From the same council meeting as Episode 2, another meltdown from Councillor Alex Paterson – the Labour Portfolio Holder for Community Safety, Highways, and Excuses – taking centre stage in what can only be described as a smug, patronising, and geographically confused rant.
🎥 Clip below – viewer discretion advised: contains unfiltered Labour arrogance, classist sneering, and a man completely missing the point.
🗣️ The Question (by Cllr John Vye, Reform UK)
“Residents in Rochester East and Warren Wood are fed up. They’re dodging potholes, tripping over broken paving slabs, and wondering why their council tax isn’t being reflected in the state of their streets.
When will this Council stop the excuses and deliver the repairs our community desperately needs?”
🎠The Response (Cllr Paterson, Labour)
“One of the risks of being forced to scrabble around for candidates who can pass basic vetting but who live nowhere near the ward they seek to represent…
You’re not from around here, are you?”
Ah, there it is.
Forget answering the question. Forget accountability. Cllr Paterson went straight for the personal jabs, implying that Reform UK councillors aren’t local enough to care – as if potholes magically disappear depending on your postcode.
🧱 Reality Check:
✅ Residents don’t care about where a councillor sleeps. They care about whether potholes get fixed.
âś… Reform UK councillors live in Medway, were elected by Medway residents, and are doing what Labour won’t: holding this council to account for two decades of decay.
âś… If the legacy parties had actually maintained our roads over the last twenty years, nobody would be asking these questions.
🤡 BONUS IRONY:
“As an economic migrant to the South East of England myself…”
So wait – he admits he’s not originally from Medway either, but then tries to undermine a Reform councillor for not living in a specific neighbourhood?
We’re getting serious “don’t do as I do, do as I say” energy here.
🎯 Final Thoughts
Cllr Paterson’s smugness doesn’t fill potholes.
His sarcasm doesn’t make pavements safer.
His attempts to undermine the only real opposition on the council only make one thing clear:
👉 Reform UK is living rent free in Labour’s heads, and they’re getting rattled.
🔵 Reform UK – the true voice of local people.