Predator politics

Peter Kyle's Vile Smear Against Farage and the Rot at Labour's Core

The bile rises in my throat at the latest effluent spewing from Westminster's sewer. Peter Kyle, Labour's Technology Secretary, that puffed-up apparatchik with all the charisma of a moist sports sock, has plumbed new depths on Sky News, accusing anyone opposing the Online Safety Act of siding with "predators" like Jimmy Savile. And in a calculated gut-punch, he singled out Nigel Farage, Reform UK's leader, implying our Nigel is somehow in league with that monstrous paedophile. "If Jimmy Savile were alive today, he'd be perpetrating his crimes online, and Nigel Farage is saying he's on their side," Kyle sneered. Make no mistake: this wasn't a slip of the tongue in the heat of a live interview. It was premeditated poison, scripted to assassinate character because Labour can't win on policy. Kyle thinks millions will nod along like sheep, but the British public isn't that gullible anymore. We're awake, and we're revolted.

Let's dissect this disgrace. The row erupted after Reform pledged to scrap the Online Safety Act – that bloated, authoritarian beast rammed through by the Tories (and yes Lee Anderson, now a Reform MP did vote in the Aye lobby) in 2023, now being implemented by Ofcom with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer. Farage, ever the thorn in the establishment's side, called it out for what it is: a censorship charter that stifles free speech under the guise of "safety." Kyle's response? Not debate, not facts, just a grotesque smear linking opposition to Savile's depravity. Farage, a man who's spent decades fighting for British sovereignty and common sense, demanded an apology, labelling the comments "disgusting" and "below the belt." He hasn't gone legal, yet, and I hope he won’t, opting instead for the moral high ground, urging Kyle to "do the right thing." But Kyle, true to Labour's arrogant form, doubled down. No apology, no retraction, just more bluster about "extreme pornographers." This is the playbook of a regime in freefall, lashing out because their house of card sharps is collapsing.

Now, who exactly opposes this Act? Is it a cabal of predators, as Kyle insinuates? Hardly. The critics span human rights groups, tech innovators, and free speech warriors – a far cry from the shadows Kyle paints. Take Elon Musk, X's owner, who branded the law "suppression of the people" and "suppression of free speech," warning it threatens privacy and expression. ARTICLE 19 urged the House of Lords to reject it outright, arguing it endangers human rights online. The Electronic Frontier Foundation slammed it for incompatibility with end-to-end encryption, forcing platforms to scan messages and erode privacy. Even tech companies protested provisions that could mandate backdoors into private communications, turning the UK the most surveilled country in the world even more into a dystopian surveillance state. And let's not forget MPs like Miriam Cates, who in debates highlighted how the Act failed to address real harms while empowering bureaucrats to dictate content. These aren't Savile's enablers; they're defenders of liberty against Big Brother overreach.

But here's the rank hypocrisy that makes Kyle's bile choke in his own throat: if anyone's "on the side of predators," it's Labour's sordid history with child protection scandals. For years, Labour councils and figures turned a blind eye to grooming gangs terrorising vulnerable girls in Rotherham, Rochdale, and beyond, all to avoid "racism" accusations. Starmer, as DPP from 2008-2013, oversaw the CPS dropping Savile investigations despite evidence. Labour MPs voted against Tory and Reform calls for a grooming gangs inquiry in January 2025, only U-turning in June after relentless pressure. Reeves defended the delay as Starmer "assuring himself", code for political cowardice. These are the types who opposed national accountability for decades of cover-ups, letting predators roam free. Kyle's party fought tooth and nail against exposing the truth, yet he dares sling Savile slurs at Farage? It's spectacular hypocrisy, a deflection from Labour's own filthy laundry.

And what of Kyle himself? This isn't a man driven by pure principle. Peek at his financial backers, and the picture muddies. Kyle's register shows donations from the Tony Blair Institute (£1,694 in 2023), that globalist echo chamber pushing tech regulation and surveillance agendas. He's pocketed from unions like CWU, and Labour MPs, including Kyle, have raked in over £280,000 from the Israel lobby for trips and perks. Big Pharma and US healthcare lobbyists have chipped in too, via the Blair outfit. Most seriously In February, his department gave a £2.3 million contract to Faculty AI, a company that had donated £36,000 to him in May 2024. Worse still is the case of Emily Middleton, formerly an employee of Public Digital, who was seconded to his office alongside a £66k donation who has been appointed a Director General in his department (via @StarkNakedBrief)

Has Kyle’s zeal for the Act influenced by donors who benefit from a compliant, censored digital landscape? It stinks of cronyism, where "safety" is a smokescreen for control.

This gutter politics has no place in Westminster's playground. Kyle's smear isn't debate; it's defamation, the desperate flail of a government haemorrhaging support. But it's backfiring spectacularly. Scroll the comments under Farage's tweet demanding an apology: "Disgusting," "vile," "below the belt," rage the replies. Under GB News clips, users slam Kyle as "grotesque" and "shameful." Even neutral observers call it "puerile" and "juvenile." The public is disgusted, seeing clearly through the slime. Kyle assumes millions will fall in line, blinded by Labour's virtue-signalling. But no longer. We're awake to the rot, the two-tier policing, the economic vandalism, the cultural surrender. This Saville slur? It's the death rattle of a regime that knows its days are numbered.

In the end, Kyle's tactics expose him, not Farage. The true enablers of predators aren't free speech advocates; they're the politicians who covered up horrors for votes. Labour's hypocrisy is laid bare, and the people see it. Kyle might not glimpse his own reflection in the mirror of contempt, but we do. And come the reckoning, it'll be him – and his ilk – consigned to history's dustbin.