For someone with ambitions herself and looking to get back into a position to pursue those, Mandy Rice-Davies applies. Sort of the Andy Burnham situation writ small. (View Post)

Nearing half-time biscuits in Kirklees with 33/69 seats counted: Reform 13 (+13) Green 6 (+3) Con 3 (-4) Ind 9 (+5, 3 Muslim Community, 3 Wider Left Community, 3 traditional localist) LD 2 (-6) Lab 0… (View Post)

Lib Dems now on the board, but only 2/3 seats in Cleckheaton, which has split. LDs going backwards in quite a few of their remaining more traditionally Labour areas, like Hull and struggling here. In… (View Post)

Wakefield first 6 councillors across 2 wards gone to Reform, Labour were 60%+ in the previous equivalent wards (View Post)

Reculver is satisfyingly noomy anyway, just standing in the ditch (the former sea bed that separated Thanet as an isle) looking up at the ruined Saxon church and pondering various kingly to and fros.… (View Post)