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The Sun
3 hours ago
- Politics
- The Sun
Woke council & NHS numbskulls who STILL don't know what a woman is must be culled – they're drunk on their own power
WHEN Reform shocked the political establishment by sweeping to victory in a whole bunch of county council elections in May, it looked like change was on the way. 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. 4 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? GLASTO 1 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!' 4 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.
BBC News
5 hours ago
- Politics
- BBC News
Warwickshire County Council flew Pride Flag 'without proper consent'
A Progress Pride flag at the centre of a row between Reform UK and the chief executive of Warwickshire County Council should not have been flown as the authority did not have the correct permission to fly it, it has been discovery came after Monica Fogarty, the chief executive, refused to remove the flag before the end of Pride month, following a written request from the authority's interim leader, Reform UK's George Finch. Warwick District Council said advertising consent was required to fly the Progress flag and, while an application was not submitted, neither had it received an official BBC has approached the county council for a response. The row started when Finch requested the flag be removed after he replaced Rob Howard as the authority's Fogarty responded to the acting leader in an email and said the authority did not have a "formal policy" for flying flags. She suggested Finch should look for the council to vote on one if he wished to introduce it. Reform UK previously accused the chief executive of a "coup d'etat", in a claim made by the party's head of government efficiency, Zia Farage, the party's leader, took to X and suggested Ms Fogarty believed she "knew better than the people" and she "should look for a new job". A spokesperson for Warwick District Council, the planning authority for Warwick, said "advertising consent" was needed to fly the Progress Flag and they did not get an application for it to be flown at the county council's headquarters, Shire Hall, in the county town."The council has not received an enforcement complaint, so there is no active enforcement investigation," they Progress flag, which was flown outside the headquarters in Warwick, differs from the Rainbow flag as a result of adaptations over the years. It includes colours such as black, brown, pink, pale blue and white stripes, to represent marginalised people of colour in the LGBTQ+ community, as well as the trans community and those living with HIV/AIDS. Reform does not have overall control of the council in Warwickshire, although it is the largest group has been contacted by the BBC for their response to the authority's omitted consent Progress Flag has since been removed from Shire Hall following the end of Pride Month. Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
a day ago
- Politics
- BBC News
Warwickshire council boss vetoed Reform's Pride Flag removal request
Reform UK has accused Warwickshire County Council's chief executive of a "coup d'etat" in a row over removing a Progress Pride Yusuf, head of Reform's department of government efficiency, made the claim after Monica Fogarty refused to remove the flag before the end of Pride month from outside the council's Shire Hall headquarters in Reform Warwickshire leader, George Finch, wrote to the council's chief executive asking for the flag, which includes the colours of the trans rights movement and traditional rainbow colours, to be the chief executive refused the request, stating in an email response to Finch that she was responsible for such decisions. Finch made the request after the 18-year-old replaced Rob Howard who stepped down after just over five weeks in the Fogarty said: "I am afraid I will not be taking the action that you are requesting" adding that she "saw no reason" to diverge from the council's policy of flying the flag annually during Pride added: "This council does not have a formal policy around decision-making on the flying of flags" and suggested the leader should look for the council to vote on one should he wish to introduce one. Her view has been backed by the leader of the Green Party in leader Jonathan Chilvers said: "Leaders, let alone interim leaders, can't make a decision on a whim based on what they ate for breakfast that morning - that's what dictatorships are made of." Mr Yusuf accused Ms Fogarty of acting like the "monarch of Warwickshire" and "subversion of democracy".He added his belief that "unelected bureaucrats" had "seized control of the country."Following the local elections in May, Yusuf said: "Reform-controlled English councils will move at speed to resolve that the only flags permitted to be flown on or in its buildings will be the Union Jack and St George's flag." Reform does not have overall control of the council in Warwickshire, although it is the largest Progress Flag has since been removed from Shire Hall following the end of Pride Councillor Finch and Ms Fogarty have been approached by the BBC for comment.A new Reform group leader is expected to be chosen by the party in the coming days, with the formal appointment as council leader due to take place at a meeting of the full council on July 22.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Council executive defies Reform leadership by refusing to take down Pride flag
