A belief in the family and in property rights are basic to Conservatism. Christmas highlights their importance.
Starmer proposes a war on casual workers. The flexible arrangements applied by many Labour councils would be made illegal.
The Lib Dems gained a seat from the Conservatives in North Kesteven and another seat from the Conservatives in Rugby.
The Lib Dems gained a seat from the Green Party in North Yorkshire.
The difficulty is that if Party unity is made the great imperative above everything else then the Government loses any sense of direction. The status quo is continued by default.
Labour lost a seat to an independent in Newham. The Lib Dems gained a seat from an independent in Cambridge.
The Lib Dems gained a seat from the Conservatives in Bolton. The Green Party gained a seat from an independent in North Somerset. Labour gained a seat from the SNP in North Lanarkshire.
The British Museum has rightly been challenged. But many local authorities also have cultural treasures in storage. It’s hidden away from the public. Yet there is a refusal to release any items for sale.
The Conservatives gained a seat from an independent in South Holland.
Labour gained a seat from the Green Party in Melton. The Lib Dems gained a seat from a residents group in Elmbridge and a seat from the Conservatives in Buckinghamshire.
The Green Party held seats in Burnley. Labour held seats in Coventry and Waltham Forest.
Sandwell Council saw 7,501 incidents last year and just one eviction. Falkirk 6,680 incidents and two evictions. Aberdeen 3,017 incidents and no evictions. Wolverhampton 2,495 incidents and four evictions.
The Conservatives lost a seat to the Lib Dems in Shropshire and two seats to the Green Party in Worcester.
The People Against Bureaucracy Group held a seat in Cheltenham. The Lib Dems held a seat in Suffolk.
The highest daily cost of home-to-school transport for any individual pupil was £969 a day for Camden. Lincolnshire £650. Redbridge £630. Gloucestershire £603.92. East Sussex £577.40. Brighton and Hove £500. Dorset £481.65. Buckinghamshire £480.