A reminder for the people who will inevitably call for a general election if/when Starmer resigns: we have a parliamentary system, not a presidential one. We do not need a snap election. The public elected Labour and its manifesto, not Starmer as an individual
🚨 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
🚨“Ruben Amorim doesn’t get what this club is about.”
— He gave Chido Obi his debut.
— He gave Harry Amass his debut.
— He gave Fredericson his debut.
— He gave Heaven his debut.
United also have the second-highest Premier League minutes for players 21 and under this season: 1,895 minutes.
Yoro — 852 minutes
Dorgu — 714 minutes
Mainoo — 191 minutes
Heaven — 142 minutes
But somehow he’s not giving youth a chance.
Another thing some United fans need to get is this: Amorim isn’t just going to throw kids in and hope for the best. His 3-4-3 needs stability first. It’s not a plug-and-play system — it needs the right profiles, experience and discipline to work. Until the senior players set that base, the youngsters won’t be rushed in.
And for those shouting about favourites: the players say Mount is Amorim “pet,” yet Mount doesn’t start every game. If Amorim was truly biased, Mount would be the first name on the teamsheet.
He wants to win games and selects the team that gives him the best chance of doing that.. Definitely not about favouritism. #MUFC