Mark<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Reform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reform</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> puts <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/teenagers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>teenagers</span></a> in charge of vital public services</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ReformUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReformUK</span></a>’s local election wins have led to teenagers being put in charge of vital <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicServices</span></a>, including a 19-year-old who is overseeing children and <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/family" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>family</span></a> services while at <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/university" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>university</span></a>.</p><p>"I weep for the future!</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/05/nigel-farage-reform-uk-teenage-councillors-vital-public-services" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/politics/2025/</span><span class="invisible">jul/05/nigel-farage-reform-uk-teenage-councillors-vital-public-services</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/incompetent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>incompetent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/unqualified" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unqualified</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>work</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/fascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascists</span></a></p>