicants aiming to celebrate "freedom of speech" and "limited government".' www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
paulusthewoodgnome17I can't think of two more deserving candidates for the Trump shilling... 🙄 'The grants appear to be separate from the $12m which the US state department is planning to allocate to organisations in the UK founded by the prominent Conservatives Jacob Rees-Mogg and Toby Young.'
Jeswings8“shared civilizational values” We don't want US institutionalised violence here.
MrMirth4It's to support, right-wing Libertarian idoelogy. Exactly as is happening in the US. Economic 'Darwinism', where the rich prosper and the weak die. The sad part, is that people actually vote to join the latter roup.
puchmahoin.bsky.social3Let's what our spineless politicians will do about this, this is interference from a foreign power no matter how 'friendly' they tell us they are. Fuck off and die.
Beth, a Womble1‘Public education’ from the Stalin wannabe Trump. No thank you. 😡
