This article is part of a series exploring the local and mayoral elections. Articles from the editors, as ever, reflect the editors’ personal views and not necessarily those of Backbench. Readers are invited to share their thoughts on the elections…
Hartlepool fits the bill for the much clichéd image of the ‘Red Wall’ constituency: northern, coastal, deindustrialised and the tenth most deprived local authority area in England as of 2019. After the resignation of the Labour MP elected in 2019, May’s…
The recent Government update announced a range of new restrictions that have the potential to last six months, including the announcement that plans to start allowing limited amounts of supporters in to large sporting events are to be postponed. Should…
Local democracy is heralded by some as a way of lessening the control Westminster in general exerts over the UK. It is seen as a way of bringing greater interest and participation in politics, after all, the reasoning goes, people…