Tag: election
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Bindependence Day?
There were two bins on the ballot in Clacton. The first was made of silver plastic. It wore a cape, spent thirty quid on its campaign, and admitted up front that it was filled with absolute rubbish. The second was made of velvet and tweed. It took a five-million-pound crypto bung, treated the town like…
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The “Hand-Me-Down” Seat: Why the Makerfield By-Election Feels Like a Betrayal
When Josh Simons resigned his seat on May 14th, he didn’t just step down; he explicitly vacated the space to clear a path for Andy Burnham. This kind of calculated seat-swapping, where a constituency is treated like a personal asset to be gifted from one party figure to another, leaves a sour taste in the…