Reform UK promised to watch every penny at KCC. So, Oracle's cost forecast has rocketed £21.5m to £46.9m on their watch. Kemkaran and Collins preach financial discipline while the figures spiral. Big mouths, bigger bills, little financial grip. Is this what Reform calls competence? shorturl.at/Cl36i
Reform UK Promised to Watch Every Penny – So Why Has KCC’s Oracle Cost Forecast Risen £21.5m on Its Watch?
Kent County Council’s Oracle Cloud Programme has more than tripled against its original £15 million implementation budget. More than two-thirds of the subsequent increase has emerged since Re…
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October 29, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Reform UK promised to watch every penny at KCC. So, Oracle's cost forecast has rocketed £21.5m to £46.9m on their watch. Kemkaran and Collins preach financial discipline while the figures spiral. Big mouths, bigger bills, little financial grip. Is this what Reform calls competence? shorturl.at/Cl36i
REFORM UK = TERRIFYINGLY ILLITERATE
"[Reform's] arguments can be terrifyingly illiterate. In Kent, councillor Linden Kemkaran asserted that climate change is 'fine' because 'the world was warmer in Roman times'" (my head hurts now) […]
"[Reform's] arguments can be terrifyingly illiterate. In Kent, councillor Linden Kemkaran asserted that climate change is 'fine' because 'the world was warmer in Roman times'" (my head hurts now) […]
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October 26, 2026 at 8:13 AM
REFORM UK = TERRIFYINGLY ILLITERATE
"[Reform's] arguments can be terrifyingly illiterate. In Kent, councillor Linden Kemkaran asserted that climate change is 'fine' because 'the world was warmer in Roman times'" (my head hurts now) […]
"[Reform's] arguments can be terrifyingly illiterate. In Kent, councillor Linden Kemkaran asserted that climate change is 'fine' because 'the world was warmer in Roman times'" (my head hurts now) […]
Three red audit warnings. Accounts riddled with errors. And Reform UK's Kent County Council drops the live webcast of the committee scrutinising it all. They promised to watch every penny of our money. Funny how Reform don't seem so keen on us watching them. shorturl.at/lWsjv
Every Penny Watched? Reform UK’s Kent County Council Gets Three Red Audit Warnings as Public Webcast Goes Dark
When Reform UK swept to power at Kent County Council in May 2025, its newly appointed leader, Linden Kemkaran, told BBC Politics South East she’d approach running the authority much as she ma…
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October 19, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Three red audit warnings. Accounts riddled with errors. And Reform UK's Kent County Council drops the live webcast of the committee scrutinising it all. They promised to watch every penny of our money. Funny how Reform don't seem so keen on us watching them. shorturl.at/lWsjv
Heat deaths, wildfires..?
"..the climate crisis is a scare" said Linden Kemkaran...
Out of touch and dangerous. Climate denial is so irresponsible, it doesn't make the reality go away - it just puts people at risk.
"..the climate crisis is a scare" said Linden Kemkaran...
Out of touch and dangerous. Climate denial is so irresponsible, it doesn't make the reality go away - it just puts people at risk.
Climate denial is laughable, until it become dangerous, and risks lives
"Kent County Council leader Linden Kemkaran told councillors the climate crisis was a "scare" and claimed a "mini ice age" while the county is dealing with recent heat-related deaths & wildfire concerns"
via Reform Watch
"Kent County Council leader Linden Kemkaran told councillors the climate crisis was a "scare" and claimed a "mini ice age" while the county is dealing with recent heat-related deaths & wildfire concerns"
via Reform Watch
September 23, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Heat deaths, wildfires..?
"..the climate crisis is a scare" said Linden Kemkaran...
Out of touch and dangerous. Climate denial is so irresponsible, it doesn't make the reality go away - it just puts people at risk.
"..the climate crisis is a scare" said Linden Kemkaran...
Out of touch and dangerous. Climate denial is so irresponsible, it doesn't make the reality go away - it just puts people at risk.
Climate denial is laughable, until it become dangerous, and risks lives
"Kent County Council leader Linden Kemkaran told councillors the climate crisis was a "scare" and claimed a "mini ice age" while the county is dealing with recent heat-related deaths & wildfire concerns"
via Reform Watch
"Kent County Council leader Linden Kemkaran told councillors the climate crisis was a "scare" and claimed a "mini ice age" while the county is dealing with recent heat-related deaths & wildfire concerns"
via Reform Watch
September 23, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Climate denial is laughable, until it become dangerous, and risks lives
"Kent County Council leader Linden Kemkaran told councillors the climate crisis was a "scare" and claimed a "mini ice age" while the county is dealing with recent heat-related deaths & wildfire concerns"
via Reform Watch
"Kent County Council leader Linden Kemkaran told councillors the climate crisis was a "scare" and claimed a "mini ice age" while the county is dealing with recent heat-related deaths & wildfire concerns"
via Reform Watch
Kent County Council leader Linden Kemkaran told councillors the climate crisis was a "scare" and claimed a "mini ice age" while the county is dealing with recent heat-related deaths and wildfire concerns.
