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kentonline.co.uk | Daniel Esson
Kent County Council’s new Reform UK leadership has requested a four-month extension to an “almost impossible” deadline for the reorganisation of local government. Under the government’s plans, Kent is set to see the largest shakeup since current authorities were created in 1974. Currently under the ‘two-tier’ system, the county has 12 district and borough councils, which split responsibility for public services with the overarching KCC.
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1 day ago |
kentonline.co.uk | Daniel Esson
At the start of this week, Kent County Council was officially made the test tube for Reform UK’s Doge (Department of Government Efficiency). Explicitly modelled on the US version headed by Elon Musk until very recently, the organisation was meant to root out the profligacy and waste the party views as endemic to the public sector. However, both the Doge across the pond and the one probing County Hall have lost key figures in recent days, leaving the future of the project up in the air.
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2 days ago |
kentonline.co.uk | Daniel Esson
An “unscrupulous” Indian restaurant has been stripped of its licence after using illegal workers like “terrified slaves” and ignoring £120,000 of fines. Bosses at Badsha Indian Cuisine, in West Cross, Tenterden, had previously told KentOnline that the Home Office was in the wrong. But this week they had their licence to sell alcohol and stay open after 11pm revoked.
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3 days ago |
kentonline.co.uk | Daniel Esson
Multi-million pound plans to convert a building into 10 new council homes are set to be approved. Thanet District Council’s (TDC) cabinet is expected to authorise proposals to release funds allowing the scheme in Edgar Road, Cliftonville, to go ahead. TDC bought the massive property in 2023 for £1.6 million using funding from the Live Margate programme - a £23.1m project aimed at purchasing properties and converting them into homes.
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3 days ago |
kentonline.co.uk | Daniel Esson
A pub has narrowly avoided losing its licence after a barmaid was overheard warning customers to ditch drugs moments before police arrived with sniffer dogs. The landlord of Sandgate’s Providence Inne has had to step down due to the incident, and his wife has taken over, insisting they “won’t take any nonsense”.
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Not all the seats are declare yet - but here's my analysis of Reform UK taking control of Kent. Being in power can often be the death of insurgent anti-establishment parties. They'll also have to choose a new leader to lead KCC, knives probably out already https://t.co/QZbk6hIugU
Reform UK have taken control of Kent County Council today - winning enough for a majority. Here in Dover, they took every single seat up for grabs Results are still coming in: https://t.co/FD3h4VkVBK
If you're keen for some analysis this local election day, I've written about first-past-the-post, Peter Mair's idea of the void between politics and the public, and how the traditional mainstream parties are out for the count: https://t.co/au0sscmrwn