Council elections are up again this Mayday and like last time (last year? year before?) i’m struggling. The amount of information out there is awful I think for council elections.
General Elections, fair enough loads of information last time round – but for this year I searched for the candidates in our area and I couldn’t find websites for them.
I think with Council elections an even more personal touch is needed. I want to know what they’re going to do in my area, not just what their party thinks is best for the country – i’m happy for those issues to be left to a general election. At the moment in Manchester the biggest issue is probably the will they won’t they on the congestion charge. I haven’t quite decided where I stand but I think it’s actually not a bad idea, just not quite right in it’s current form.
The only thing relevant I’ve found so far is this news report from radio 1′s newsbeat of all places. I’m not normally a fan of newsbeats journalism.
The only flyer i’ve recieved from a candidate was from the BNP. What message does that send?
