Ineligible, inept and unspeakable

Reform UK Ltd’s councillors, are already proving they are unfit or unwilling to serve

A worrying, if not surprising, number of Reform UK Ltd’s new councillors have been accused of sharing extreme right-wing posts on their social media accounts. However, it’s not just the abhorrent racism, misogyny and links to cosplay fascists that Reform’s AI-based vetting procedure appears to have missed. While they were checking out potential representatives, maybe they should have asked them if they intended to hang around for longer than a couple of days after the election or even if they were actually allowed to be a councillor in the first place.

The Reform company, sorry party, has already seen four of their new cohort announce that they can’t or won’t represent them in the council chamber, decisions that in some cases will cost local government tens of thousands of pounds.

Ineligible, inept and unspeakable, yorkshirebylines.co.uk

#AI #inept #Quiting #racism #vettingFail #wastingMoney #InTheNews

Reform council leader defends by-election cost

The Reform UK leader of a council has accused other political parties of hypocrisy over their reaction to the cost of a by-election, after one of his councillors resigned.

Wayne Titley won the Eccleshall and Gnosall ward for Reform earlier in May but faced criticism over a social media post around immigration and stepped down.

His resignation means a by-election at an estimated £27,000 cost and the Conservative leader on the council called it a “waste of money”.

Reform council leader defends by-election cost, BBC

#byElections #hypocrisy #Quiting #ReformInefficiencyDepartment #wastingMoney #WayneTitley #InTheNews

Reform councillors begin to quit

‘Embarrassing’ councillors

Nigel Farage hailed his party’s election success as proof that Reform had professionalised but, just a few weeks on, “the truth is beginning to emerge”, said The New European, “as newly-elected Reform councillors begin to quit, wasting tens of thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money” on by-election costs for their replacements.

The New European via theweek.com

#byElections #Quiting #ReformInefficiencyDepartment #wastingMoney #TheySaidThat_

she didn't ask for it
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she didn't ask for it
#Cat #Cats #CatParent #CatParents #CatOwner #CatOwners #PetParent #PetParents #PetOwner #WastingMoney #WasteOfMoney #CatBed #CatBeds.

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The Red Sox rent Walker Buehler for 2025 for $21 million... I just can't see him as an effective starter worth $21 million. I doubt he will crack 5 wins in 10 starts (I assume his arm will be an overcooked noodle by July 20). #MLB #Dodgers #RedSox #WastingMoney

An excellent analysis here from Muthu Madhan on India’s One Nation One Subscription deal

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2024/12/05/indias-one-nation-one-subscription-deal-enriches-publishers-and-benefits-few/

#AcademicPublishing #wastingMoney
#ONOS

@SarahHLib remind me how much UK libraries pay Elsevier each year to organize peer review of research papers? 🙄

#WastingMoney #Unsubscribe #Elsevier

#iPhone16Pro is coming on Friday. Not sure why I still stick with the Pro version as it doesn’t give me really anything more. The yellow case, called Star Fruit, is more like mustard. The silicone seems to attract a lot of dirt; it’s more sticky than the last year’s one.
#apple #wastingmoney

Stop Wasting Cash: 15 Money Pits Draining Your Wallet. #StoWastingMoney #MoneyPits #WastingMoney

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Recovered from the downer yesterday.

Still chose to buy something...

A 2nd hand Apple Watch series 7 in "very good" condition from Music Magpie.

Despite dipping my toe in the Apple eco sphere, I _doubt_ that I will go beyond the iPhone and Watch.

That said, I do need to get some new ear buds.
I wonder if there are better than AirPods out there?

#Apple #Depression #WastingMoney

If 'money's too tight to mention' then why are all these councils still spaffing money so that they can declare election results overnight?

#LocalElections #CountingOvernight
#WastingMoney

“‘Well, as a lawyer I can tell you that something that looks very simple indeed can be incredibly complicated, especially if I'm being paid by the hour. The sun is simple. A sword is simple. A storm is simple. Behind everything simple is a huge tail of complicated.' “
Terry Pratchett; I Shall Wear Midnight
#DiscWorld #ProsecutingNurses #SteveBarclayFail #EscalationRatherThanNegotiation #WastingMoney #SaveOurNHS

Here is the exciting conclusion to my Barbarian vs Sorcerer duel. I'm case you were wondering the horror is totally a giant star nosed mole, and yes he handled away his money playing the royal game of Ur. Remember, if you missed a page, you can always read all of them at www.epicduelscomic.com

#art #comics #webcomic #indycomics #barbarian #sorcerer #horror #giantmole #crystalball #royalgameofur #wastingmoney