It seems like a few weeks since last year’s general election, which resulted in a period of political sensitivity (aka ‘purdah‘) lasting well into the summer while the new Government established itself.
Purdah is the term that covers guidance regulations restricting what public bodies can (and can’t) say and do before an election.
The unusual events that followed last year’s poll stopped many forms of communication for weeks during the initial negotiations between the coalition partners.
I don’t expect the same will happen with the local elections this year. But I have been surprised at how early some councils have declared purdah underway in their areas.
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