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Boston
fromBoston.com
2 days ago

'Immature' and 'out of control': How an inside baseball feud is roiling the Boston City Council

Council rules require Monday 10 a.m. filing for Wednesday agenda items, and unanimous consent is needed to suspend rules for late-file measures, enabling single-councilor blocking.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
5 days ago

Richmond-upon-Thames: The borough with no opposition

Liberal Democrats won every seat on Richmond upon Thames Council, leaving no formal opposition and raising concerns about accountability and democratic scrutiny.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
4 months ago

In 2026, voters will decide who runs London's boroughs

Londoners will vote in May 2026 local elections to elect 1,817 councillors and five mayors; councils control major services amid shifting party fortunes since 2022.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Factionalism, farce and chaos dogs Reform UK in the garden of England

Just over 25 weeks on from what the Reform leader described as one of the most significant days of his career the sparks flying are of a very different kind. Farage has returned to national campaigning and left the running of Kent county council and its 2.5bn annual budget to its newly installed leader, the combative former journalist and ex-Tory, Linden Kemkaran.
UK politics
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