Handforth Parish Council

[Diable Rouge]

If Simon Pegg and Nick Frost joined forces with Shearsmith and Gatiss to satirise ultra-local politics - "You have no authority here, Jackie Weaver!"

[Duncan Gardner]

Jackie has just featured on BBC R5L

[colchestersid]

Honestly the funniest thing I have seen in years. I won't spoil anyone's enjoyment of this by quoting as the whole thing is just priceless. Personal favourite is the muttered "fuck off" even before things kicked off

If they decide to live stream their next meeting I swear they will break the internet. 18 minutes of pure joy

If you are eligible here is the link for nominating Jackie Weaver for the Nobel Peace Prize

Nomination (nobelpeaceprize.org)

And to nominate her for a MBE (or perhaps a gallantry award)

Nominate someone for an honour or award - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

[Moonlight Shadow]

And now DAG has a blog post about it...

https://davidallengreen.com/2021/02/...uncil-meeting/

[Nocturnal Submission]

I quite enjoyed Cllr. Aled Brewerton's self-important hissy fit and march away from his laptop, slightly undermined as it was by his father remaining on screen, chuckling away at nothing in particular.

[Various Artist]

Just came across this on the front page of the Guardian's website a few minutes ago!

Insults and expletives turn parish council Zoom meeting into internet sensation
Swearing, hysterics and a heroically stoic clerk transform Handforth meeting into absurdist drama

They've only got a 3-minute highlight reel linked though, so many thanks DR for linking to the 18-minute version. Will relish watching that later, not least because I took part in a local PCC Zoom meeting only last week.

[gjw100]

I quite enjoyed Cllr. Aled Brewerton's self-important hissy fit and march away from his laptop, slightly undermined as it was by his father remaining on screen, chuckling away at nothing in particular.

Was Aled Brewerton the one who went from disgruntled to screaming rage in the space of one short sentence? Perhaps he was also responsible for the pre-meeting 'fuck off', as he seemed to be sitting there just waiting for the opportunity to lose his shit. All highly enjoyable anyway.

[Nefertiti2]

https://twitter.com/NickHernBooks/status/1357664415185788928?s=20

[Nefertiti2]

https://twitter.com/LeftieStats/status/1357703132487299073?s=20

[Nocturnal Submission]

Was Aled Brewerton the one who went from disgruntled to screaming rage in the space of one short sentence? Perhaps he was also responsible for the pre-meeting 'fuck off', as he seemed to be sitting there just waiting for the opportunity to lose his shit. All highly enjoyable anyway.

Yes, that was him. Deputy chairperson of the council or committee or something and demanding that, with the head honcho dismissed from the meeting for excessive grumpiness, he should now take control of the meeting.

[Nocturnal Submission]

"Julie's I-Pad" continually flashing up on the screen at the beginning of the meeting for no discernible reason was also quietly amusing.

[NHH]

This was brilliant, and as someone who has been involved in committees and stuff like it for 30 years, it rang so many bells. But the main takeaway is that there are lots of unpleasant misogynistic cunts in councils, and in parish councils, it is much worse, and because they're all called Ratepayers or Independents, you can't identify them, but the worst of them will have Tory placards up come District Council elections.

[Bored Of Education]

I got three different people sharing this with me within 10 minutes. Mainly, I feel as I have spent most of lockdown in similar meetings - albeit more prosaic.

[Diable Rouge]

Sequels never do live up to the original:

[Nefertiti2]

Which one was @rogin?

[MsD]

God, I love this so much. The rotating-head devil voice of Aled, the toilet flushing, the unseen Julie.

[Sits]

What is unavoidable is that a lot of men are bullies. Good on Jacqui.

[caja-dglh]

Which one was @rogin?

Rogin would give everything he owns and more to live in Cheshire.

[Evariste Euler Gauss]

The Nick Hern Books twitter page that Nef posted a tweet from above has a few other tweets on the same topic that also made me chuckle.

[jwdd27]

I liked Sue's curtains.

[Sporting]

I liked Sue's curtains.

Are they superior to Pebble's?

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

Rogin would give everything he owns and more to live in Cheshire.

Would I fuck. It's stocked to the rafters with the sort of wankers who play golf and secretly vote Tory.

[Gangster Octopus]

To be fair, they openly vote Tory.

[The Awesome Berbaslug!!!]

Is that a confession masquerading as a joke?

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

I assumed that's what Nefertiti2 thinks of me (above)