September 22, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Kent County Council leader Linden Kemkaran told councillors the climate crisis was a "scare" and claimed a "mini ice age" while the county is dealing with recent heat-related deaths and wildfire concerns.
Sorry, Kemkaran
September 21, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Sorry, Kemkaran
Reform’s Kent County Council leader, Cllr Linden Kemkaran, was accused of dismissing widespread public concerns about the climate crisis in the council chamber
bylinetimes.com/2026/09/21/r...
bylinetimes.com/2026/09/21/r...
Reform Council Leader Denies Climate Change Crisis After Record Heat Deaths
Leader of Kent County Council dismisses recent surge of wildfires and heat deaths as a "scare" and suggests the world is merely emerging from a "mini ice age"
bylinetimes.com
September 21, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Reform’s Kent County Council leader, Cllr Linden Kemkaran, was accused of dismissing widespread public concerns about the climate crisis in the council chamber
bylinetimes.com/2026/09/21/r...
bylinetimes.com/2026/09/21/r...
My daughter studied physical geography & climate change at Edinburgh University. She has studied every one of the ~14 IPCC reports produced since 2000, from thousands of the worlds leading scientists. We can say for certain that Reform's Linden Kemkaran does not even know what IPCC stands for.
September 21, 2026 at 1:27 PM
My daughter studied physical geography & climate change at Edinburgh University. She has studied every one of the ~14 IPCC reports produced since 2000, from thousands of the worlds leading scientists. We can say for certain that Reform's Linden Kemkaran does not even know what IPCC stands for.
Linden Kemkaran - Wikipedia
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September 21, 2026 at 11:39 AM
⬇️ICYMI: Never mind the 2800 deaths and record-breaking temperatures, ignore the natural disasters seen worldwide and wildfires up and down the country, Reform’s Kent County Council leader Linden Kemkaran says climate change is not true!
September 21, 2026 at 2:51 PM
⬇️ICYMI: Never mind the 2800 deaths and record-breaking temperatures, ignore the natural disasters seen worldwide and wildfires up and down the country, Reform’s Kent County Council leader Linden Kemkaran says climate change is not true!
'"In Roman and mediaeval times the earth was two degrees warmer than it is today, for example. The earth is actually coming out of a mini ice age, Mr Chairman. There is only one way for temperatures to go.”'
Reform’s Kent County Council leader, Cllr Linden Kemkaran.
Reform’s Kent County Council leader, Cllr Linden Kemkaran.
Reform Council Leader Denies Climate Change Crisis After Record Heat Deaths
Leader of Kent County Council dismisses recent surge of wildfires and heat deaths as a "scare" and suggests the world is merely emerging from a "mini ice age"
bylinetimes.com
September 21, 2026 at 12:24 PM
'"In Roman and mediaeval times the earth was two degrees warmer than it is today, for example. The earth is actually coming out of a mini ice age, Mr Chairman. There is only one way for temperatures to go.”'
Reform’s Kent County Council leader, Cllr Linden Kemkaran.
Reform’s Kent County Council leader, Cllr Linden Kemkaran.
Reform Council Leader Denies Climate Change Crisis After Record Heat Deaths
->Byline Times | More on "Climate denial in UK politics" at BigEarthData.ai | #record heat #climate change
->Byline Times | More on "Climate denial in UK politics" at BigEarthData.ai | #record heat #climate change
Reform Council Leader Denies Climate Change Crisis After Record Heat Deaths
The leader of Reform UK’s flagship local authority, Kent County Council has denied man-made climate change exists and mocked climate science concerning the record-breaking extreme heat over the summer, in a fiery exchange on Thursday. Reform’s Kent County Council leader, Cllr Linden Kemkaran, was accused of dismissing widespread public concerns about the climate crisis in the council chamber. The outburst occurred during a meeting of the full council in Maidstone, after Councillor Stuart Heaver (Green Party) asked Cllr Kemkaran if she had any second thoughts about the Council rescinding the KCC Climate Emergency Declaration, given the scale of heat-related deaths over the summer. Cllr Heaver noted UK Health Security Agency figures showing a significant increase on the 1,504 excess deaths observed in summer 2025 this year. Over 2,800 people have died in England and Wales due to record-breaking extreme heat over the summer, according to the official estimates. Kent Fire and Rescue service attended more than 130 grass fires since July, and 2026 is on track to be the worst harvest since records began. ENJOYING THIS ARTICLE? HELP US TO PRODUCE MORE Receive the monthly Byline Times newspaper and help to support fearless, independent journalism that breaks stories, shapes the...
