On 21/05/2026 07:34, Nick Odell wrote:
The first council meeting after the all-out local elections broke up
last night in what has been described in at least two local news
outlets as "chaos" because none of the members of the largest party
had ever held office before and didn't know what to do. "Shambles"
doesn't begin to describe it.
Is it the responsibility of the elected representatives themselves
or
the local government Sir Humphreys and Bernards to make sure elected
representatives have all the procedural information they need prior to
taking their seats?
To mix my sitcoms: I won't divulge the name of the council nor the
name of the political party the newcomers represent as I feel that
would be an ecumenical matter.
The AI is guessing it's obviously Havering.
Nick
On 2026-05-21, GB <NOTsomeone@microsoft.invalid> wrote:
Incidentally, AI now says "The only council in the 2026 local elections
where a party went from zero seats before May to 29 seats after the
election is Wandsworth, where the Conservatives became the largest party
with 29 seats, despite holding none immediately before the election. "
It's not Wandsworth, because the Tories had 22 councillors before the >election, not none. Never believe anything "AI" tells you.
It was my fault the AI got it wrong before, as I told it to look for a
Reform-led council. I assumed that only Reform could truly mess it up
like that. Just goes to show what prejudice does for you. I'm not a big
fan of Fartage.
But you're almost certainly right that he's talking about Reform.
I can't be bothered to check which council though.
On Thu, 21 May 2026 21:39:40 -0000 (UTC), Jon Ribbens <jon+usenet@unequivocal.eu> wrote:
On 2026-05-21, GB <NOTsomeone@microsoft.invalid> wrote:
Incidentally, AI now says "The only council in the 2026 local elections
where a party went from zero seats before May to 29 seats after the
election is Wandsworth, where the Conservatives became the largest party >>> with 29 seats, despite holding none immediately before the election. "
It's not Wandsworth, because the Tories had 22 councillors before the >>election, not none. Never believe anything "AI" tells you.
It was my fault the AI got it wrong before, as I told it to look for a
Reform-led council. I assumed that only Reform could truly mess it up
like that. Just goes to show what prejudice does for you. I'm not a big
fan of Fartage.
But you're almost certainly right that he's talking about Reform.
I can't be bothered to check which council though.
Well, if appearing on the BBC News website counts as "going viral"
then the story is out and there's no point in my being discrete.
Story: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clypmk3k80ko
Video: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cm2p1y1ymymo
Nick
On 21/05/2026 07:34 AM, Nick Odell wrote:
The first council meeting after the all-out local elections broke up
last night in what has been described in at least two local news
outlets as "chaos" because none of the members of the largest party
had ever held office before and didn't know what to do. "Shambles"
doesn't begin to describe it.
Is it the responsibility of the elected representatives themselves or
the local government Sir Humphreys and Bernards to make sure elected
representatives have all the procedural information they need prior to
taking their seats?
It is normal for the officers to arrange training and induction for new >councillors.
| Sysop: | Amessyroom |
|---|---|
| Location: | Fayetteville, NC |
| Users: | 69 |
| Nodes: | 6 (0 / 6) |
| Uptime: | 33:33:15 |
| Calls: | 900 |
| Calls today: | 1 |
| Files: | 1,320 |
| D/L today: |
3 files (12,347K bytes) |
| Messages: | 265,210 |