
Woke council & NHS numbskulls who STILL don't know what a woman is must be culled – they're drunk on their own power
Welcome change, frankly.
For too long our councils have been squandering money. And virtue-signalling their support for a whole bunch of questionable causes.
Nigel Farage and the new council leaders promised it was all going to be different. And in Kent and Durham and Lincolnshire and Warwickshire, Reform set out its plans.
What it hadn't banked on, though, was the opposition from within county hall.
From the pampered, overpaid council officials, who seem prepared to do whatever they can to thwart its ambitions.
And so when the young leader of Warwickshire County Council told the chief executive of the council to remove the Pride flag from the top of the building, this is what Monica Fogarty replied: 'I am afraid I will not be taking the action that you are requesting.'
Incredible, isn't it? The job of the chief executive is to ensure that the wishes of the leading group — and thus the ratepayers — are respected.
Not to refuse point-blank a simple and very sensible order. Fogarty earns £200,000 a year. She is a puffed-up, arrogant and brain-dead insult to the people of Warwickshire. A smug, smirking hypocrite who should be sacked right now.
A hypocrite because while she will claim to be beholden to democracy, she refuses to take action on anything with which she disagrees politically.
She is a disgrace to local government.
As Reform's Zia Yusuf put it: 'These people are drunk on their own power, and for decades have been totally unaccountable.
Brazen contempt for law
'Until now — Reform elected officials are fighting back. Unlike the two old parties, Reform will fight for you.'
Fogarty is part of the 'kinder, gentler' Left — the people who despise democracy when it doesn't go their way.
And she is typical of so many of our public servants. All of them sucking like billy-o on the public tit.
All of them are determined to enforce THEIR politics on the rest of us.
Such as the NHS trusts up and down the country which are still refusing to abide by the Supreme Court's decision last year that for legal purposes there is a biological difference between men and women.
For legal purposes and indeed all other purposes, I should add.
But female nurses are still being forced to share their private spaces with blokes in skirts. It is outrageous that this brazen contempt for the law has not been punished.
And then there are our civil servants. They're probably quite happy right now, helping the Labour government destroy what little is left of our economy and bankrupting the country.
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Because they couldn't wait to get rid of the Tories. They hindered them at every juncture. And conducted foul personal campaigns against the most radical and commendable ministers, such as Priti Patel.
The lesson is that we need a thorough overhaul of public sector working practices — and a judicious bit of weeding.
Get rid of the superannuated numbskulls if they will not do the bidding of the freely elected MPs and councillors.
Sack them if they refuse to follow the law of the land.
And begin this process tomorrow, 09:00, with the sacking of the odious Monica Fogarty.
Bank on it – woke idiots not persons of note
THE woke Bank of England is considering ditching Winston Churchill from £5 notes. So that somebody more diverse can have their mug on the fiver. I wonder who these idiots will choose?
Here's my selection of likely candidates.
Miriam Margolyes – the smug fat actress who is always screeching about Palestine.
Bob Vylan – the talented and tuneful rappers.
Clare Balding – well, she's every- where else, so why not on our money?
Kehinde Andrews – the radical black lecturer at a former poly who is forever saying how awful white folks are.
Warwick Davis – no dwarves are represented on any bank note at the moment.
And I like ol' Warwick. Tenable?
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WHEN the BBC suits tell you that stopping the live feed of the odious Bob Vylan rappers was 'not as simple as flicking a switch', don't believe them.
It is EXACTLY as simple as flicking a switch. In that all they had to do was flick a switch.
They had 400 people overseeing the coverage. Cameras on all the various stages. And rafts of presenters.
It would have been the easiest thing in the world just to junk Bob Vylan and cut to the presenters talking the usual inanities to each other.
It will all end in tiers
IT is sometimes said that we live in a two-tier society. Some people get away with stuff, others do not. To tell you the truth, I don't like the phrase.
I sometimes think people only use it because 'tier' rhymes with 'Keir', so they can say 'Two-Tier Keir!'
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But is it true? Of course it is. Let me give you a minor example.
An artist called Victoria Culf was seemingly banned from her own show in Watford, because a council employee said she had gender critical views (and then apparently lied that the police were investigating her).
So because Ms Culf thinks that transitioning is dangerous for children, she doesn't get to attend her own exhibition.
Meanwhile, the BBC and Glastonbury are perfectly happy to put on stage left-wing acts who call for Jews to be killed.
Or in the case of Kneecap, MPs to be killed. Two tier.
Here's another one. The BBC was delighted to run a fawning documentary about a woman who went to prison for organising a Just Stop Oil protest. But it would not dream of taking the same approach to Lucy Connolly, banged up for saying nasty things about refugees. Two tier.
SO, who is going to pay for everything? Sir Keir Starmer's pathetic climbdown to the rebels means the UK is heading for bankruptcy quicker than ever.
