[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by arista

Northumberland Council
is going Reform UK

Conservatives behind them.

Yes it looks that way certainly arista.

[arista]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

Yes it looks that way certainly arista.

I would prefer someone in control

Than NOC

[arista]

Originally Posted by arista

Northumberland Council
is going Reform UK ?

Conservatives behind them.

Update: it has sadly gone to NOC


As Reform UK and the Conservatives
were both high in votes

[arista]

GMBHD itv

Great Numbers Showed Total Councillors at this hour

Conservative -50
Labour - 13
LibDeb + 2
Reform UK +66
Green 0
Others -5

[arista]

BBC1HD AM
spoke to the Green Party Co-Leader? fella


WHY?


At this time they have won NOTHING.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by arista

BBC1HD AM
spoke to the Green Party Co-Leader? fella


WHY?


At this time they have won NOTHING.

Why not?

The Greens and Reform are the current Hot Topics(tm), and people moan about Reform being given the spotlight "so much" despite winning approximately the same amount of seats in the General as the Greens.

[Livia]

Reform giving Labour a good shoeing so far. It's what they deserve. People are sick of high tax, illegal immigrants, the elderly being targeted, the farmers.... the list goes on. If there was a general election tomorrow, Sir Kier would be out of a job.

[Kate!]

Originally Posted by Livia

Reform giving Labour a good shoeing so far. It's what they deserve. People are sick of high tax, illegal immigrants, the elderly being targeted, the farmers.... the list goes on. If there was a general election tomorrow, Sir Kier would be out of a job.

Congrats to Reform giving a wake up call. Very pleased and proud. Just how I wanted it to go.

[arista]

Staffordshire Council
is now Reform UK


It was Conservative.


BBC Live

[arista]

Some numbers from the BBC (at this Hour)

New Councillors:

Reform UK 152
Conservative 119
Labour 17
Lib Dem 34
Green 3

[arista]

Reform UK now at +247 in the lead.


Conservative 81 (-179)
Lib Dem 56 (+26)
Labour 22 (- 55)
Green 11 (+5)
Independents 20 (-17)




Due to Labour and Conservatives
not helping the Public enough

[arista]

Reform UK
takes Durham

the 3rd Council they now run

It was Labour


Ref: BBC1HD Politics

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by arista

Reform UK
takes Durham

the 3rd Council they now run

It was Labour


Ref: BBC1HD Politics

It wasn't Labour from 2021.
It was run with a mishmash of Conservative/LibDem/Independent grouping.
So it's a gain from that coalition not from Labour.

However Labour's position now in Durham is beyond belief.
I doubt that anyone would have ever believed this possible over the past decades.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

It wasn't Labour from 2021.
It was run with a mishmash of Conservative/LibDem/Independent grouping.
So it's a gain from that coalition not from Labour.

However Labour's position now in Durham is beyond belief.
I doubt that anyone would have ever believed this possible over the past decades.

…my brother lives in Durham, we’ll be having a long old chat as to what in the world is going on…crazy political times, Joey…

[arista]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…my brother lives in Durham, we’ll be having a long old chat as to what in the world is going on…crazy political times, Joey…

How nice for him to have
a Council that will help him, now.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by arista

How nice for him to have
a Council that will help him, now.

…how delightful, Arista…

[Cherie]

This can't have come as a surprise to anyone? Labour were elected on the ticket of the broadest shoulders carrying the load, and smashing the gangs, and no tax rises, and what have they done, targetted the elderly and the disabled, instead of smashing the gangs the numbers of people coming on boats is at an all time high and though they didn't actually raise tax for the 'ordinary working person' they raised employer NI so 'some ordinary working people' actually lost their jobs instead, they say the social care bill has to be addressed but fail to mention that the cost of housing migrants in hotels is also part of the social care budget .... but instead of tackling the numbers and getting them processed so they can either go to work or be deported they decided to angle in on people receiving PIP instead.... good job Keir ...handing running the country to Reform on a plate, who incidentally want an insurance model for the NHS so bear that in mind for future reference

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…my brother lives in Durham, we’ll be having a long old chat as to what in the world is going on…crazy political times, Joey…

Actually Ammi, for me, it's really worrying times.
There's absolutely nothing in Reform for those who are just scraping by, who are in need, and who would have identified themselves as anything other than social democrats or more socialist.

To then swing right over to an even more far right, capitalist orientated lot is absolutely unbelievable.
I was really disillusioned before these results, right now that disillusionment is more like despair.
Are we really now heading to be a Nation where we don't see other human beings from other Countries and cultures as nothing else but expendable totals of numbers.
That's something, (not that I'd want to), which I'll ever understand, support or admire about anyone, whether they be family, friend or foe.

Good luck with your chat with your Brother.

This is the worst day as to politics, I've come across in my life so far.
However I fear it's going to get a whole lot worse.
As to distrust, suspicion and creating more near hate filled prejudiced division.

[Glenn.]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

Actually Ammi, for me, it's really worrying times.
There's absolutely nothing in Reform for those who are just scraping by, who are in need, and who would have identified themselves as anything other than social democrats or more socialist.

To then swing right over to an even more far right, capitalist orientated lot is absolutely unbelievable.
I was really disillusioned before these results, right now that disillusionment is more like despair.
Are we really now heading to be a Nation where we don't see other human beings from other Countries and cultures as nothing else but expendable totals of numbers.
That's something, (not that I'd want to), which I'll ever understand, support or admire about anyone, whether they be family, friend or foe.

Good luck with your chat with your Brother.

This is the worst day as to politics, I've come across in my life so far.
However I fear it's going to get a whole lot worse.
As to distrust, suspicion and creating more near hate filled prejudiced division.

100% agree.

Thankfully I’ll be elsewhere in a few years should they actually progress further.

The truly unintelligent have a knack of making a lot of racket and unfortunately they’ll just get louder and louder. At the countries expense.

[arista]

BBC Number Latest

Reform UK 377

Conservative 141 (-321)

[joeysteele]

This is a virtual wipeout.

[arista]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

This is a virtual wipeout.

Yes it was expected from the Conservatives
but not the Labour Party as well?

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by arista

Yes it was expected from the Conservatives
but not the Labour Party as well?

Durham is an absolute shocker.
No doubt and no way that can be dressed up.

[Kate!]

Originally Posted by Livia

Reform giving Labour a good shoeing so far. It's what they deserve. People are sick of high tax, illegal immigrants, the elderly being targeted, the farmers.... the list goes on. If there was a general election tomorrow, Sir Kier would be out of a job.

Originally Posted by arista

Yes it was expected from the Conservatives
but not the Labour Party as well?

I completely expected it? They had it coming.

[arista]

Reform UK

now run 5 Councils