Local Elections Have Been 'Nationalised' – And Journalists Are To Blame | Michael Crick
May 4, 2026
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as posted by the channel“The local elections should have nothing to do with the Prime Minister. People should be voting locally for their local councillors.”
Reporting on the upcoming local elections has focused too much on party politics and national issues, says broadcaster Michael Crick.
Michael Crick was speaking to Kait Borsay on the Evening Edition on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday to Thursday from 7-10pm.
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