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What I've Been Reading Recently

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We're at the half-year mark, which means three months have passed by since last time . And so, for no reason in particular, here's what I've got through during the last quarter. Kill All Normies by Angela Nagle Corbynism: A Critical Approach by Matt Bolton and Frederick Harry Pitts Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov True Blues by Paul Whiteley, Patrick Seyd, and Jeremy Richardson Glamorama by Bret Easton Ellis Imperial Bedrooms by Bret Easton Ellis Edgework by Wendy Brown Injury Time by Beryl Bainbridge Leviathan Wake by James SA Corey Hawksmoor by Peter Ackroyd The Posthuman by Rosi Braidotti Great Expectations by Kathy Acker Displaced by Stephen Abarbanell On Populist Reason by Ernesto Laclau The Stories of Eva Luna by Isabel Allende The Timekeeper by Mitch Albom Crowds and Party by Jodi Dean Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem by Peter Ackroyd Caliban's War by James SA Corey Jeremy Corbyn and the Strange Rebirth of Labour England by Francis Becket...

Quarter Two By-Election Results 2019

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Overall, 139,438 votes were cast over 68 local authority (tier one and tier two) contests. All percentages are rounded to the nearest single decimal place. For comparison you can view Quarter One's results here . Please note four seats were contested for the first time.   Party Number of Candidates Total Vote % +/-  Q1 +/- Q2 2018 Average +/- Seats Conservative          68 35,872    25.7%   -0.1%   -10.7%    528     -4 Labour          61 38,151    27.4%  +0.3%     -7.7%    625     -5 LibDem          57 26,986    19.4%   -2.1%    +1.7%    473    +5 UKIP          20  5,600     4.0%  +2.0%    +3.3%    280    +1 Green    ...

Local Council By-Elections June 2019

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This month saw 21,871 votes cast over 17 local authority (tier one and tier two) contests. All percentages are rounded to the nearest single decimal place. Nine council seats changed hands and two seats were contested for the first time. For comparison with May's results, see here . Party Number of Candidates Total Vote % +/-  May +/- June 18 Avge/ Contest +/- Seats Conservative            17   6,811     31.1%  +4.9%    +4.7%     401     -1 Labour            16   5,111     23.4%   -5.4%    -13.9%     319     -1 LibDem            16   5,662     25.9%  +7.8%    +3.1%     354    +5 UKIP             4     313    ...