An outsider's view of the local elections
Local elections: a talent show with really boring contestants
Dutch journalist Joris Luyendijk has been finding out what people across the UK think about politics. Here's what he's learned
Local elections: 'Not voting is not English'
On the final leg of his tour, Dutch writer Joris Luyendijk is pleased, momentarily, to finally find a constituent who cares
As local elections near in Cheltenham, its residents offer a word of caution
Asked about their voting, residents tell Dutch writer Joris Luyendijk they will be voting for people, not political parties
Local elections vs coping with the cuts
Dutch anthropologist Joris Luyendijk finds people in north-east England have more pressing things on their minds than voting
Local election fever grips the UK … er, really?
A Dutch anthropologist and former war reporter discovers what – if anything – Britons think of the local elections
