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Kent County Council Reform UK
Kent County Council Reform UK leader Linden Kemkaran pledges hunt for “cowards” behind video leak “treachery”
“The people who did this are cowards. They are weak. They are foolish. They are incapable of displaying true courage themselves, so they look to harm those who are. They are obsessed with personal gain at the expense of group success.
“They cannot cope with disappointment and personal inadequacies so they seek to bring down others to their level.”
Once rooted out, the culprits behind the leaks will have “no political future”🤔 she said.
She told members: “I want you to know…I passed my suspicions of who is responsible for this treachery to [er,] head office and a thorough investigation is already underway.
Gosh, they do like rooting things out in Reform. It’s a good set of BTL comments too:
DILLIGAF wrote:
19/10/2025 07:30
Why was the meeting remote?Surely as advocates for office working, they should have all been together in County Hall?
Or is it only the employees who are vilified for remote working?
Brychan wrote:
19/10/2025 06:29
It’s the person who stands up and questions who has the backbone. Reform has it’s own version of ‘groupthink’. Cowards are the ones to sit silent and obey. Heroes fight back and defend themselves.
chrisonabike wrote:
Isn’t that part of the whole “trad values” philosophy (again see US)? Address the concerns of the boys who feel emasculated by women competing for “their” jobs * by doing away with this “diversity” wokery and free women to concentrate on the home (and more caring responsibilities)? * Usually still for a bit less than the men were paid, and normally still involving them having some personal caring responsibilities. Or at least picking up the unpaid “emotional labour” which even in the more prestigious roles may somehow end up being done by them.Flagshaggers and hotel shouters, if you’ve got all this time and energy to scare away the domestic carers, then my in-laws are going to be needing you help
So if I’m hearing you right, the flagshaggers are (indirectly) enlisting the wives, girlfriends and any camp followers into delivering frontline domestic care?
White, indigenous, vulnerable – I would have thought the interests of people like my in-laws would be high on the flagshaggers’ minds?
Flagshaggers and hotel
Flagshaggers and hotel shouters, if you’ve got all this time and energy to scare away the domestic carers, then my in-laws are going to be needing you help – running the house generally and some grisly daily needs that I won’t post here.
‘Frightened to get out of their cars’: Britain’s toxic race debates threaten overseas care workers
Staff are being advised to travel in mixed groups and carry panic alarms as incidents of intimidation spread
Another superhero dilemma
Another superhero dilemma variant I found
Reform UK chairman’s
Reform UK chairman’s ‘allegiance’ comments cause controversy at ‘Lets talk about the flag’ event held at St Margaret’s Church, Rainham
A Reform UK chairman caused controversy after suggesting anyone “intimidated” by flags on lampposts could have allegiances “elsewhere”.
When the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) approached Mr Johnson for further comment…he directed us to another social post he made.
It read: “At the flag debate in Rainham, one point that yielded the loudest gasp, was asking people who were intimidated by the national flag of the English and British as to whether their allegiance was to this nation.
“Should this country ever find itself in the sight of a hostile nation and engaged in a hot war, are we to believe that many people with dual nationalities wouldn’t be glancing out the corners of their eyes at the ‘other’ passport and thinking ‘maybe that place actually feels a bit more like home’.”
Plus one other unnamed speaker good at these creeping contradictions “We are one nation, we need to stand together. This is our country, we need to take it back.”
So here we all are at the community event called by the Diocese of Rochester and suprise suprise, Reform are doubling down on the division, with their new version of the Norman Tebbit “cricket test” and of course references to the call-up – its 1916 and 1939 all over again.
If there’s any “sending back” to be done, perhaps there needs to be a TARDIS flight to 1939 for all those interested.
PS the comments are pretty good on this piece, unusually.
I hear stocks of some numbers
I hear stocks of some numbers are running very low in the UK.
(Daily Mash)
Tractor driver flees after
Tractor driver flees after trailer detaches and crashes through fence in Stapleford
Police are investigating the collision, which wiped out a fence, bench, electric box and bin
Footage posted on social media shows the tractor travelling along the main road while towing a large orange six-wheeled trailer, which becomes detached after hitting a speed bump near the junction with Broad Oak Drive.
Keira Hargraves was one of those who rushed to the scene after the crash and said her husband saw the tractor driver quickly reattach his trailer and drive off.
