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[A Chop @l_cbert]

@GWmag Dahlias, for sure. She was particularly fond of Café au Lait.

[Adam Kent @adamdkent]

🚨 If Reform can’t run Worcestershire… how can they run Britain?

Nigel Farage now says Reform “regret” taking control of Worcestershire County Council.

No one forced them to stand.

They campaigned on cutting waste and reducing taxes.

Instead residents got one of the biggest council tax rises in the country – nearly 9%.

So what happened?

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Let’s remember the facts.

Under the previous Conservative administration Worcestershire delivered around £60m of savings in two years while continuing to invest in services.

Reform promised they could do better.

Instead we’ve seen:

• Internal division
• Rushed decision making
• A Deputy Leader resigning publicly citing lack of action
• And now Nigel Farage saying they wish they hadn’t taken control

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Farage has even described Worcestershire as a “basket case”.

Let’s be clear.

Worcestershire is not a basket case.

It’s a county of hardworking residents, businesses and communities who deserve serious leadership — not excuses from politicians who suddenly realise governing is harder than shouting slogans.

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Here’s another inconvenient truth.

The current leader of the council was a Conservative councillor until March 2025 before switching parties shortly before the election.

So when Reform claim they inherited a mess…

they are effectively blaming themselves.

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Running a council is not the same as running a protest movement.

It involves difficult decisions about:

• social care
• children’s services
• infrastructure
• long-term finances

Serious politicians deal with those challenges.

Populists complain when reality arrives.

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Nigel Farage has spent years criticising governments from the sidelines.

But the moment Reform has to actually run something — even one county council — the story changes from:

“We’ll fix it.”

to

“We wish we hadn’t bothered.”

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So here’s the question voters should ask.

If Reform cannot run one county council without breaking their promises…

why should anyone trust them to run the country?

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Cllr Adam Kent
Leader of the Conservative Opposition
Worcestershire County Council

[A Chop @l_cbert]

@Bond2Greg66118 @BootsUK It's a fake account, don't engage

[A Chop @l_cbert]

@BootsUK please improve the UX of your Recycle At Boots app. The purpose of toggle for Beauty/Blister pack is unclear to someone using app for 1st time. Click all way through to have items rejected, then work out what toggle is for.

[A Chop @l_cbert]

@MachinePix Love this

[A Chop @l_cbert]

Just finished the adaptation of Leonard and Hungry Paul on @BBCiPlayer and absolutely loved it. Gentle, warm, and nourishing. I looked forward to each episode.

[Victoria Rixon @Victoria_Rixon]

@currys My father, a pensioner, had his old laptop serviced by your staff and was informed it was no longer working. With help from staff in your Dundee store, he then purchased a new laptop. When he returned home, his original laptop was found to be in perfect working order.
Today he attempted to return the new laptop — only days after purchase — and was refused by the store manager.
He was then left standing outside in the cold and threatened with removal. He has now written a formal complaint to the store manager and CEO.
We appreciate your help on this urgent matter.

[A Chop @l_cbert]

@carolineharry @GylesB1 I was going to suggest John Bratby too. I wasn't sure of the subject, though.

[A Chop @l_cbert]

@FudgiewhaleArt @HazelAppleyard_ Where did you get the idea it's a charity shop?

[A Chop @l_cbert]

Spent a fascinating afternoon spotting mushrooms in Adel Dam @WildlifeTrusts nature reserve. So many (new to me) varieties this time of year. Not 100% confident on IDs, but think photos are of Amethyst Deceiver, Rosy Bonnet, Giant Polypore, & Sulfur Tufts.

[A Chop @l_cbert]

@GWmag I would buy some of my neighbour's land and double my space for beautiful plants 🤭

[old toons @oldtoons_]

Nvm I got it

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

The classics have a reputation for being a chore to read, but if they didn't spark joy they wouldn't have become classics.

Today I bring you ten books that are just pure pleasure:

[A Chop @l_cbert]

@WildlifeTrusts I love our house spiders 🥰 if ever I find them I leave them alone.

[A Chop @l_cbert]

@Paws1t1veEV @thechosenberg Absolutely. The chemistry might spark in person, you don't know just from a picture

[A Chop @l_cbert]

@andrewhess123 Your cheat sheets are super useful! Please keep making them 😁

[A Chop @l_cbert]

@GWmag Lady of Shallot

[A Chop @l_cbert]

@Yarrowman1 Practicing its dips! Adorable. Great video.

[A Chop @l_cbert]

@PFreeNWLeeds @Shitlawns Is that instead of vacuuming your plastic lawn 🤔 what a load of rubbish!