A council boss has defied their new Reform UK leader and refused to take down a Pride flag flying outside their county hall. Warwickshire county council's chief executive has been blasted by Zia Yusuf as acting like the 'monarch of Warwickshire' when she defied their party orders. George Finch, the 18-year-old new leader of the authority, ordered the emblem to be taken down in line with Reform's policy of only flying British flags. But Monica Fogarty responded: 'I am afraid I will not be taking the action that you are requesting,' The Telegraph reports. The banner depicted the 'Progress Flag', which also includes colours to represent trans people. Ms Fogarty said that throughout and before her tenure in the job - for which she is paid between £196,303 and £213,001 - the flags have been flown during Pride month. She claimed she had already made an agreement with former Reform leader of the council Rob Howard that both the St George's flag and the Pride flag would be flown, before he resigned citing 'health challenges' last week, leaving the teenager in charge. Yusuf claimed Ms Fogarty was undertaking a 'coup d'etat' and said it was a 'subversion of democracy'. He said: 'These people are drunk on their own power, and for decades have been totally unaccountable. Until now – Reform elected officials are fighting back. Unlike the two old parties, Reform will fight for you.' Finch, who only recently switched allegiance from the Conservatives to Reform UK, became interim leader of Warwickshire County Council - one of the largest local authorities in the Midlands - last week. He took over from Mr Howard, who quit his post with immediate effect just weeks after the party's shock gains in the May local elections saw it form a minority administration in Warwickshire for the first time. In a brief statement, Mr Howard, who had been at the helm for less than two months, said the decision was made 'with much regret'. 'The role of leader is an extremely demanding role and regretfully my health challenges now prevent me from carrying out the role to the level and standard that I would wish,' he said. He went on to confirm that Mr Finch, his teenage deputy and fellow Reform UK councillor, would now serve as acting leader until a permanent replacement is chosen. Mr Finch, councillor for Bedworth Central, now finds himself in charge of a local authority with over £1.5 billion in assets and a revenue budget of around £500 million. Just earlier this month, Mr Howard told the BBC he was 'not intimidated' by the scale of the task at Warwickshire County Council and seemed optimistic about the Reform-led administration's ability to deliver results. Before joining Reform UK, he was a member of the Conservative Party for just three months. He reportedly switched allegiance after concluding that Reform would take a tougher stance on illegal immigration — an issue he described as central to his political beliefs. On the New Reformer website, Mr Finch outlines his views under three core themes: 'Brexit, sovereignty and a strong and united family unit.' Reform UK, led nationally by Nigel Farage, made unexpected strides in the local elections earlier this year, gaining council seats in areas previously considered solidly Conservative or Labour. Warwickshire was among the party's most striking victories, with Reform overtaking the Tories as the largest group, though without an outright majority.
Telegraph
2 days ago
- Politics
- Telegraph
Council boss defies Reform over trans flag
A council chief executive has defied its new Reform leadership by refusing to take down a Pride flag. The new leader of Warwickshire county council, George Finch, ordered Monica Fogarty to take down the banner flying outside county hall, in line with the party's manifesto policy to only fly British flags. But she refused, saying: 'I am afraid I will not be taking the action that you are requesting.' Zia Yusuf, the head of Reform's department of government efficiency, said the refusal showed that 'a coup d'etat is under way in Britain'. He accused Ms Fogarty of 'subversion of democracy' and acting like the 'monarch of Warwickshire'. Mr Yusuf said: 'Unelected bureaucrats are defying instructions from duly elected officials. They've seized control of the country, sabotaging the will of the people.' Reform won the most seats in Warwickshire during local elections in May, when it secured a foothold in local government for the first time. The party's local election pledges included only flying the Union Flag and other British symbols such as the St George's Cross outside municipal venues. In line with this, Mr Finch asked the chief executive to remove the Pride flag outside the county hall. The banner flown was not the traditional rainbow flag, but the more recent 'Progress Pride' one which includes the colours of the trans rights movement. In her response to the request to take the flag down, Ms Fogarty, who earns £210,000 and previously headed up the county's race equality partnership, wrote: In May, Reform won 22 seats and now runs the county as a minority administration. Mr Yusuf said: 'The CEO of Warwickshire council has said they will not follow the instructions of elected officials, and has effectively declared themselves the supreme ruler and monarch of Warwickshire. 'They're drawing huge salaries at your expense, and then refusing to carry out simple instructions given to them by the people you voted for. We've always known this was going on, but now, we have proof. 'The council leader instructed the chief executive of the council, the lead civil servants, to action the flag policy. 'The response he got was extraordinary: the unelected bureaucrat dictating terms to the duly elected representative of the people. While there are no tanks on the streets, this is a coup.' He added: 'I have some news for the CEO of Warwickshire council. You are not the monarch of Warwickshire. You are a public servant. You're there to serve the people. The people voted for change, and your obstruction is nothing less than the subversion and sabotage of democracy… 'This has been going on for years, and it's one reason why your quality of life has got so much worse. These people are drunk on their own power, and for decades have been totally unaccountable. 'Until now: Reform elected officials are fighting back. Unlike the two old parties, Reform will fight for you. 'We will expose where this is happening, demand compliance with democratic leadership and use all available legal powers to hold such people to account.'