We simply cannot afford our rapidly increasing benefits bills. And the stupid Labour Left don't have the answer either.
Shoving more taxes on the rich will LOSE more money than it brings in. Because rich people are already deserting the country like fleas hopping off a dead dog.
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Nigel Farage hails Epping Council's migrant hotel win 'a great victory' after weeks of anarchy following sex assault charge - and makes call to 'step up the pressure'
Nigel Farage has hailed the decision to move migrants out of a controversial asylum hotel as a 'great victory' - as he called for it to be 'inspiration' to the rest of Britain. Council leaders yesterday won the first stage of their battle to close the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, on planning permission grounds after it became an epicentre of anti-immigration protests, including some which turned violent. The demonstrations were sparked when a migrant living at the hotel was charged with a series of sexual offences, including some against a 14-year-old girl. Writing in The Telegraph, the Reform UK leader welcomed the decision by the High Court in London to grant the temporary injunction. Mr Farage said: 'This is a great victory for the parents and concerned residents of Epping. Let it also be an inspiration to the rest of Britain.' 'Now the good people of Epping must inspire similar protests around Britain,' he added. 'Wherever people are concerned about the threat posed by young undocumented males living in local hotels and who are free to walk their streets, they should follow the example of the town in Essex. 'Let's hold peaceful protests outside the migrant hotels, and put pressure on local councils to go to court to try and get the illegal immigrants out; we now know that together we can win.' The new junction means that the hotel's owner, Somani Hotels Limited, must stop housing asylum seekers at the site by September 12. It came after the Home Office unsuccessfully attempted to block the legal challenge, claiming its closure would cause 'acute difficulties' and breach asylum seekers' 'fundamental human rights'. The decision was also welcomed by jubilant locals who were pictured opening bottles of Prosecco outside The Bell Hotel. Mother Sarah White, 40, one of the protest organisers, said the news was 'amazing'. She said: 'This is great news - it is fantastic. This is not just for Epping but the rest of the country. Hopefully this is the sign of things to come. 'I really do hope they do not put these people in houses of multiple occupancy within our community now. 'That would be a kick in the face and we would fight it. 'But today's news is really positive. Families and women will be able to sleep easier at night knowing they will not be there. 'It's been a disgrace we have had to fight like this.' Sarah said they would be talking to other towns where migrant hotels are. She added: 'We will start protesting with towns up and down the country. We are standing shoulder to shoulder with them as well. 'We want to show this is bigger than Epping, it is impacting the whole country.' Maureen Chapman, 73, has lived in Epping for 50 years and said she felt 'under threat' by the hotel being there. Yesterday she said: 'This has restored my faith in humanity. It has restored my faith in common sense. Thank God, somebody has actually listened to the people. 'Locals have finally been heard and it feels like it has taken a very long time for that to happen. 'I hope councils up and down the country hear this message loud and clear. These hotels are not wanted and if local people rally around as a community, their voices can be heard.' Admin assistant Sarah Corner, 44, added: 'I am so pleased. Today is a huge day for the people of Epping. It is absolutely amazing. 'I only hope people now don't go through the same hell as we did. 'I was so worried every night. I only live half a mile away from the hotel. 'When there was the news of the alleged sexual assaults, it was horrific. I felt sick. 'We can all now hopefully get on with our lives.' Edward Brown KC, for the Home Office, warned the High Court the move 'runs the risk of acting as an impetus for further violent protests'. It would also 'substantially interfere' with the Home Office's legal duty to avoiding a breach of the asylum seekers' human rights, he said. The barrister added: 'The balance of convenience can never favour a course of conduct that creates a real risk of interfering with fundamental human rights. 'If the injunction is granted by the court, it will substantially impact on the Home Secretary's statutory duties. 'The local authority should in fact have given some consideration to the wider public interest in this application.' He added that the injunction bid 'causes particular acute difficulties at the present date'. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said it was 'good news and a victory for the mums and dads I spoke to in Epping who just want their children to be safe'. She added: 'Putting a hotel full of young male illegal immigrants in the middle of a community like Epping was always going to lead to issues. 'They need to be moved out of the area immediately. 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He added: 'This is only the start of a process and subject to appeal, we recognise that, but all things being equal, the Bell Hotel will be empty by September 12, and that's really important for the students, residents, businesses of Epping Forest.' Addressing local residents, he went on: 'If they decide to go outside the Bell Hotel, don't protest, don't over-celebrate. This is the beginning. It is not the end.' The Home Office had not been represented at a previous hearing in the case on Friday. But yesterday the department asked to be allowed to intervene Mr Justice Eyre was due to hand down his ruling on whether the injunction should be granted. Philip Coppel KC, for Epping Forest District Council, said the Home Office's request was 'a thoroughly unprincipled application made in a thoroughly unprincipled way'. He added that the department knew of the injunction bid last week but 'sat on their hands'. It comes after a series of protests in recent weeks outside the hotel. 