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Broken promises, rising taxes: Inside Reform UK’s first year in power

Reform has run councils for a year. As local elections near, we ask: how has the party performed in power?

Broken promises, broken roads, and broken council leadership teams – that’s the outcome of Reform UK’s first year in power, an investigation by openDemocracy reveals.

[…] Reform raised taxes in every council where it holds or shares power. Potholes continue to cause accidents and damage, and councillors’ struggles over where to make promised savings have put much-loved local services at risk of closure.

Broken promises, rising taxes: Inside Reform UK’s first year in power, Sian Norris, Open Democracy #BrokenPromises #failedToDoHomework #fantasyEconomics #ReformInefficiencyDepartment

Broken promises, rising taxes: Inside Reform UK’s first year in power

Reform has run councils for a year. As local elections near, we ask: how has the party performed in power?

openDemocracy

WYM Mod Apr 22

Paul Krugman asks why voters are so angry about the economy under Trump, arguing it stems not just from high prices, but from his unfulfilled promises to cut grocery and energy costs. He suggests these 'fabulist' pledges created expectations that, when unmet, now fuel deeper rage than under Biden. Discover more about this economic perspective and its implications: https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/bad-vibes-and-broken-promises #EconomicPolicy #BrokenPromises #VoterSentiment

Bad Vibes and Broken Promises

More thoughts on the roots of Americans’ anger about the economy

Paul Krugman

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O.Voão Apr 19

@rbreich

But AI is gonna pay for UBI, right? 🥹

Right? 🥺

#brokenpromises #brokenhearts

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Alice Dubiel 🔬💉🦠😷🌬☮️Apr 16

More bullshit on this topic. If you want density in Ballard, especially in the North and in Greenwood, best to keep the Ballard line. Even Dan Strauss gets this.
#brokenpromises
https://www.theurbanist.org/ballard-pushes-to-save-its-light-rail-station/

Ballard Pushes to Save Its Light Rail Station

Transit advocates shared ideas to save Ballard Link light rail from being cut or severely delayed at a rally Saturday. A ballooning budget has Sound Transit considering drastic measures, but advocates see a path forward to get to Market Street.

The Urbanist

Drink of Jesus Apr 10

Here are the promises Zohran Mamdani broke in his first 100 days in office

Mamdani’s early viral promise to open city-run grocery stores has all but disappeared from the conversation during his first 100 days in office. The pitch that candidate Mamdani made repeated was that five grocery stores — one in each borough — could sell food to hard-working New Yorkers at wholesale prices if the city covered rent and property taxes. But no such city-owned grocery stores have opened. Instead, Mamdani has just proposed $70 million in new funding for the city’s […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/04/10/here-are-the-promises-zohran-mamdani-broke-in-his-first-100-days-in-office/

MichaelJ Apr 3

Promises Made, Corruption Given

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https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/promises-made-corruption-given/

Trump Watch 👀Mar 23

💥 TRUMP SAID HE’D LOWER YOUR COSTS… TOTAL LIE “More money in your pocket,” he promised. Reality: everything costs more—gas, groceries, electricity. Your wallet? still bleeding. Promises: ✔️ Words Results: ❌ Nothing #TrumpWatch #CostOfLiving #BrokenPromises #Lies www.youtube.com/shorts/7v1_9...

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