Episode
Does Starmer Have Contempt For Local Democracy?
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- a nation of taxpayers
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- Feb 19, 2026
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- 2703
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Summary
Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by Darwin Friend and Elliot Keck from the TPA to discuss the government abandoning its plans to cancel council elections. This follows the TPA campagin called 'No Taxation without Representation' which called on councils cancelling their elections to freeze council tax. They also chat about the latest youth unemployment figures, the Reform UK announcement of key spokespeople and the launch of Restore Britain as a political party and whether the political right in the UK is becoming too fragmented.