To understand Britain’s new politics, look no further than this Shakespearean saga in Worcestershire | Jason Okundaye
What should be a story of Reform incompetence instead speaks to the broader refusal of Westminster to adapt to multiparty democracy If you want a window into how a fragmented nation and a splintered party system are reshaping British politics, look no further than the drama at Worcestershire county council. It shows the consequences of Britain governing like a two-party state, when it now votes like a multiparty democracy. Last week, opposition councillors from the Conservatives, Greens, Liberal
What should be a story of Reform incompetence instead speaks to the broader refusal of Westminster to adapt to multiparty democracy
If you want a window into how a fragmented nation and a splintered party system are reshaping British politics, look no further than the drama at Worcestershire county council. It shows the consequences of Britain governing like a two-party state, when it now votes like a multiparty democracy.
Last week, opposition councillors from the Conservatives, Greens, Liberal Democrats and a group of independents formed a rainbow coalition to remove Reform UK from power. Nigel Farage’s party had gained control of the council in last year’s local elections, winning a plurality of seats but not a majority. What has unfolded since then has been chaos.
Jason Okundaye is an assistant Opinion editor at the Guardian
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