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‘Clickbait and Chaos’

100 days of Reform-Run Kent County Council

Nigel Farage’s party won 57 of the 81 seats on Kent County Council in May. Councillor Mark Hood, acting leader of the council’s Green Party, sets out the scandals and soundbites that have already come to define it locally

The first 100 days of the Reform UK-led administration at Kent County Council can be summarised as chaos and clickbait.

We were told that Reform would act in the interests of the residents of Kent. Instead, we have only seen chaotic management, bigotry, and empty soundbites that help no one.

May and June were both marked by cancelled committee meetings and the postponement of training sessions, meaning that vital decisions regarding Kent’s future were delayed.

‘I Don’t Have Many Male Friends Because Every Time They’re Misogynistic and Sexist I Tell Them to F*ck Off’

They love to focus on the ethnicity of the perpetrators and the failures of the authorities – all of which is an issue. But they don’t want to focus on the fact that it is men.
Nazir Afzal
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

The UK’s Complicity in Saudi Sportswashing

Saudi Arabia now dines at the top table of world football. Set to host the 2034 World Cup, its Pro League is busy raiding top European clubs for talent including the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo. The country’s shocking human rights record under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi have taken a back seat to the oil state’s vast wealth.
Adrian Goldberg