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Westminster By-Elections and Local Elections Roundup

Featured image: Image by mohamed Hassan from Pixabay Well, the local elections are over with the biggest winners being Labour and the Liberal Democrats. The biggest losses were made by the Conservatives as was widely expected. Gains were also made by the Greens, SNP, and Plaid Cymru.  The total net gains and net losses were…  […]

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The 2022 UK Local Elections – What to Watch

Featured image: Image by John Mounsey from Pixabay It’s that time of the year again! Another round of local elections is upon us, taking place next week on the 5th May with results following probably mostly on the 6th May. And just like last year these local elections will be accompanied by an election of […]

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The 2021 UK Local and Devolved Parliament Elections – What are the Elections to Watch?

On 6th May there are going to be a whole large range of local elections due to the previous year’s local elections having been postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. There will be elections taking place in Scotland, Wales and England.   Assembly Elections   Specifically for Scotland and Wales they will both be holding elections for their […]

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Look at the News #17 – Traffic-light System, Pet Vaccine, Possible Pro-Independence Majority, and Hartlepool By-election poll

Traffic-Light System for International Travel   It has been confirmed that the government will be introducing a new traffic-light system to guide travel to and from other countries   The system will expand the current red-list, by adding amber and green categories.   Countries that are on the green list will not require isolation on return but COVID tests […]

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Look at the News #7 – Local Elections Going Ahead & Biden Ends Support for Saudis in Yemen War

Local Elections are Going Ahead! Local Elections are to go ahead in England this May. Councils are being given an extra £30m to make polling stations and counts COVID-secure Voters will be asked to bring their own pens or pencils and wearing a face mask will be compulsory. Hand sanitiser, divider screens and social distancing […]

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January Ramblings – New Year, Coronavirus, BREXIT, elections and More

Quiet New Year – 2021 New Year’s Eve was very muted and different this time around due to the Coronavirus. A number of countries did still put on displays such as Taiwan, North Korea, New Zealand and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Australia also still held a number of firework displays including the […]