Plus: Tony Blair and the Board of Peace; banning social media; Reform’s seriousness; joy of evensong; and culinary misadventures at school
Plus: Tony Blair and the Board of Peace; banning social media; Reform’s seriousness; joy of evensong; and culinary misadventures at school
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Labour announced plans to postpone elections in order to address ‘capacity’ issues in areas undergoing restructure
The government agreed to pay Reform UK’s legal costs after the party’s challenge over the postponement of local elections
Dozens of the 136 council elections due to be held this year will now be delayed until 2027
Conservative-run Norfolk and Suffolk privately lobbied for postponed voting, despite publicly criticising such moves
Last month, the government said some 63 council areas could postpone elections until 2027 after some told ministers they lack the…
When local authorities with the most troubled records are the most eager to delay democracy, voters are entitled to be suspicious
