Alex Farrell

🚨 If Reform can’t run Worcestershire… how can they run Britain? Nigel Farage now says Reform “regret” taking control of Worcestershire County Council. No one forced them to stand. They campaigned on cutting waste and reducing taxes. Instead residents got one of the biggest council tax rises in the country – nearly 9%. So what happened? ⸻ Let’s remember the facts. Under the previous Conservative administration Worcestershire delivered around £60m of savings in two years while continuing to invest in services. Reform promised they could do better. Instead we’ve seen: • Internal division • Rushed decision making • A Deputy Leader resigning publicly citing lack of action • And now Nigel Farage saying they wish they hadn’t taken control ⸻ Farage has even described Worcestershire as a “basket case”. Let’s be clear. Worcestershire is not a basket case. It’s a county of hardworking residents, businesses and communities who deserve serious leadership — not excuses from politicians who suddenly realise governing is harder than shouting slogans. ⸻ Here’s another inconvenient truth. The current leader of the council was a Conservative councillor until March 2025 before switching parties shortly before the election. So when Reform claim they inherited a mess… they are effectively blaming themselves. ⸻ Running a council is not the same as running a protest movement. It involves difficult decisions about: • social care • children’s services • infrastructure • long-term finances Serious politicians deal with those challenges. Populists complain when reality arrives. ⸻ Nigel Farage has spent years criticising governments from the sidelines. But the moment Reform has to actually run something — even one county council — the story changes from: “We’ll fix it.” to “We wish we hadn’t bothered.” ⸻ So here’s the question voters should ask. If Reform cannot run one county council without breaking their promises… why should anyone trust them to run the country? ⸻ Cllr Adam Kent Leader of the Conservative Opposition Worcestershire County Council

WATCH: Reform UK Doncaster leader Cllr Craig Ward says “it is what it is” when challenged on a lie in his party’s budget amendment today Reform claimed residents faced maximum council tax hikes for the last 3yrs, but this was only the case in 2024 Watch the full interview here

@dancecil @martinpmurray @reformparty_uk Oh hi Dan! Never spoken to you or heard you speak but would be nice to have had our first encounter in real life. But thanks for engaging. Hope to see you at council soon!

@RadioFarrell @martinpmurray @reformparty_uk It’s clearly in the MTFS working group papers. Maybe you should give them a read.

Trevor Phillips just ended Peter Mandelson's career..

Today I spoke to @petercardwell on @TalkTV about Jeremy Corbyn’s decision to appear in Panto this Christmas - oh yes I did!

📺 I’ve spent the last two days reporting for @TalkTV from the horrific terror attack in Manchester. 🎤 It was an unexpected trip back down memory lane for me but it was great to be back in the media world, albeit in terrible circumstances.

@Andypolitics22 Shocking!

🚨 Reform are so desperate for Lichfield to join with Stoke that they are scaremongering about Lichfield joining Birmingham! 👀 This is the Reform Deputy Leader of Staffordshire County Council making the false claim at their cabinet meeting this week. 🤔 Show us the evidence Reform for this totally untrue statement…

I’m puzzled. Labourites tell us that Angela Rayner was only trying to look after her child which they quite rightly say is understandable. But when a farmer tries to look after his children, they say he’s a tax dodger.

Exactly a year ago, we opened the Farmer’s Dog to back British farming. Today, there are 146 people on the payroll and I’d like to thank every single one of them for making it such a roaring success.

A great night out with @RadioFarrell & friends at the best pub in the UK the Tamworth Tap Have a great weekend all

Great to listen to @RadioFarrell & @LeeStephenBates talk about how great Tamworth is and all the fantastic things Lee is doing for the town and its people Keep it up Lee, you’re a legend! 👍💪 Can we have “Walking on Sunshine” by Katrina and the waves to celebrate how great Tamworth is please?🙏

This is incredibly sad news. I’ve had the pleasure of working with James many times over the years. A consummate professional and also a lovely and caring guy 💔

@RadioFarrell - currently sat in the sun, trying not to get too pink, at Bristol station listening to Radio Tamworth Farrell at Four! Can you play some James please?

@Andypolitics22 Oh sit down!

Shocking from the treasury minister, but a masterclass from the best in the business @NickFerrariLBC It’s always the simple questions that are the most effective.

@ColinBrazierTV @GBNEWS I can vividly remember this picture x

The launch of @GBNEWS 4 years ago was fraught. As a start-up in a declining sector, the ride was always going to be bumpy and one which not everyone (myself included) would survive. But the ambition (offering an alternative to the BBC/Sky/ITV monoculture) was, and remains, noble

@Andypolitics22 Coming up sir!

@RadioFarrell loving the show again whilst walking round Westminster - can we have some Queen on please? Another one bites the dust? 😉

@Andypolitics22 @GLB_88 The people’s elbow will be stretched by The Rack

@GLB_88 The rack

When I’m prime minister anyone who calls a macaron a macaroon is going straight to the tower and the stretching machine!

Episode 2 - Zia returns.