Ashley Baxter

Reform leader says 'shut up about the flags' in fiery pothole protest Tempers flared outside County Hall as residents banged pots and pans to protest about the potholes in their roads

Nottinghamshire's Reform leader says 'shut up about the flags' in fiery pothole protest

Town misses out on £4 million as Reform pulls plug on science park expansion The regeneration of a town could be ‘stalled’ after county bosses have decided to pull funding from an innovative science park.

Holbeach misses out again as Reform-led Lincolnshire County Council pulls plug on funding for next phase of science park

Nigel Farage’s history of spurious election fraud allegations.

2014: Farage claims voting fraud happening “on a third world scale”, no evidence found.
2015: South Thanet elections, Farage fraud allegations dismissed.

Lincolnshire leader's message 'copied' from Nottingham City Council Many lines are word-for-word identical, although the council says it was drafted by an officer

For years, I have argued that Lincolnshire County Council should do more recycling... but this isn't what I had in mind! @reformexposed.bsky.social www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/lincoln...

Reform UK Forced to Suspend Campaign Manager for Gorton and Denton By-Election Because of Holocaust Denial and Antisemitism - Dorset Eye The suspension of an interim campaign manager over allegations of antisemitic, misogynistic and conspiratorial social media posts should be a moment of deep reckoning for any political party that aspires...

Reform UK Forced to Suspend Campaign Manager for Gorton and Denton By-Election Because of Holocaust Denial and Antisemitism

Aerial shot of Birmingham city centre

Safer Canvassing Principles .

Standing for election should never mean standing in harm’s way. The LGA’s Seven Principles for Safer Canvassing help councillors and candidates stay safe while engaging with the public.

https://orlo.uk/MCrPN

#DebateNotHate #LocalDemocracy

Today has a palondromic date. How cool is that! 6/2/26

I'm really enjoying the LGA Independent Conference i n Leeds this weekend!

Everyone loves the cat at Werrington Tesco!

Reform councillor owing thousands in tax to own council clashes with its top lawyer A Northumberland councillor owing tens of thousands of pounds to his own authority has publicly clashed with the council’s top lawyer. Reform UK…

Northumberland Reform UK councillor in tax arrears clashes with lawyer

Last night I attended a parliamentary briefing on Local Government Reorganisation at the House of Lords. Lots of concern was expressed about the increasing democratic deficit. @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social

As draft budgets are considered by elected members, understand the process of how these are set and monitored with our explainer video.

Watch the video: https://orlo.uk/vuQX0

I wrote about the Reform mayor's plans to remove ESOL training and restrict access to skills training. A Brexity move. If you live in #Lincolnshire please fill in the consultation.

www.loutheye.co.uk/29-12-25-eso...

Same principle with the removal of ESOL teaching. They're afraid of education and critical thinking.

Today's Grantham Journal reports that Reform councillors at @southkesteven.bsky.social would prefer not participate in Committee meetings than spend an hour or so learning about diversity, equality and extremism. Fully signed up to Big Brother's dictum "Ignorance is Strength".

People used to moan about the cost of housing in 1990. Little did they know!

English classes are being targeted by anti-immigration protesters – but they’ve been politicised for years Esol education has become politicised as part of the wider discussion on migration.

Reform mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, Andrea Jenkyns, plans to withdraw Esol [English for Speakers of Other Languages] to “redirect the budget to Lincolnshire people”.

For 15 years Esol education has been politicised as part of the wider immigration discussion.

theconversation.com/english-clas...

Non-Christians must eat bacon for a month, says Reform candidate Chris Parry, standing to be mayor of Hampshire and the Solent, seems to be preoccupied with pork

Non-Christians must eat bacon for a month, says Reform candidate Chris Parry.

Reform UK are turning a blind eye to this racist.

www.thenewworld.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...

I've just remembered Bluesky. What a beautiful idea!

Good news. Margaret Thatcher fest passed off without any excitement. Credit to @deepingdo.bsky.social for capturing the essence

Everyone's talking about ##ThatcherFest in Grantham! Especially now that @attilastockbroker.bsky.social has been booked for Sunday 12th October.

‘We should still believe in people - there is no place for hatred and racism’ A councillor used his victory speech to defend ‘people arriving in boats’ in a rebuke to Reform.

Congratulations @deepingdo.bsky.social and good on you! www.lincsonline.co.uk/stamford/new...

Huge environmental project to start again after three year delay warning All landowners and occupiers across the scheme are being contacted

@anglianwater.bsky.social "has said it intends to restart work on the Grantham to Peterborough section earlier than scheduled, although an exact timescale is still being determined."  @lincolnshirelive.co.uk www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-n...

Fast-track devolution and local election postponement: LGA statement Today’s announcement on local elections as part of local government reorganisation, and which areas will be fast-tracked for devolution, will remove the uncertainty for local areas affected.

Today’s announcement on local elections as part of local government reorganisation, and which areas will be fast-tracked for devolution, will remove the uncertainty for local areas affected.

Read our statement in full:

www.local.gov.uk/about/news/f...

#Devolution #LocalGov #LGR

I've just presented my regular report to West Deeping parish council. What a friendly bunch!

Grantham car park charges shaken up in bid to boost shopping Drivers in Grantham will pay nothing to park for an hour, but charges for longer stays are going up.

Great to see the BBC covering the @southkesteven.bsky.social Free Parking initiative which starts on Monday. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article....

Let's eliminate the possibility of a kickabout!