Nigel Farage adviser claims UK would be better off if it had not fought Nazi Germany and calls for Britain to 'regain' former colonies
Jack Anderton, 23, has never been employed by Reform UK, but has managed its leader's successful TikTok account, which now has 1.3million followers.
He also went on to help Luke Campbell, the Reform mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire, and continues to remain a part of the politician's circle.
Campbell tried to bring Anderton on his staff, according to The Guardian, however his wishes were denied because he cannot have political staff.
Last year, Anderton called for Britain to 'regain' former colonies, such as Australia, Canada and South Africa in a personal blog titled 'A Self-Interest British Foreign Police'.
The 23-year-old said 'trillions of pounds' funded by the British taxpayer had been spent, and 'more than a million British lives' since World War I had been lost fighting in foreign territories in the name of 'democracy' and 'doing what is right'.
However, in his online essay, he argued the only war in the last decade which were 'directly' in the interest of Britain was the 'Falklands War', stating it was a 'retaking' of 'invaded' British lands.
'If Britain had not fought in WW1 and WW2, it would not have had to rely on America for economic support, and it would have had the independence to act accordingly,' he argued.
'Britain could have developed India, Cyprus, Fiji, Malta, Saint Lucia, Seychelles, The Bahamas, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Ireland and New Zealand. In the coming Meritocracy, perhaps Britain could regain some of these nations.'
After stating the World War I 'was a European war', that British men had 'no interest' being involved in, he said the UK was 'spending billions (that we can't afford)' on helping Ukraine in their conflict against Russia.
He said: 'Russia is not our enemy, they have not attacked Britain. It's perfectly acceptable and preferable to state that Russia is not our enemy, but they are not our friend either, we treat them with suspicion, but we do not escalate a conflict with them. Why are we fighting a European war?'
Anderton also went on to call for the Foreign Office to think of how decisions impact or benefit Britain, arguing we have civil servants who should be 'working for the UN or a charity rather than working in the British Foreign Office.'
Another post from his blog in 2024, titled New Ideas, supported the policies of El-Salvadorian President, Nayib Bukele, who has seen a huge decrease in crime and gang violence after jailing two percent of his country's population.
But, Bukele and his government have been condemned for 'massive human rights violations', which includes thousands of detentions, torture and ill-treatment, according to Amnesty International.
'Extraordinary times require extraordinary measures,' he wrote. 'I'd even argue the measures aren't that extraordinary and should be in place in times of normalcy.'
Anderton said El Salvador's decision on mass detention provided was a lesson to Britain for those who desire to 'take back control of their country'.
He argued when a country's power is used 'effectively', criminals and the corrupt are placed behind bars and immigration would 'drop to zero', adding that in turn, houses are constructed and residents then 'feel proud' of their country.
MailOnline has approached Reform UK and Jack Anderton for comment.
It is understood Anderton was not employed by Reform UK or Luke Campbell.
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