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The big issues on voters' minds ahead of Stockport's first 'all out' election in nearly 20 years

All 63 council seats will be up for grabs when the borough goes to the polls in May.

Manchester Evening News · Apr 19, 2023

OPINION - Scrap your tuition fees pledge, Labour, and end middle-class handouts

Tuition fees is the exploding bomb of British politics. It can go off in the hands of an unsuspecting leader and even lead, as in the case of poor Nick Clegg of the Lib Dems, to being forced to flee to Facebook. When he was running to be leader of…

Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2023

Potholes in England go unrepaired for up to 18 months

Lib Dem research finds nine councils where average repair time is four weeks or longer

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2023

SNP poll lead for next general election slashed to five points

Redfield-Wilton released their latest polling, showing the SNP are still on course to win the most Scottish seats at the next general election.

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023

‘This is bigger than potholes’: Lib Dems tap into voter anger over sewage

Party is striking chord with ‘blue wall’ voters by championing a classic environmental issue

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2023

OPINION - If we keep turning a blind eye to fraud it will corrode public trust

Buried in a lengthy new audit on public-sector fraud by the National Audit Office is a remarkable detail. It notes that at the time the Department for Business, Energy and Industry Strategy was charged with handling the Bounce Back Loan scheme, it only had two full-time staff working in its…

Evening Standard · Mar 31, 2023

Local elections 2023: Where you can vote and how to get an emergency proxy

Keir Starmer is hoping Labour can make big gains in council elections

Evening Standard · Mar 30, 2023

2023 local elections: When and where are they taking place?

The Conservatives have made a net loss of 40 seats in council by-elections since May 2022.

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023

Labour ‘overconfident’ on election win as middle-class voters coming back to Tories, says poll guru

Signs of Rishi Sunak-inspired revival in Tory fortunes in affluent ‘blue wall’ territory, says Lord Hayward

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2023

‘His goose is cooked’: Even true-blue Wokingham voters think Boris Johnson’s time is up

And there are signs that ‘chaos fatigue’ created by the former PM means that solid Tory seats such as John Redwood’s could be up for grabs at the next election

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2023