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UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/153105/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/153105/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Inquiry into Barton House evacuation of 400 people ‘unlikely’ to include mayor’s emails <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BartonHill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BartonHill</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BristolCityCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BristolCityCouncil</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ConservativeParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConservativeParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LabourParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LabourParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MarvinRees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarvinRees</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
Adrie van der Luijt<p>As in the Netherlands, voters drawn to Farage’s far-right Reform UK company will soon realise: the cost of living won’t be solved by headlines, scapegoats or shouting at the clouds. <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ReformUK" target="_blank">#ReformUK</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ByElections" target="_blank">#ByElections</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23UKPolitics" target="_blank">#UKPolitics</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23CostOfLivingCrisis" target="_blank">#CostOfLivingCrisis</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Farage" target="_blank">#Farage</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23LocalElections" target="_blank">#LocalElections</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23LibDems" target="_blank">#LibDems</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Labour" target="_blank">#Labour</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Conservatives" target="_blank">#Conservatives</a><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jg5o4p63fjdx7zm3dtt5s2mo/post/3lqko4745hs2f" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jg5o4p63fjdx7zm3dtt5s2mo/post/3lqko4745hs2f</a></p>
Flipboard<p>Another month … another series of local elections in the U.S. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@bolts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bolts</span></a></span>’s <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@taniel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>taniel</span></a></span> has once again detailed which 40 we should be watching, from high-profile contests like the New York City mayor and New Jersey governor primaries, to a ballot measure on book bans in a California city. </p><p><a href="https://flip.it/0yaA-X" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/0yaA-X</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewYorkMayor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYorkMayor</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewJerseyGovernor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewJerseyGovernor</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/BookBans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookBans</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newstodon</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewstodonFriday</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FollowFriday</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/141644/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/141644/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Latest on pavement parking ban plan in Bristol as law change considered <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BristolCityCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BristolCityCouncil</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LabourParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LabourParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Traffic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Traffic</span></a>&amp;Travel <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/132433/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/132433/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Why Bristolians might be sceptical about a tram network as potential route could be coming <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BristolCityCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BristolCityCouncil</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LabourParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LabourParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MarvinRees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarvinRees</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Oasis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oasis</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TonyBlair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TonyBlair</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Transport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transport</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WestOfEnglandCombinedAuthority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WestOfEnglandCombinedAuthority</span></a></p>
Flipboard<p>On Tuesday, Larry Krasner easily won the Democratic primary ahead of a November election that could see him win a third term as district attorney of Philadelphia. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@bolts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bolts</span></a></span>’s <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@taniel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>taniel</span></a></span> writes about Krasner’s role as one of a number of progressive prosecutors across the United States, the opposition he faced from everyone from Elon Musk to the city’s Democratic Party, and why he continues to be supported across Philadelphia. </p><p><a href="https://boltsmag.org/larry-krasner-wins-philadelphia-primary/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">boltsmag.org/larry-krasner-win</span><span class="invisible">s-philadelphia-primary/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pennsylvania</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Philadelphia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philadelphia</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/LarryKrasner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LarryKrasner</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ProgressivePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProgressivePolitics</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newstodon</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewstodonFriday</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FollowFriday</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/125172/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/125172/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Hospital staff and teachers could be exempt from Bristol parking levy <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BristolCityCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BristolCityCouncil</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreenParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LabourParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LabourParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Traffic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Traffic</span></a>&amp;Travel <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
Geriatric Gardener<p>“EXCLUSIVE: Jamie Driscoll tells us how Newcastle is preparing to resist Labour and Reform in 2026”</p><p>by Ed Sykes in The Canary <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://independent-media.co.uk/@thecanaryuk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thecanaryuk</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@UKLabour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>UKLabour</span></a></span> </p><p>“Candidates with Jamie Driscoll’s Majority Party are ‘intending to fight and win’ next year’s local council elections in Newcastle”</p><p><a href="https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2025/05/21/jamie-driscoll-newcastle-labour/?__s=1toyfummtp6bhspv4akg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2025/</span><span class="invisible">05/21/jamie-driscoll-newcastle-labour/?__s=1toyfummtp6bhspv4akg</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Driscoll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Driscoll</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Newcastle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newcastle</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Reform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reform</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MajorityParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MajorityParty</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/117261/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/117261/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Tensions flare over transparency and secrecy at Bristol City Council over lost emails <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BristolCityCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BristolCityCouncil</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Fashion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fashion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreenParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MarvinRees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarvinRees</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/111035/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/111035/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> What’s changed in Bristol in the year since the Greens took control of city <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBC</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Bedminster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bedminster</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BristolCityCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BristolCityCouncil</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ConservativeParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConservativeParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneralElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralElection</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreenParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Hengrove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hengrove</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LabourParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LabourParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LiberalDemocrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LiberalDemocrats</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MarvinRees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarvinRees</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Museums</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Southville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Southville</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/StGeorge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StGeorge</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a></p>
