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Reform Announces Plans to Abandon KCC HQ Sale and Bring 500 Staff Back to Office
KENT, ENGLAND, JUL 9 – Reform UK plans to use artificial intelligence and forensic auditing to cut wasteful spending after gaining control of Kent County Council with 57 of 81 seats, officials said.
- A Reform-led council plans to save £40 million by eliminating net zero spending, according to Zia Yusuf, Head of Reform UK's DOGE.
- Kent County Council leader Linden Kemkaran aims to save £32 million and stated, "Reform wants to create an office 'repopulation plan'" to bring 500 workers back.
- Antony Hook, a Liberal Democrat leader, criticized Reform's agenda as "too thin" and said, "You can't run a council like this...I'm fast losing confidence in this council."
- The council intends to bring children's care homes back in-house to save money in children’s services, as suggested by Kemkaran.
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Reform council to save £40m as Doge unit axes net zero plans
A Reform-led council said it will save £40million by cutting net zero spending.The party's Doge unit has taken aim at Kent County Council, with plans to save £7.5million by 2030 by scrapping plans to convert the authority's fleet of cars to electric.Council leader Linden Kemkaran has pledged to save £32million over the same period by scrapping plans to make council property net zero compliant. She also suggested allowances for all councillors wi…
John Wall: Reform UK and the holy grail of finding real efficiency savings
John Wall is a retired engineer and former Conservative county councillor in Hampshire. Oppositions often claim that billions can be raised by cracking down on tax avoidance and evasion, but once in government little happens – probably because if it was easy their predecessors would have done it. Following their local elections success Reform have jumped on the efficiency savings bandwagon. It comes from tropes about public sector workers in ivo…
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Reform-led council to announce ‘first big savings’ after Farage visit
However, the party has been accused of ‘poor governance’ during their first two months in power in Kent.
Kent Council: Reform UK to announce first big savings | The latest National and International News
Reform UK's largest council is set to announce its "first big savings" from cost-cutting initiatives on Thursday, as opposition parties criticise what they call "poor governance" during the party's first two months in power. Kent County Council (KCC), led by Reform after their stunning local election victory, will unveil details at a full council meeting in Maidstone. | The latest National and International News
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