Democracy
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Elections 2026: The political shifts reshaping Wales
Robin Mann reports on how support for both Plaid Cymru and Reform is transforming the Welsh political landscape
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Elections 2026: Immigration, employment and the limits of Holyrood
Despite Scotland’s lack of power over immigration policy, migrant justice remains central to the 2026 election, writes Cailean Gallagher
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Elections 2026: Soul searching for Scottish political identity
The convenient myth of civic nationalism has allowed Holyrood to ignore the rising threat of Reform for too long, argues Coll McCail
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Elections 2026: The left’s future is local
Candidates and campaigners debate alternative local offers to Labour and Reform, through future alliances and those already underway
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Elections 2026: Think global, vote local
Ahead of 7 May polling day, candidates and canvassers tell RPM what the left can achieve in local and devolved government
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Elections 2026: The return of the rotten borough?
Andy Brain reports on English councils’ accountability problem: candidates in ‘uncontested seats’ being elected into power – without a vote being cast
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What happened to Local TV?
Local TV promised to platform grassroots politics and marginal voices, but weak regulation saw the sector thin out. Andy Brain surveys the survivors and asks: can communities reclaim the airways?