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Someone on GB News in touch with reality?

Last May, the people of Kent did precisely that. Nigel Farage’s candidates were flung into power, scooping up 57 of the 81 available seats on the county council.

However, despite a promise to slash costs, the council’s leadership quickly discovered what anyone working in local government already knew: there was nothing more to cut.

As Kent’s cabinet member for adult social care put it, services were already “down to the bare bones”.

It’s a common story across the country.

Councils have been stripped back like an antique floorboard – central government grants fell by 40 per cent in real terms during the 2010s, according to the Institute for Government.

And so in Kent, Reform is preparing to do the opposite of what it promised, raise council tax by five per cent.

This collision of rhetoric and reality is causing tensions at county hall.

Reform will be asking for your vote at the next general election – if not sooner – and they’ll use the same seductive playbook they deployed in Kent.

Solving the migrant crisis? Easy! Just deport all asylum seekers.

Cutting energy bills? Easy! Just scrap net zero.

Fixing the prison crisis? Easy! Just ship offenders overseas.

Those kinds of simplistic promises worked before because Reform enjoyed one major advantage.

As a new party, it had no track record. That allowed Farage to surf a wave of pure vibes, saying whatever was politically convenient at the time.

But not anymore.

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