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Making elections local again: The national politician with sound advice for all

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

In the hours which followed the recent local elections, the pattern of the political responses was typical. Labour tried to hype up its addition of 290 seats, claiming it was down to a dis-satisfied public fed up with the state … Continue reading →

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Why we should all worry about national media and politicians dropping the local from local elections

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

In the days before the death of Baroness Thatcher, the Labour Party unveiled its campaign poster for the local elections (above). Only you’d be hard-pushed to know it was about the local elections. It wouldn’t look out of place in … Continue reading →

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Why we’re losing the ‘local’ from local elections – and five things we should do about it.

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

Standing in the polling station in our village school yesterday, I had a choice: I could vote for the current, Tory, councillor who is a nice enough chap and who has helped solve a couple of problems over the last … Continue reading →

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