The Survivor’s Guide to Local Politics
The Coalition of Tactical Voting Was Always Going to End in a Bin
Trust in politicians is about as low as it has ever been measured. The Electoral Commission’s 2025 survey found just 14% of people say they trust politicians — itself only a slight recovery from 10% the year before. The British Social Attitudes survey put trust in government to act in the national interest at a…
Read MoreFrom Gallery Walls to Council Halls: Women Who Lead (for International Women’s Day, 2026)
Recently I visited the National Portrait Gallery with my daughter, one of our favourite London haunts. Watching her immerse herself in the lives and stories on the walls made me think about how many women appear in those frames—and how many more have been written out of history because we so often see only “his…
Read MoreA Survivor’s Guide to Local Politics, blog 1: What’s important to me?
Bandit: Well, looks like this is the end of the line. Any last words?Cowboy (calm and firm): Maybe. But I’ve fought for what’s right. I won’t turn tail now, even if it costs me everything.[The bandit hesitates, gun still aimed.]Cowboy: Do your worst. I’ll stand firm, till the very last shot. Hello. Are you one…
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