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Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2461

The NF, the BNP, the EDL, Reform. Longest rebrand ever.

JBR · **Joined:** 2nd Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 3382

Saw a post saying that in Rugby some of the successful Reform councillors were in tears - they never wanted to win, and don't want to have to give up well-paid jobs to give time to being a councillor. They'd just been told to put their names down and "it'll be fine".

Zardoz · **Posted:** Sat May 03, 2025 22:59

Fuck around and find out.

GazChap · **Posted:** Sun May 04, 2025 22:03

Lib Dems took Shropshire Council off the Tories here, although Reform got a few councillors.

One of the ones they did get in has already been suspended from the party though!

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

JBR wrote:

Saw a post saying that in Rugby some of the successful Reform councillors were in tears - they never wanted to win, and don't want to have to give up well-paid jobs to give time to being a councillor. They'd just been told to put their names down and "it'll be fine".

I really, REALLY hope that's true.

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

GazChap wrote:

Lib Dems took Shropshire Council off the Tories here, although Reform got a few councillors.

One of the ones they did get in has already been suspended from the party though!

It's TRUE.

Councillor resigns from Reform after suspension

A newly elected councillor has resigned her Reform UK membership after she was suspended over a social media post.
Donna Edmunds, who represents Hodnet in Shropshire, was suspended last week after she posted on X about her plans to defect from the party.

That should really read, "who very briefly represented Hodnet in Shropshire."

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

Nigel Farage just did his very best Poundshop Trump impression and got all the responses he deserved – 13 totally on-point comebacks

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 39000

Warhead wrote:

Nigel Farage just did his very best Poundshop Trump impression and got all the responses he deserved – 13 totally on-point comebacks

What an utter buffon

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

Another one ...... er, TWO recently elected Reform councillors bite the dust.

A Reform UK councillor elected just over a week ago has resigned after failing to declare that he worked for the council. Andrew Kilburn will no longer take up his role as a Durham county councillor for Benfieldside.

Reform councillor steps down after a week. In a post on Facebook, Reform UK Newark said: "Significant recent changes to Desmond's personal circumstances have led him to conclude that he is not in a position to deliver the level of service to the people of Newark West that they deserve and require."

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

Shazbat!!! It's hard to keep up with the Reform shenanigans.

A newly-elected Reform UK councillor has switched to serve as an Independent because of his job.

Luke Shingler, who represents Nuneaton's Galley Common in Warwickshire, said he would be an Independent councillor for the "next 18 months" because his work meant he was unable to serve under a political organisation or party.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 39000

Warhead wrote:

Shazbat!!! It's hard to keep up with the Reform shenanigans.

A newly-elected Reform UK councillor has switched to serve as an Independent because of his job.

Luke Shingler, who represents Nuneaton's Galley Common in Warwickshire, said he would be an Independent councillor for the "next 18 months" because his work meant he was unable to serve under a political organisation or party.

Another knob who was surprised anyone would actually vote for him.

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5689

DavPaz wrote:

Warhead wrote:

Shazbat!!! It's hard to keep up with the Reform shenanigans.

A newly-elected Reform UK councillor has switched to serve as an Independent because of his job.

Luke Shingler, who represents Nuneaton's Galley Common in Warwickshire, said he would be an Independent councillor for the "next 18 months" because his work meant he was unable to serve under a political organisation or party.

Another knob who was surprised anyone would actually vote for him.

Or surprised to find out that the rules *do* apply to his job.

GazChap · **Posted:** Mon May 12, 2025 16:36

I read somewhere earlier that 22 of the newly elected Reform councillors have already given up their positions.

TWENTY TWO.

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10344

Maybe fucking shit up was the Machiavellian plan.

:DD

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

It's not getting any better.

‘No meetings, no direction’: Reform accused of ‘paralysing’ Kent Council

In a statement issued by the Folkestone & Hythe Liberal Democrats this week, the scale of Reform’s inactivity was laid bare. Of the five crucial meetings planned for Kent County Council in June, four have been postponed – and there are suspicions that the fifth will follow.

