<![CDATA[After today's local elections we will have a good idea how bad a mess the Labour Party is in (even if this also refracted through local issues).]]>After today's local elections we will have a good idea how bad a mess the Labour Party is in (even if this also refracted through local issues).

This weekend will also see a tsunami of commentary about the Labour Party leadership for sure; but much of this will continue to treat politics as a soap opera that takes place in the Westminster village.

For many voters this is exactly the problem they see when the mainstream media & parties claim the 'insurgents' are not fit to govern...

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/ravensrod/statuses/116532211392988973https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/ravensrod/statuses/116532211392988973Thu, 07 May 2026 07:53:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to After today's local elections we will have a good idea how bad a mess the Labour Party is in (even if this also refracted through local issues). on Thu, 07 May 2026 07:50:10 GMT]]>@christineburns @ChrisMayLA6 I can’t answer that without speculating but I will ask my eldest when he’s back this evening. I know there is quite a lot of confusion of which issues should be aimed where; national or local, which has been compounded over the last few decades by repeated funding cuts from central Government and general ignorance around statutory duties, etc.

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I think that's fair... but equally people's actual experience of governance (bin collection, road surfaces) are often related to local councils & so from that point ion view local issues may also contribute to the colouring of political views

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zirk.us/users/ChrisMayLA6/statuses/116532137489446262https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zirk.us/users/ChrisMayLA6/statuses/116532137489446262Thu, 07 May 2026 07:35:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to After today's local elections we will have a good idea how bad a mess the Labour Party is in (even if this also refracted through local issues). on Thu, 07 May 2026 07:29:20 GMT]]>@christineburns @ChrisMayLA6 Pondering on this I think it shows how it’s easy to see why national politicians bend to suit a perceived majority when in fact they are dealing with a vocal minority.
People motivated to engage local politicians are probably more politically engaged, and here it’s a small town with a significant elderly population. Targeting policies/statements on just those people could well further alienate or turn off others.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ioc.exchange/users/spanghero/statuses/116532114894516655https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ioc.exchange/users/spanghero/statuses/116532114894516655Thu, 07 May 2026 07:29:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to After today's local elections we will have a good idea how bad a mess the Labour Party is in (even if this also refracted through local issues). on Thu, 07 May 2026 07:26:15 GMT]]>@spanghero @christineburns @ChrisMayLA6 I think we must live in the same place.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gts.phillipsuk.org/users/jetlagjen/statuses/01KR0N8ZRBBKEH2JXF3FSMR98Qhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gts.phillipsuk.org/users/jetlagjen/statuses/01KR0N8ZRBBKEH2JXF3FSMR98QThu, 07 May 2026 07:26:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to After today's local elections we will have a good idea how bad a mess the Labour Party is in (even if this also refracted through local issues). on Thu, 07 May 2026 07:05:56 GMT]]>@christineburns @ChrisMayLA6 My eldest works in a political office locally and whilst there are no local elections here today the biggest issues flagged by constituents include local issues such as anti-social behaviour, the state of the town centre and…drumroll…potholes. That’s not to say that national issues/talking points don’t come up as well.

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