Wen<p>Why does the Gruaniad insist on using the term 'former fraudster' - do they have any evidence he is not still such (and I know proving a negative is not generally easy). Surely once a fraudster always a <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/fraudster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraudster</span></a>?</p><p>''It emerged recently on the MPs’ register of interests that Farage’s trip to Florida in December = Musk was part-funded by his friend and former fraudster <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/GeorgeCottrell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeCottrell</span></a>, who paid for his £15,000 flight."</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/mar/14/nigel-farage-donald-trump-official-mps-standards-watchdog" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/politics/2025/</span><span class="invisible">mar/14/nigel-farage-donald-trump-official-mps-standards-watchdog</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Reform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reform</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/OnceAFraudster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnceAFraudster</span></a></p>