Top 5 local election battles to watch this May
With the local elections on 1 May, Left Foot Forward picks out the most competitive races and potential game-changers.
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Woke-bashing of the week – Trump’s authoritarian crackdown on universities championed by the Mail
The article predictably enlists a cast of familiar right-wing voices to make the case for British universities to follow Trump’s lead.
Decreased FOI compliance risks UK ‘evolving into propaganda regime’ – report warns
“This situation has the alarming potential to evolve into a propaganda regime over time, requiring urgent attention.”
GB News mocked for St. George’s Day gaffe in England’s ‘most English’ town
Behind the 14-mile sea wall at Canvey Island, little was going on to celebrate St George’s Day, which the right-wing broadcaster took as a sign of national shame.
Right-wing media watch – Anti-net zero press delight in stirring the Miliband/Farage spat
Expecting the anti-net zero brigade to do their homework might be asking too much.
Reform on the rise, Tories on the ropes: what’s at stake on May 1?
Independent candidates are fast becoming the conscience of the left, offering a way to hold Labour to account. Their rise, like Reform’s, shows how broken Britain’s two-party system has become, and how ripe it is for potential change.
National Day of Action demands Barclays ‘stops funding genocide’
In 2024 alone, 5,000 people closed their Barclays accounts in protest.
Reform UK is soliciting donations from oil and gas executives
Nick Candy, the party’s treasurer, told the FT that the party is also looking to raise funds from British expatriates who can donate in their own name as well as rich foreigners with UK businesses.
Robert Jenrick makes embarrassing U-turn on Tory-Reform election pact
Jenrick is now saying he wants to “send Nigel Farage back to retirement”
Free voter ID scheme is a proven failure, democracy campaigners warn
‘The free voter ID scheme has utterly failed.’
Tory MP criticises Labour over US trade deal despite years of Conservatives failing to deliver one
Remember when Boris Johnson claimed the UK was “first in line” for a free trade deal with the US back in 2017?