Tanita Tikaram💙@tanita_tikaram · Aug 23, 2026It’s worse than that . Finch said he was acting on “a number” of complaints from local people. So Labour MP Rachel…
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A council official claimed to act on multiple complaints from locals but no complaints actually exist when an MP requested the figures. The thread criticizes media outlets for not covering this fabricated story while giving prominent coverage to other less significant news.
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It’s worse than that . Finch said he was acting on “a number” of complaints from local people. So Labour MP Rachel Taylor asked the council for the actual figures. There have been no complaints. If you lied like this in a normal job you’d be sacked. Why are our journos who’ve🧵
The Rev. Anton Mittens 🌹👮🎓@MittensOff · Jun 11, 2026George Finch, the Reform UK leader of Warwickshire County Council, has been accused of bigotry and censorship after suggesting LGBTQ+ books should be removed from local libraries. But where exactly does this end? Libraries hold books on socialism and capitalism, atheism and every religion under the sun, evolution, the monarchy, and countless other contested ideas. That’s the point of a library: a place where people encounter perspectives that challenge, stretch, and broaden the mind. Finch is only 19, and it shows. He may simply not have read enough to grasp how books cultivate critical thinking, empathy, and a more informed, more tolerant society. Who on earth keeps voting for people this determined to stay ignorant? #ReformUK
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