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A series of protests have taken place outside the hotel since the alleged incidents. There was violence outside the premises last month after 'anti-immigration' campaigners clashed with 'anti-racism' demonstrators. Activists brawled in the streets while police battled to contain the chaos. Twenty-eight people have since been arrested in relation to disorder, and 16 of them have been charged. Police chiefs have already described the unrest at The Bell as a 'signal flare' for another summer of disorder. At a hearing on Friday the council told the High Court the housing of asylum seekers at the property was becoming a 'very serious problem' which 'could not be much worse'. Barristers for the council claimed Somani Hotels breached planning rules as the site is not being used for its intended purpose as a hotel, stating there was an 'overwhelming case for an injunction'. Somani Hotels defended the claim with its barristers telling the court in London that a 'draconian' injunction would cause asylum seekers 'hardship'. They added that 'political views' were not grounds for an injunction to be made. They also said that contracts to house asylum seekers were a 'financial lifeline' for the hotel, which was only one per cent full in August 2022, when it was open to paying customers. Opening Friday's hearing Philip Coppel KC, for the council, said: 'Epping Forest District Council comes to this court seeking an injunction because it has a very serious problem. 'It is a problem that is getting out of hand; it is a problem that is causing a great anxiety to those living in the district. 'There has been what can be described as an increase in community tension, the catalyst of which has been the use of the Bell Hotel to place asylum seekers. 'The problem has arisen because of a breach of planning control by the defendant.' 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Daily Mail
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Reform serving voters a 'plate of chaos' as 22-year-old council leader is sacked three months into the job
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The Independent
2 hours ago
- The Independent
Council leaders weigh up legal challenges to migrant hotels after Epping ruling
Councils across England are considering launching their own legal actions after a district council in Essex secured a High Court victory temporarily blocking asylum seekers from being housed in a hotel in the area. Conservative-run Broxbourne Council in Hertfordshire said it was taking legal advice 'as a matter of urgency' about whether it could take similar action to Epping Forest District Council, which is also run by the Tories. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage indicated the 12 councils where Reform UK was the largest party would consider legal challenges following Tuesday's ruling. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Mr Farage said the local authorities would do 'everything in their power to follow Epping's lead'. On Tuesday, a High Court judge ruled the former Bell Hotel in Epping must stop housing asylum seekers by September 12. Mr Farage added: 'The good people of Epping must inspire similar protests around Britain. Wherever people are concerned about the threat posed by young undocumented males living in local hotels and who are free to walk their streets, they should follow the example of the town in Essex.' The area had seen thousands of people turn out in protest about the housing of migrants in the Bell Hotel. The Home Office had warned the judge that an injunction could 'interfere' with the department's legal obligations, and lawyers representing the hotel's owner argued it would set a 'precedent'. Epping Forest District Council had asked a judge to issue an interim injunction stopping migrants from being accommodated at the Bell Hotel. The hotel has been at the centre of a series of protests in recent weeks after an asylum seeker who was staying there was charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. In a post on Facebook, Broxbourne Council said: 'Broxbourne Council will now take legal advice as a matter of urgency about whether it could take similar action.' Meanwhile, the leader of South Norfolk District Council, which covers the town of Diss where a hotel housing asylum seekers has also been the subject of protests, said the council would not go down the same route. Conservative leader Daniel Elmer said the council was using planning rules to try to ensure it was families being housed in the area rather than single adult males. He said to do so, which would effectively convert the hotels into hostels, should require a change of use. Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with a protest in July outside the hotel in Diss, which houses more than 40 children. Cllr Elmer told the PA news agency: 'We make a big play about integration, and to replace families who have children in the local school system and have integrated into the local community would make no sense.' He added: 'If we can punish people who have put up sheds in their gardens without permission, then we can take action against hotels being converted into hostels without planning consent.' Border security minister Dame Angela Eagle said the Government will 'continue working with local authorities and communities to address legitimate concerns'. She added: 'Our work continues to close all asylum hotels by the end of this Parliament.' Lawyers for the Home Office had warned the court that an injunction 'runs the risk of acting as an impetus for further violent protests'. Edward Brown KC also said the injunction would 'substantially interfere' with the Home Office's statutory duty in potentially avoiding a breach of the asylum seekers' human rights. Several protests and counter-protests have been held in Epping since a then-resident at the hotel was accused of trying to kiss a teenage girl. Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu has denied the charges against him and is due to stand trial later this month. A second man who resides at the hotel, Syrian national Mohammed Sharwarq, has separately been charged with seven offences, while several other men have been charged over disorder outside the hotel. In a ruling on Tuesday, Mr Justice Eyre granted the temporary injunction, but extended the time limit by which the hotel must stop housing asylum seekers to September 12. He also refused to give Somani Hotels Limited, the hotel's owner, the green light to challenge his ruling, but the company could still ask the Court of Appeal for the go-ahead to appeal against the judgment.



