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I live in a Rotten Borough
No comments on I live in a Rotten BoroughWhen I was writing about the South Shields by-election the other day, talking about how safe seats marginalise those who live in them, I pointed out the dominance that the Labour Party have on the local council there. In fact Labour on South Tyneside council have 88.89% of the seats. Which according to the Electoral Reform Society (ERS) makes South Tyneside a ‘One Party State’. The ERS have launched a ‘Rotten Boroughs’ campaign to highlight…
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Bedford keeps its Liberal Democrat mayor
One of the few bright spots in the local election results was Liberal Democrat Dave Hodgson being re-elected as the executive Mayor of Bedford. Dave was only elected 18 months ago in a by-election after the death of the previous independent mayor. So it is tribute to Dave’s abilities and the amount he has been able to achieve in that short period that, with the background of such a difficult national picture for the Liberal…
