Oxfordshire has some of the highest council tax rates in the country, yet the standard of our public services – from our roads to SEND provision – is appalling.

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The establishment parties all point fingers, but each has had the opportunity to act and has failed to deliver.

As the saying goes, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different result.

Voting for Reform UK means breaking this cycle of failure and choosing a fresh approach.

I am not a career politician or a paper candidate like some of my opponents. I’m an ordinary Didcot resident, having lived in our town (on and off) since 2007. I’m a father who wants safe, clean streets for my children. I am a member of the community who loves Didcot for its wonderful local spirit, and I am a citizen who appreciates the amazing history and culture of this country and the need to defend and preserve its civic values and national sovereignty.

I’m stepping into politics for the first time because I am fed up with the mismanagement we see both nationally and locally.

I believe in truly listening to residents and acting on their concerns – because real leadership means being accountable to the people you serve. If elected as your county councillor, I will bring a common-sense approach to public service, focused on real solutions to real problems.

I will hold local government to account for every penny spent, because public funds are YOUR money, not monopoly money to be splurged on white elephants and vanity projects.

Vote Reform UK for real change. Vote Reform UK to save our county and country!