Stephen Woodard
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Why protest politics poses a growing threat to democracy (opens the original)
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The ‘none of the above’ political parties did well in Watford’s local elections this May. The traditional protest vote party in British politics, the Lib Dems, has now turned Watford into a one-party state with fewer than half the votes because local residents were split between supporting so many political parties, including the latest ‘none of the above’ parties: the Greens and Reform UK. There are of course many good reasons to have become frustrated with British politics over the past two de
From Westminster to Watford, July ushers in a period of political change (opens the original)
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July has been an important month politically for Watford, both nationally and locally. Nationally, we now have a new prime minister. We all wish him well as we need the country to be well-led, but it has started badly. The government should be talking about how to grow the economy to create jobs and prosperity – the only effective way to alleviate poverty and "elevate the condition of the people," in the words of Disraeli. However, Andy Burnham has already shown that he is simply obsessed with r
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