#fired
Political Downfalls: A Spectator Sport
#fired
Political Downfalls: A Spectator Sport
Watching politicians get fired—sorry, “resign to spend more time with family”—is like watching a reality show finale. One minute, they’re making grand speeches about their “dedication to the people,” and the next, they’re awkwardly packing up their office plants while pretending it was totally their idea to leave. Some go down with a defiant rant, others vanish like they were never there, and a few reappear six months later as “political analysts” on TV. It’s a cycle as predictable as election promises—big talk, big fall, and a suspiciously cushy job waiting at a lobbying firm.
Reform UK Candidate Suspended Over Jimmy Savile Tweets Praising 'Working Class Hero'
- Friday, 04 April 2025
Stephen Hartley, a Reform UK candidate in the Banbury Hadrwick ward, has been suspended from the party after tweeting support for Jimmy Savile, a prolific rapist and sexual predator. The tweet, posted on X in 2022, referred to Savile as a "working class hero" and expressed doubt about allegations against him. It is believed that Savile preyed on approximately 500 victims, aged five to 75 years old, across various settings including hospitals, schools, children's homes, and BBC premises. Following the discovery of Hartley's posts, Reform UK withdrew its support for his candidacy, but he will still appear on Oxfordshire County Council's ballot paper as the candidate list was published before the suspension.
