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PODCASTS
Council chief plans voter ID rapping sequel
By Paul Marinko | 01 May 2023
Rapping council chief Trevor Holden has revealed he is planning a sequel to his hit track on the ...
ELECTIONS
4.5% of voters without ID apply for certificate
By Martin Ford | 26 April 2023
Just 89,502 applications had been made before the deadline - representing 4.5% of the estimated t...
ELECTIONS
White van man on... elections
25 April 2023
I’ve never worked out the point of local elections. Firstly, three-quarters of the punters never ...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Unpredictable polls
By Zoë Billingham | 25 April 2023
There are reasons to expect this next set of local election results will be more unpredictable th...
SOLACE
Tackling local government's leadership paradoxes
By Graeme McDonald | 25 April 2023
With many councils set for 'another set of politically volatile elections', Graeme McDonald turns...
FINANCE
Labour told its apprenticeships overhaul will need funding
By Dan Peters | 24 April 2023
Labour is coming under pressure to back its commitment to overhaul the ‘failing’ apprenticeships ...
LEGAL
One in 10 voters confused over ID rules, poll finds
By Mark Whitehead | 21 April 2023
Voters are confused over new ID rules just days before local government elections, researchers ha...
ELECTIONS
T-Dawg's election rap
18 April 2023
Diary regrets to inform readers of the death of rap music.
ELECTIONS
Ruff way to remember ID
18 April 2023
Blackburn with Darwen Council turned to man’s best friend to get its message out about voter ID.
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Learning from this election round
By Kathy O’Leary | 18 April 2023
Kathy O'Leary asks if there should be greater focus on reducing the potential for postal vote fra...
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