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That is the title of a new piece of research out from academic Chris Butler and myself, looking at how people can donate directly to election candidates and so avoid much of the scrutiny that should ...

That is the title of a new piece of research out from academic Chris Butler and myself, looking at how people can donate ...

There were three principal authority council by-elections this week, all Liberal Democrat defences and all resulting in a Lib ...

Welcome to the second of what may turn out to be, in decreasing order of likelihood, an occasional set of blog posts, the start of a regular series of blog posts, the birth of a new email list or the ...

Cllr Tina Bhartwas, previously deputy leader of the Labour group on Hertfordshire County Council, has joined the Liberal Democrats. The Bishop’s Stortford Independent reports: Cllr Bhartwas blamed a ...

Four principal authority council by-elections this week. They featured three Liberal Democrat candidates, which is two up on the last time these wards were up – a welcome continuation of the ...

In Higham Ferrers ward North Northamptonshire, Reform UK has put my more council candidates than there are vacant seats to ...

Another councillor elected in May with Reform UK next to their name on the ballot paper is now no longer a Reform UK councillor: Wayne Titley. As Staffordshire County Council reports: A by-election is ...