Shambolic start as Reform scraps key Nottinghamshire County Council Meetings for June – leaving them without leadership

“Just weeks into their term, the new Reform administration at Nottinghamshire County Council has cancelled all council-run committee meetings for the entire month of June—sparking serious concerns about leadership, accountability, and the future of local services.

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

The implosion continues.

Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf resigns as civil war in party deepens

“I no longer believe working to get a Reform government elected is a good use of my time, and hereby resign the office.”

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Jun 05, 2025 18:23

It’s almost like they didn’t really think it all through.

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10344

Unless chaos is the point. "The system is broken!"

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2461

Meanwhile in the US, Elon Musk is going all in against Trump.

Right pair of cunts those two.

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5689

Yep, but it’s funny to watch at the moment.

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

Blucey wrote:

Meanwhile in the US, Elon Musk is going all in against Trump.

Right pair of cunts those two.

It was only a matter of time before they had a falling out. I'd be surprised if more don't follow, knowing how busy Trump's revolving door was during his last presidency.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 39000

Two populists going at each other is an interesting sight

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Jun 06, 2025 9:25

It’s a piss in the ocean but I love seeing Musk loose money.

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Jul 29, 2025 21:36

Turns out Bob Vylan was in the right all along

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2461

Probably going to stop looking at any US-related news for a while.

They're so broken over there.

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

From BBC News website

Quote:

Investigators recover rifle - FBI special agent
published at 14:29

BREAKING
Next up to speak is FBI special agent in charge Robert Bohls.
He says investigators this morning have recovered "what we believe to be the weapon that was used in yesterday's shooting" - a high-powered bolt-action rifle - in a wooded area where authorities believe the shooter fled.
They have also found and are analysing a "footwear impression, a paw print and a forearm imprint".
Bohls thanks the community for the more than 130 tips the FBI has received so far.

Sounds like the shooter is a werewolf.

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2461

Obviously, I'd rather her husband hadn't been murdered but Charlie Kirk's widow's statement is unbelievably cold and creepy.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26869

All I’ve seen is that her husband has gone on a work trip with Jesus to afford her greedy kids’ blueberry budget. Daddy is never coming back because you eat so many blueberries. I’m sure that won’t scar the kids for life.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26869

I am having a genuine physical reaction to the thought of Trump even possibly being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. I keep tensing up every time I see something about it.

Malc · **Posted:** Fri Oct 10, 2025 9:40

Mimi wrote:

I am having a genuine physical reaction to the thought of Trump even possibly being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. I keep tensing up every time I see something about it.

If they announce it as him today it will just be because they were bullied/bribed into it.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16800

They're apparently shitting themselves about not giving it to him. What do you do, though? Not give him his special badge and then he takes it out on your whole fucking country somehow, or just give him the thing but everyone knows that there's a massive asterisk next to it. It's literally like dealing with a tantrum prone toddler, you need to choose your battles.

Kern · **Posted:** Fri Oct 10, 2025 10:11

Just like being club champion at all his golf courses, he'll just create his own award and give it to himself.

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Oct 10, 2025 10:19

María Corina Machado won.

It's all bollocks, anyway.

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

MaliA wrote:

María Corina Machado won.

It's all bollocks, anyway.

Golden bollocks, presumably.

I bet (and hope) Trump is apoplectic with rage.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26869

MaliA wrote:

María Corina Machado won.

It's all bollocks, anyway.

It is, but… if a dog poos on the carpet you can’t reward them, because they’re going to keep pooing on the carpet, thinking that everyone loves them for it.

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5689

markg wrote:

They're apparently shitting themselves about not giving it to him. What do you do, though? Not give him his special badge and then he takes it out on your whole fucking country somehow, or just give him the thing but everyone knows that there's a massive asterisk next to it. It's literally like dealing with a tantrum prone toddler, you need to choose your battles.

Hope he drops dead before next year?

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

Trump's going to be insuffere MORE insufferable now and will, no doubt, say that this cease fire deal proves that he should have won the peace prize.

But a lot of people are suggesting that this guy should be the next nominee.

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