Aah Snowy you took the bait, when I say ‘village’ I mean Hartlepool is a forgotten town in the N.E. overlooked even when we had Mandleson as our MP.. I have a low opinion of certain areas like Church Street where millions have been spent, a lost cause, The Shades a derelict pub which the Council over paid for, likewise the old Post Office and they plan to throw more money at Church Street for what, a cafe culture ? Various old nightclubs which are boarded up and no effort is ever made to pursue the owners until they eventually burn down, the town is not a shithole but certain parts are.
Hartlepool has a shopping centre with low quality shops ring fenced by parking charges and the Council don’t appear to realise there are retail parks and supermarkets where the parking is free.

Starter has lost the plot. He wants more of what has made his vote collapse.
I voted Reform as I am anti boats and woke but would not favour a Reform government. However a coalition including Reform to add a bit of common sense would be my preference.

I was impressed by the female Reform candidate who said that if tents were good enough in France, they should be good enough in the U.K. for illegal immigrants. We cannot afford to house and feed an unending stream of 'illegals' who are thieves in my opinion, using up tax payers' money.

I don’t always agree with this fella but he talks some sense here,
https://youtu.be/n3wwwkQY07g?si=R1bbivVx6oJnoKMp

Bait…. .

You couldn’t ‘bait’ a kipper in its boil in the bag packet.
You blinked …and replied…..but left some relevant bits out…we have the paperwork.

I assume that was aimed at me, you jumped up bellend. How is it patronising? I voted Reform you idiot. I was merely suggesting, that in the short term, their new councillors might find the going tough, this is not just one or two newbies, but in some places like Durham, whole councils. Many I believe may have got into politics for the wrong reasons, and are not naturally political animals, and as a result may well struggle in their new roles. I'm all for new parties, and I'm pleased the the established order of things has been disrupted and the two party system consigned to the dustbin of history. In time these new councillors will get to grips with the job as we all do when in a new job, some will struggle and fall by the wayside and be replaced by better councillors. Starmer isn't a politician, he's a barrister, that's why I think he's fast becoming the worst PM we've ever had.

Calm down madam, hysteria never helps your cause, your politics appear to be the same as mine… so strap in….
ALL new Councillors are on a learning curve, I can assure you from hard experience that most are there for years as nodding dogs and need reminding when to breathe.
As long as they’ve got a competent cabinet you can put most Councillors out to graze till it’s time for milking.
Starmer is a deluded technocrat who’s obviously orbiting another planet and appears to have trouble relating to normal people…and their problems.
Reform will need to learn discipline amongst it’s members, but not to the extent of the established Party’s..
‘Bell End’…?….haven’t been called that since….Tuesday…..nuns aren’t what they used to be.

with his wage and freebees he could be correct about himself.

but who are the alternatives especially in labours case with so many new mp with less than a year in office. millipede, super trouper cooper or jim reeves. at least if he does manage what he said about those in DEI or DIE as i prefer to call it need to find new careers its one big plus.

he could easily get the hindu, sikh and the worried muslim vote that the rapists and illegals have done the worst for how people look at there brown faces where 6 years ago there standings where higher amongst the majority of white british.