@markstraffellis.bsky.social
Liberal Democrat Kent and Borough Cllr Representing Southborough & Bidborough plus North Division in Tunbridge Wells
Reform cabinet members in Kent should be spending more time in Committees (which they keep cancelling) rather than faffing around interfering with the jobs of our hard working librarians.
05.07.2025 09:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0This week in Kent County Council has been a trainwreck for Reform UK Plc.
But it seems that we are not unique as Reform Councils all over the UK are in a mess.
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
As a Lib Dem Cllr on KCC, watching this Reform circus is concerning and predictable. Their much-vaunted DOGE cost-cutting drive already in tatters - key figures resigned within days one then came back. Vulnerable residents deserve serious governance, not populist stunts.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
If anything demonstrates the failure of Brexit, this is it. β Front page from a paper owned by a Brit living in France 2020. Fast forward 5 years and an article in the same paper by a Florida-based Brit journalist .
Bring back control?