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B/caster & Writer; RTS Spec Jrnst of Yr 2014/18. C Wheeler/BJR award 2018. Biogs of Archer, Ferguson, Hezza, Farage. Ed @tomorrowsMPs. Snr fellow @CBPH Hull Uni
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How Westminster broke local democracy Councils are punished for national failings

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By Michael Crick Verified
| UnHerd Verified
Kemi Badenoch campaigns in Old Bexley and Sidcup. (Alishia Abodunde/Getty) Labourlocal electionsPoliticsReformStarmer It’s practically become an annual ritual. For almost two decades, from Blair to Starmer, politicians and journalists have asked the same urgent question: “Will the Prime Minister survive the local elections in May?” Will the results from far-off wards change the occupant of 10 Downing Street?
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Reform and the Greens are poles apart. But both exist because of two brothers

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By Michael Crick Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Edward Goldsmith (left) was dubbed ‘Godfather of Green’, while his brother James might be called the ‘Godfather of Brexit’ Ever since Zack Polanksi became leader of the Green Party last September, the picture has been stark. Nearly all the 150 opinion polls since then have shown that the combined support for the Greens and Nigel Farage’s Reform is greater than for the two parties who have run Britain for more than 100 years, the Conservatives and Labour.
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The woman who made Reform UK

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By Michael Crick Verified
| Dispatch Magazine
Until a few days ago, Catherine Blaiklock’s X profile read like the opening lines of a political tragedy. First, the proud declaration: “Founder of The Brexit Party” — the political force now called Reform UK and led by Nigel Farage. And then, the bitter accusation: “Farage deliberately destroyed me.” Earlier this month, however, that second statement was deleted. Not, it seems, because Blaiklock has found forgiveness — but because she has discovered a more potent route to retribution.
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