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[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Russ

Not novel at all, more routine. They removed 100 candidates last year.

They are ridding themselves of the old cohort. They are now vetting all their candidates, far more thoroughly than the other parties, who are not free of scandals themselves.

[1andrew1]

A bit hypocritical

Reform UK is offering staff the chance to work from home despite vowing to scrap remote working when it takes over councils, it has emerged.

A job advert for Reform’s south central regional director promises “home working with occasional travel within the region”.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-b2744956.html

Those looking for savings on EDI are set to be disappointed in Lincolnshire.

New Reform mayor Andrea Jenkyns vows to sack county council’s diversity officers - except there aren’t any

Dame Andrea Jenkyns has doubled down on Farage’s pledge to sack diversity officers in Lincolnshire but the county council has revealed it does not employ any

Ms Jenkyns said: “We are going to have a Lincolnshire Doge. We are going to ensure that we get rid of diversity officers because amazingly Lincolnshire County Council is now Reform controlled. That is a historic moment.”

However, The Independent has seen a freedom of information answer from Lincolnshire County Council, where Reform now has a majority, stating: “Lincolnshire County Council does not employ any diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officers.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-b2744308.html

[Russ]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

They are ridding themselves of the old cohort. They are now vetting all their candidates, far more thoroughly than the other parties, who are not free of scandals themselves.

Oh they’re doing it now? Rather than when they joined? I get it.

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Apparently, Reform suspended one of their new councillors yesterday, pending an investigation.

Originally Posted by papa smurf

link

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-b2745187.html

A newly elected councillor has quit Reform UK after she was suspended over a social media post just days after being elected.

Donna Edmunds, who was elected in Hodnet in Shropshire, was suspended for writing on X, formerly Twitter, that she was planning to defect from the party after the local elections.

Ms Edmunds on Sunday had written on the platform that she had been suspended from the party “pending an investigation”.

She had previously posted about waiting for the party’s ousted MP Rupert Lowe to set up a challenger party “and then I will defect”.

But she launched a tirade against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, declaring that he “must never be prime minister” and is a “terrible leader”.

She said: “A good leader knows that you bring your team with you, that you champion their successes as the team’s successes.

“A bad leader claims personal credit for every win and stabs people in the back.”

Ms Edmunds also said she no longer has to “watch what I say” and so called for the jailed far right activist Tommy Robinson to be freed from jail, describing him as a “political prisoner”..

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by Hugh

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-b2745187.html

Quick action by reform immediate suspension

Originally Posted by papa smurf

Quick action by reform immediate suspension

"immediate"??

https://archive.ph/e8e3W

06 April 2025 3:51pm BST

A Reform UK local election candidate called for a statue of Tommy Robinson “in every town square”.

Donna Edmunds, who is standing for election to Shropshire council on May 1, praised the imprisoned far-Right activist in a series of social media posts earlier this year.

She also criticised Nigel Farage for distancing himself from Robinson, who was jailed in October for contempt of court after repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee….

… Mr Farage fell out with Elon Musk in January when the billionaire Tesla boss declared his support for Robinson, calling him a “political prisoner”.

Mr Musk then called for Mr Farage to be replaced as the head of Reform, claiming he “doesn’t have what it takes”.

At the height of the row, Ms Edmunds, a freelance journalist and former Ukip councillor, responded to a social media post that claimed Robinson was in prison “for speaking truth about the problems his government refused to solve”.

She said: “Not only did the Government refuse to solve [the problems], they gave cover to the perpetrators.

“In decades to come there will be a statue of Tommy Robinson in every town square in Britain.”

Three days later, Ms Edmunds echoed Mr Musk’s calls for Mr Farage to be replaced as the leader of Reform.

“It’s no coincidence that ‘without Farage, Reform can’t survive’... Farage has engineered it that way, just as he did with Ukip,” she said.

“Tommy Robinson isn’t the only person he’s thrown under a bus – he does it to everyone who looks like they might be a viable leader, to keep his party running as the Farage show.”

She added: “Elon is right to attempt to force him to step aside. Rupert Lowe would make a great leader, so would Ben Habib, but they’ll never get to shine while Farage has his claws dug in.”

[Mr K]

They've got the people's priorities right anyway. What flags we fly on buildings is the publics no 1 priority atm. Tear down those Ukranian flags for a start.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics...ncil-buildings
#putinlovingamateurs

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Mr K

They've got the people's priorities right anyway. What flags we fly on buildings is the publics no 1 priority atm. Tear down those Ukranian flags for a start.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics...ncil-buildings
#putinlovingamateurs

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth

Papa is right. Unless the councils have a sophisticated team working method, there is no substitute for being in the office in terms of work outcomes.

I see your ability to spout complete nonsense has not been dulled by your long sulk from the site.

Originally Posted by papa smurf

The private sector can do as it pleases but i expect my council workers to be in the office

Why do you care where they sit ? You would not even know.
I have worked from home part time since 2010, full time since 2020.
My work is entirely computer based and it makes zero difference where I'm located, as long as I have internet access.

Originally Posted by Russ

For those of us who work from home we have software that monitors our productivity

I (and my team) have no such software.
All that matters is that our work gets done, the company encourages breaks from our computers.

Reform supporters - "Councils need to cut costs and use efficient methods of working, like Private Industry!"

Councils - "OK, we’ll use hybrid working, like Private Industry, and sell off Capital Assets like buildings that aren’t needed to because of hybrid working, and reduce our ongoing Operational Costs by not having Utility bills and Maintenance Costs of the sold-off buildings, and reduce recruitment costs by increased retention due to hybrid working"

Reform supporters - "Not like that!"

[Russ]

Originally Posted by Paul

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I (and my team) have no such software.
All that matters is that our work gets done, the company encourages breaks from our computers.

As does mine. We’ve always had this software (pre-hybrid working), it can be used to ensure work is done but was brought in to help us gauge how close we are to our targets and bonuses - we still use it that way. We’ve long since been trusted to do our jobs. The company is one of the most “holistic” I’ve ever encountered.

[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by Paul

I see your ability to spout complete nonsense has not been dulled by your long sulk from the site.

<SNIP>

Too kind. Nice and friendly as ever.

[papa smurf]

on the subject of council workers WFH there's no I in team, and as i am paying the wages out of my taxes i want my workforce in the office.

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by papa smurf

on the subject of council workers WFH there's no I in team, and as i am paying the wages out of my taxes i want my workforce in the office.

Are you happy to pay increased taxes to pay for the offices?

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by Mr K

Are you happy to pay increased taxes to pay for the offices?

our council has adequate office space which was opened in 1941,it hasn't gone anywhere