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September 21, 2026 at 11:52 AM
'"In Roman and mediaeval times the earth was two degrees warmer than it is today, for example. The earth is actually coming out of a mini ice age, Mr Chairman. There is only one way for temperatures to go.”'
Reform’s Kent County Council leader, Cllr Linden Kemkaran.
Reform’s Kent County Council leader, Cllr Linden Kemkaran.
Reform Council Leader Denies Climate Change Crisis After Record Heat Deaths
Leader of Kent County Council dismisses recent surge of wildfires and heat deaths as a "scare" and suggests the world is merely emerging from a "mini ice age"
bylinetimes.com
September 21, 2026 at 12:24 PM
'"In Roman and mediaeval times the earth was two degrees warmer than it is today, for example. The earth is actually coming out of a mini ice age, Mr Chairman. There is only one way for temperatures to go.”'
Reform’s Kent County Council leader, Cllr Linden Kemkaran.
Reform’s Kent County Council leader, Cllr Linden Kemkaran.
Reform UK's Linden Kemkaran - leader Kent CC - is considering joining legal action against local government reorganisation due to a lack of a response from government. And we wait for a judicial review. So how does devolution work? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Catastrophic dangers await Burnham’s push for English devolution | Phillip Inman
Like France, the UK has always been centralised – and imposing a new political structure brings huge risks
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Reform UK's Linden Kemkaran - leader Kent CC - is considering joining legal action against local government reorganisation due to a lack of a response from government. And we wait for a judicial review. So how does devolution work? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Not a single word from Linden Kemkaran on this.
She’s too busy with Reform UK conference.
And this weak response by Reform UK Councillor Paul King
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
She’s too busy with Reform UK conference.
And this weak response by Reform UK Councillor Paul King
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
September 5, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Not a single word from Linden Kemkaran on this.
She’s too busy with Reform UK conference.
And this weak response by Reform UK Councillor Paul King
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
She’s too busy with Reform UK conference.
And this weak response by Reform UK Councillor Paul King
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Not a single word from Linden Kemkaran Leader of KCC on this.
She’s too busy with Reform UK conference.
She’s too busy with Reform UK conference.
1) This is an attack on infrastructure and they should throw the book at all of them.
2) This is an absolutely outrageous response from a Reform councillor and shows how deeply unserious they are.
2) This is an absolutely outrageous response from a Reform councillor and shows how deeply unserious they are.
September 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Not a single word from Linden Kemkaran Leader of KCC on this.
She’s too busy with Reform UK conference.
She’s too busy with Reform UK conference.
"Reform is the only centre-right party that is in a position to form a centre-right government at this point in time". 🤔
Reform Council Leader: Some Voters Have Been Enticed by Restore Britain
Linden Kemkaran, leader of one of Reform UK's most high-profile councils, has said that some voters have 'taken their eye off the ball' by being 'e...
www.politicshome.com
September 5, 2026 at 11:11 AM
"Reform is the only centre-right party that is in a position to form a centre-right government at this point in time". 🤔
Reform UK’s magic DOGE wand was just a stick…
Linden Kemkaran, chief snake oil salesperson is selling the council’s art collection, lying about DOGE being the answer, all whilst the black hole grows.
£60m black hole at Kent County and Medway Council
www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/60...
Linden Kemkaran, chief snake oil salesperson is selling the council’s art collection, lying about DOGE being the answer, all whilst the black hole grows.
£60m black hole at Kent County and Medway Council
www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/60...
August 21, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Reform UK’s magic DOGE wand was just a stick…
Linden Kemkaran, chief snake oil salesperson is selling the council’s art collection, lying about DOGE being the answer, all whilst the black hole grows.
£60m black hole at Kent County and Medway Council
www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/60...
Linden Kemkaran, chief snake oil salesperson is selling the council’s art collection, lying about DOGE being the answer, all whilst the black hole grows.
£60m black hole at Kent County and Medway Council
www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/60...
Happily it seems this banning books story wasn’t true and sadly is a failure of BBC journalism who didn’t investigate the story unlike @reformexposed.bsky.social. Of course it’s entirely believable but we should all be careful about sharing misinformation.
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July 5, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Happily it seems this banning books story wasn’t true and sadly is a failure of BBC journalism who didn’t investigate the story unlike @reformexposed.bsky.social. Of course it’s entirely believable but we should all be careful about sharing misinformation.
x.com/reformexpose...
x.com/reformexpose...