LOCAL ELECTIONS (1)
Common sense from, er, Rupert Lowe, as he spelled out the absence of actual policies emerging from Reform UK ahead of the local elections.

LOCAL ELECTIONS (2)
Two charming Reform candidates we featured last issue won seats, while a man dropped by Reform last year for being too racist was elected as an Independent.

LAMBETH
A former council chief executive who was found guilty of being three times over the drink-drive limit has been handed a "golden handshake" of £87,879.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Kicked out by voters on 1 May, former county councillor Nicholas Housden can now focus on claims that he made fraudulent financial applications.

EAST SUFFOLK
The council appears content to let billionaire estate agent Jon Hunt, founder of Foxtons, get away with blatant defiance of planning regulations.

NEWCASTLE & DURHAM
After Eye 1648 reported on local authorities refusing to name councillors who had defaulted on council tax, the councils continue to fight against transparency.


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