[cmsj]

The actual straightforward fix isn't available to us - namely, we aren't due a general election until 2029 and right now the "good guys" are in power, so it's not at all clear that anyone would even offer to reverse this TCN if they were elected instead, in 4 years time.

[anonymousiam]

At least the US hasn't postponed the general elections to keep the unpopular party in power.

https://www.local.gov.uk/our-support/devolution-and-lgr-hub/...

[kcartlidge]

Neither has the UK government.

* It wasn't the general election.

* They offered local councils the chance to request it if they were going through a reorganisation or devolution process.

* 18 councils requested and 9 were accepted as justified.

* And even those are only delayed until May next year (one year after the rest of the UK).

So to be clear the UK government not only didn't postpone the general elections but half the councils who requested the local elections were postponed were denied, with the other half having reasons and still doing it a year later anyway.

And all that is actually covered in the page you link to.

[4ndrewl]

Fact check - the UK hasn't postponed the general election.

Your link points to _some_ local council elections (the people responsible for bin collections, parks and care homes) and the extension has been requested by the local councils themselves.

[exe34]

I wish they would help get as many reform councils as possible. Given how incompetent they have been in the ones they did get elected, I think it would put a damper on the enthusiasm of their supporters.

[rob_c]

yes, and they're totally not fighting on multiple fronts against central govt, those in the areas they're trying to run deciding that the civil service can now be a political arm of the left or from having to boot the actual racists in sheep's clothing from the party. I'm not defending any party here, I'm even highlighting some of reforms worse issues. But you have to admit it's not apples and oranges when comparing their performance so far with a cushy little on-the-Thames millionaires cul-de-sac.

[exe34]

> racists in sheep's clothing from the party.

Could you name a few? I thought you had to be racist to join...

[dontlaugh]

If there was a general election today, who exactly could we vote for?

Trade union organising with the threat of nationwide industrial action would work regardless of which flavour of Tory is in power, though.

[fastball]

> and right now the "good guys" are in power, so

So close and yet so far.