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The days when independent councillors were well-meaning, often single-cause, advocates saving a hospital or moving a gypsy camp, are long gone. Although Reform UK caught the headlines in early May’s local elections, their success was [more…]

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After last week’s astounding success by Reform UK in the one Westminster by election and the local elections what can the future hold for Nigel Farage’s personal fiefdom. It is more than obvious that the [more…]

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Postal Voting, Overseas and General Statistics

12th May 2019 well_chuffed 2700 Comments

After the description of how Postal Voting works and by implication, how much it must cost, it seemed worth while looking at the number of overseas postal voters. These should mainly be people who have [more…]

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Postal Voting, What Goes On

9th May 2019 well_chuffed 3194 Comments

Postal Voting has been brought into disrepute with the wholesale abuse of the system by various sections of the population. The mechanics of handling the postal vote are time consuming and certainly not cheap. The [more…]

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The Counting Centre, What Goes On

3rd May 2019 well_chuffed 3368 Comments

After the article about a Polling Station, it seems only natural to check out what goes on at the count. Again the Electoral Commission have produced a PDF or three to help us on our [more…]

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A Polling Station, What Goes On

2nd May 2019 well_chuffed 3707 Comments

As may have been previously mentioned, I will be a polling clerk on May 23rd should the Euro elections take place. It’s my first time so I was expecting some training but no, I have [more…]

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