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Is No 10 seeking its own destruction? Why else would it botch its council plans and hand a victory to Farage? | Polly Toynbee https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/18/no-10-council-nigel-farage-local-government-reform #LocalElections2025 #LocalGovernment #Labour #AngelaRayner #SteveReed #ReformUk #Politics #UkNews #Society

Is No 10 seeking its own destruction? Why else would it botch its council plans and hand a victory to Farage?

Labour promised ‘ambitious reforms’, but it was fixing things that were not broken. And the moral: focus on what matters and stop making stupid mistakes, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian

Strypey Sep 22, 2025

Forget all the silly candidates in this year's local body elections, at last there are some serious contenders;

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/alert-top/573175/vampire-rights-sandfly-bans-and-stolen-houses-touted-in-mayoral-campaigns

#NZPolitics #LocalGovernment #LocalElections2025

Vampire rights, sandfly bans and stolen houses touted in mayoral campaigns

As ballot papers land in letterboxes around the motu, some mayoral candidates are doing away with traditional priorities.

RNZ

Julian D 🏳️‍🌈 #FBPE #RejoinEU May 22, 2025

🗳️ Just 3 weeks ago, #Buckinghamshire voters reshaped local power! But with turnout below 35%, our communities are still missing a voice. Let’s fix that in the next round. Get involved. Demand better. #LocalElections2025 #MidBucks
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Andy May 11, 2025

Letter: When 23% wins a seat, First Past the Post is failing us
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/democracy/letter-when-23-wins-a-seat-first-past-the-post-is-failing-us/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=letter-when-23-wins-a-seat-first-past-the-post-is-failing-us
#localelections2025 #localJournalism #makeVotesMatter #electoralReform @BylinesEast

Letter: When 23% wins a seat, First Past the Post is failing us

Letter to the editor

East Anglia Bylines | Powerful Citizen Journalism

Matt Hodgkinson May 9, 2025

#GreenParty #GPEW #UKlocalGov #LocalElectionsUK #LocalElections2025 #LocalElections25 #LocalCouncils #LocalCouncillors #UKpol #UKpolitics #GreenPolitics

Political Cartoon Gallery May 7, 2025

Dave Brown @DaveBrownToons @Independent after the photo by #YevgenyKhaldei on #Farage #ReformUK #ReformFlagBan #UkraineFlagBan #RussiaUkraineWar #LocalElections2025 #VEDay #VEDay80 – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

Political Cartoon Gallery May 5, 2025

Peter Brookes @BrookesTimes @TheTimes on #Farage #ReformUK #LocalElections2025 #MayoralElections #RuncornByElection #NigelFarage #Trump – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

Political Cartoon Gallery May 4, 2025

Ella Baron on British politicians’ obsession with ‘change’ #Farage #ReformUK #LocalElections2025 #KeirStarmer #MayoralElections – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com