Thursday, August 20, 2026

Reform councillor who said she ‘received no training’ sent resignation letter to wrong council



The Independent wins our Headline of the Day Award.

After they had announced their verdict, I told the judges I didn't receive any training when I was a councillor all those years ago. 

They asked if I lived in a shoebox in the middle of the road.

3 comments:

  1. No shortage of Reform resignations and defections all through the school holidays. Personally I CANNOT WAIT for Augustus Carp's next blog

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    1. Despite all our gleeful cataloguing of Reform defections and resignations, as Augustus showed, the party actually gained councillors (through by-election gains and defections) between May 2025 and May 2026. My feeling is that the tide has turned since then, but we shall see...

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  2. The Lady in question has now resigned properly from Newcastle under Lyme Council.

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