“My husband saw the guy picking the bench out of his wheels. He put it on the side of the road, shrugged his shoulders, got in his tractor and off he went,”
Drivers – fix the road
Drivers – fix the road
Also drivers :
Pharmacy forced to close
Pharmacy forced to close after driver ploughs car into building
https://www.wiltshire999s.co.uk/pharmacy-forced-close-car-building/
Chaos as driver crashes through wall of Chippenham car park
https://www.wiltshire999s.co.uk/chaos-driver-crashes-wall-car-park/
Mr Blackbird wrote:
I suspect that a lot of Reform voters are from poorer areas who feel that the two main parties have not done much to improve their lot. Farage’s bullshit about reducing taxes and reducing immigration (because in the eyes of Reform UK it is a root cause of all ills) must seem like the only hope for change. Shame Farage never highlights the negative effects of Brexit on the economy and public finances.Whether it’s voting Brexit or Reform, I keep coming back to themes of isolation, bitterness/revenge on the world, and now the set of poor life chances that lead to poor decision-making that lead to chronic ill health.
Yes to immigration and immigrants/ root of all ills, but this is a bully approach that will look for any group who can’t easily stick up for themselves, a “them” who can be isolated from “us” (that regular reminders of the threat posed by “them” helps to galvanise). See also civil servants, the BBC, teachers – he rumbles with the NHS at his peril, at least in any rational world.
I go on about all this because, we, cyclists, are also one such convenient scapegoat.
Pretty confident that a
Pretty confident that a driver was held up by a cyclist for 5 seconds this morning
Beaminster: Residents left without Wi-Fi after car crash
Residents and businesses were left without Wi-Fi in Beaminster after a car crashed into a telegraph pole and caught fire.
Firefighters who were called to the scene said there was no sign of a driver.
https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/25540475.beaminster-residents-left-without-wi-fi-car-crash/
https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/25540503.firefighters-tackle-late-night-car-blaze-near-beaminster/
“Beautiful beach – you can
“Beautiful beach – you can even drive your car onto it”🤔
A Coastal Dream Just Moments from Porthmadog
Just a whisper away from Porthmadog lies a sun-kissed stretch of paradise-Black Rock Sands Beach, where land and sea meet in the most magical embrace. Only a few minutes’ drive transports you to this coastal wonder, and if fortune blesses you with a sunny day, the experience becomes truly unforgettable.
For just £8, you can literally drive your car onto the golden sands-like adventurers arriving at the edge of the world. While overnight stays aren’t allowed, the day offers plenty of enchantment for the whole family.
The beach is a dream for little ones and non-swimmers alike: the sea wades in gently, with barely a slope beneath the waves. You can stroll far into the shimmering blue, with the water only brushing your waist. It feels less like swimming and more like walking through a calm, living mirror.
Whether you’re chasing sun, serenity, or sandy adventures—this is a place where memories are made.
Mr Blackbird wrote:
I have said this on here before. Tides may have been important in ancient times for sailing etc, but do we need them now? Why not ban tides to make beaches and slipways more car friendly? I believe Farage has pledged to end them within a week if elected as PM and Nadine Dorries has said she had full confidence that he will achieve this.Like a 700-28 tyre under a P35 mudguard, I think I can just about squeeze this in here without too much squealing: this crowd is very much against tides, I am told, particularly if they affect motorists (and also, it would seem <checks notes> the NHS)
People with obesity and dementia more likely to vote Reform
Areas that voted Reform also had the highest proportion of people suffering from heart disease, depression, diabetes and learning disabilities
The study found that the strongest links between voting for Reform and having a condition were for obesity, COPD and epilepsy.“Lung health is particularly influenced by health inequality, and conditions causing breathlessness (obesity, COPD as well as asthma and cardiac disease) appear in turn to be linked to voting patterns.”
Reform – on the side of the motorist! (Attached – Google search on health conditions associated with lack of exercise)
“Who can say if my
“Who can say if my speedometer or your radar is entirely accurate in recording 21 miles instead of 20,” she added in her letter, which was sent on House of Lords headed paper.
Vengeful ex went on
Vengeful ex went on ‘terrifying’ Looe car rampage against former wife
His self-confessed ‘vendetta’ also targeted her friends and family, smashing into their vehicles and into buildings – including a police station, as pedestrians ‘dove [SIC] for cover’
On May 3 this year, Reeves used his car as a weapon and drove into vehicles belonging to his ex-wife’s friends and family, as well as buildings, including Looe Police Station, which resulted in significant damage.
When the police went to Reeves’ property they found he was not there but discovered a kitchen knife had been stabbed through a door with a note attached saying “don’t f**k with me”.
Reeves was sentenced to a total of 21 months imprisonment and a restraining order was imposed against him for 10 years for a number of his victims.