Christmas gift idea...

Reform in Kent County Council are a basket case in spades... www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news...

Nigel Farage said their flagship council in Kent would be a "shop window" for how they would run the country. Just months after taking over they're now set to slash multiple council committees as they struggle to fill posts after sacking nine of their own councillors bylinetimes.com/2025/11/12/r...

Pay back your travel expenses Jenkyns! Reform UK’s Andrea Jenkyns is claiming travel expenses for her job as Mayor of Lincolnshire, why? Because she lives in Yorkshire (despite saying she lives in Lincolnshire on her nomination forms).

Says it all really. A must read... national.thelead.uk/p/exclusive-...

Yet again... www.kentlive.news/news/kent-ne...

Very Kenty.

Honestly, brain eating bacteria would have a hard time finding sustenance at this point...

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She's doing pretty well at looking bad without any need for help from others.... www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/kc...

Congratulations @gemmagould.bsky.social !!

"Yorkshire Water was privatised in 1989 under the Water Act, launched debt-free and promoted as the start of a new, efficient era. What followed was anything but. Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt. Our rivers are polluted, our bills keep rising, and we’re told to pay still more..."

Reform UK won control of Durham County Council in May, hoping to cut council tax... ...they now contemplate a significant increase in that tax.

"Neoliberalism was a technique of power. It did its job as a mechanism for profit, securing low-cost access to resources and cheap labour. It was never really about growth, efficiency or enlarging the pie for everyone."

Warning issued to Reform-led council after suspensions cause ‘disarray’ www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new... #ReformShitshow

Updated from just yesterday to include Reform's Leicestershire County Council 'savings'..... 'However here is where satire meets reality, they have now signed a contract worth up to £30mn in the hope of saving £90mn. Is this really what the voters were expecting?' @garygilligan.bsky.social

A slightly updated version of my recent article incorporating another Reform mess. I could update this story roughly every 12 hours! centralbylines.co.uk/politics/hav...

Reposts appreciated please. We need to get the message out about the reality of Reform...

Have Reform UK Ltd’s county councils delivered on their promises? A six-month review of Reform-led county councils explores how effectively they have delivered what they promised to their electors | Gary Gilligan @garygilligan.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk

My latest for Central Bylines centralbylines.co.uk/politics/hav...

A really important read from our colleagues at @sussexbylines.co.uk

Pollie Parsons, 1886: typesetter, caricaturist, editor and delivery woman for Toby. When her husband was jailed for its words, she kept the presses rolling. A forgotten pioneer of grassroots media. eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/hi...

BYLINES NETWORK SPECIAL For 30 years, survivors of abuse by Mohamed Al Fayed have been silenced, threatened and blocked from justice. Their voices must be heard. Isabella reveals the barriers they face and the vital changes that need to happen. Read it at sussexbylines.co.uk & bit.ly/LegalAbyss

"It is estimated that more than 400 women and girls were abused and exploited within Mohamed Al Fayed’s Harrods enterprise. I am one of them." This is a survivor's account of the structural failure of British justice when confronted with money and power. A must read ⤵️

Reform leader branded “captain chaos” as Kent fire authority in disarray www.fbu.org.uk/news/2025/11...

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*Zohran Mamdani’s victory shakes politics from New York to Norwich – could Britain find its own bold reformer? *Reform backpedals as their “insurrectionist” image collapses *Farage looks glummer than a platypus in the rain eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...