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2024-12-16 19:36:07 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E44D44B3A5DF3D4E48C74F4D29107607CD960A5A9258730F2D31FAD35E745567
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This is not a threat to democracy, it has happened in the past when councils have been merged, most recently in 2021 where 247 elections were cancelled due to six councils being abolished. https://democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2024/09/24/when-elections-are-cancelled/? https://www.gov.uk/government/news/proposals-for-unitary-local-government-in-cumbria-north-yorkshire-and-somerset
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