Adam Payne
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The churn of Reform cllrs is "an unusual number and rapidly growing", @lsepublicpolicy.bsky.social's Prof Tony Travers told PolHome
At the time of writing:
11 have been expelled, six suspended, nine have left the party, one has defected to UKIP, & nine have resigned from the council altogether
At the time of writing:
11 have been expelled, six suspended, nine have left the party, one has defected to UKIP, & nine have resigned from the council altogether
October 31, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The churn of Reform cllrs is "an unusual number and rapidly growing", @lsepublicpolicy.bsky.social's Prof Tony Travers told PolHome
At the time of writing:
11 have been expelled, six suspended, nine have left the party, one has defected to UKIP, & nine have resigned from the council altogether
At the time of writing:
11 have been expelled, six suspended, nine have left the party, one has defected to UKIP, & nine have resigned from the council altogether
+ @robfordmancs.bsky.social on hyper-fragmentation...
bad for: the historic Labour / Tory duopoly, FPTP, the polling industry
good for: turnout?
"More choice and more uncertainty may make for a messier democracy, but perhaps a healthier one too"
bad for: the historic Labour / Tory duopoly, FPTP, the polling industry
good for: turnout?
"More choice and more uncertainty may make for a messier democracy, but perhaps a healthier one too"
October 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
+ @robfordmancs.bsky.social on hyper-fragmentation...
bad for: the historic Labour / Tory duopoly, FPTP, the polling industry
good for: turnout?
"More choice and more uncertainty may make for a messier democracy, but perhaps a healthier one too"
bad for: the historic Labour / Tory duopoly, FPTP, the polling industry
good for: turnout?
"More choice and more uncertainty may make for a messier democracy, but perhaps a healthier one too"
Phillipson's letter to education committee chair Labour MP Helen Hayes: "To help us deliver the most effective set of reforms we can, I have taken the decision to have a further period of co-creation...
"We will bring forward a full Schools White Paper early in the new year..."
"We will bring forward a full Schools White Paper early in the new year..."
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October 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Phillipson's letter to education committee chair Labour MP Helen Hayes: "To help us deliver the most effective set of reforms we can, I have taken the decision to have a further period of co-creation...
"We will bring forward a full Schools White Paper early in the new year..."
"We will bring forward a full Schools White Paper early in the new year..."