Decision to stop using social media platform is X-tremely baffling

Renfrewshire Council's decision to stop using social media platform X - announced at the start of the year - has been branded “baffling” by a Reform UK politician.

- JACK THOMSON, LOCAL DEMOCRACY REPORTER

Councillor Jamie McGuire, who defected from Labour to Nigel Farage’s party earlier this month, has urged the local authority to “reverse” the step as he questioned the rationale behind it.

The council confirmed in January it would be moving to Bluesky, where it would share statements and service updates, with the change taking effect immediately.

But Councillor McGuire, who represents Renfrew North and Braehead, has now suggested the switch was a “political gesture” and claimed it “significantly undermines’ its ability to reach residents with important information.