Flipboard<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@bolts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bolts</span></a></span> is the best magazine for keeping your eye on America’s local politics, and possibly detecting if a shift is happening (were we the only ones glued to the Omaha, NE mayoral elections earlier this week)? Alex Burness writes about judge elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, where a “slate of eight” progressive-endorsed candidates are running. Their supporters hope that the prospective judges, who come from public defender, social work and civil rights backgrounds, will have more understanding of the issues faced by criminal defendants. Check out the second list for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@taniel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>taniel</span></a></span>’s list of elections to watch in May.</p><p><a href="https://boltsmag.org/allegheny-county-judge-elections-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">boltsmag.org/allegheny-county-</span><span class="invisible">judge-elections-2025/</span></a><br><a href="https://boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ballot/guide-to-elections-in-may-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ball</span><span class="invisible">ot/guide-to-elections-in-may-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pennsylvania</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Philadelphia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philadelphia</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/PrisonReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrisonReform</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newstodon</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewstodonFriday</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FollowFriday</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/106494/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/106494/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> ‘The reset with the EU must be ambitious if we are to meet our economic, security and other objectives’ <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Chancellor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chancellor</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DowningStreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DowningStreet</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/European" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>European</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HouseOfCommons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HouseOfCommons</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KeirStarmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KeirStarmer</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LabourGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LabourGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LabourParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LabourParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LocalElectionResults" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElectionResults</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LocalElections2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections2025</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MPs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Parliament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Parliament</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PM</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Policy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PrimeMinister" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrimeMinister</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RachelReeves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RachelReeves</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UKLabourParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKLabourParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKPolitics</span></a></p>
Simon Johnson<p>Just seen the data from last week’s <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/localelections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>localelections</span></a> for English county councils</p><p>Not only did <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/greenparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenparty</span></a> hold our 3 seats in <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/malvern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malvern</span></a> with massively increased majorities but, looking at total votes cast aggregated across the Malvern Hills District, <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/greens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greens</span></a> won most votes, with 26.94% of all votes cast</p><p>Yup, not only beat the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Tories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tories</span></a> &amp; trounced the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/redtories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>redtories</span></a> (7.69%) but also beat the so-called winners of these elections, <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ReformUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReformUK</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/libdems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libdems</span></a> 👏👏👏</p>
Geri ❤️<p>Upon watching The Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BBCLauraK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBCLauraK</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TrevorPhillips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrevorPhillips</span></a> I see now how Labour have learnt absolutely nothing from the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Localelections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Localelections</span></a> and are determined to continue the same stupid path and try and out do <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Reform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reform</span></a> because they think this this is what the public wants. </p><p>It isn't. What the public wanted from Labour was best exemplified by this lady on Thursday's #<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BbcQuestionTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BbcQuestionTime</span></a> </p><p>1/2</p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2051766/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2051766/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> First elections held in Lebanon since Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ArmedConflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArmedConflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conflicts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Hezbollah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hezbollah</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MountLebanon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MountLebanon</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MunicipalCouncils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MunicipalCouncils</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MunicipalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MunicipalElections</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ParliamentaryElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ParliamentaryElection</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SouthernSuburbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthernSuburbs</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2051412/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2051412/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> First elections held in Lebanon since Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conflicts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a></p>
JuneSim63<p>At very busy garden centre, first thing today. Looked around, and I realised a sizeable proportion of the mainly older people there blithely voted for a protofascist party in VE week. I suspect they think their parents and grandparents would have approved, conflating patriotism with nationalism. Heigh ho...</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Nottinghamshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nottinghamshire</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a></p>
JuneSim63<p>"There doesn’t seem to be any understanding of the deep-seated emotion in the reaction of Labour supporters to the party’s behaviour in government over the past 10 months. There used to be talk of the need for emotional literacy in politics. What we are witnessing is a staggering level of emotional illiteracy"<br>John McDonnell in a righteous rant.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LabourParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LabourParty</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ReformUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReformUK</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/03/labour-reform-voters-keir-starmer-local-elections?CMP=bsky_gu#Echobox=1746293950" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/may/03/labour-reform-voters-keir-starmer-local-elections?CMP=bsky_gu#Echobox=1746293950</span></a></p>
Viral Obscurity<p>Our local election results are in</p><p>Our local council has switched to Lib Dem control (good) but our ward (local area) now has one of the swivel-eyed-loonies from reform which is disappointing. Not that I expect them do anything but make noise</p><p>The national result of reform gains is scary because so many people seem happy to vote far right</p><p>Nobody likes a Tory. Everyone hates Starmer. The next General Election will be important</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a></p>
Kentish Fran 🇪🇺<p>When Kent becomes a unitary authority these same people are going to vote for a hugely powerful mayor.<br>God Help Us.<br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/localelections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>localelections</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/mayoralelections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mayoralelections</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/kent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ReformUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReformUK</span></a></p>