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Local government has very little power in Britain, which is an extremely centralized state. Garbage collection, potholes, community centers. Even education, policing, healthcare etc are directly or indirectly controlled by the national government, something that is especially true in England.
Is it a realignment? A lot can happen in 3 years. I think after Kemi goes some kind of Reform - Tory merger is likely. Reform aren’t very right wing, really, they’re closer to the GOP or maybe the centrist wing of Meloni’s faction than they are to, say, the French National Rally, who are themselves moderates compared to the AfD, who are themselves….
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