03-05-2017 10:00 via theguardian.com

Why are British voters in the dark about this week’s elections? | Joe Mitchell

Councils deal with issues that actively affect our daily lives, yet we receive precious little information about local elections. Digital technology can helpPity the local elections, overshadowed again. Last year it was the EU referendum, this year it’s a general election. Voters will make the short walk to a polling station on Thursday more out of duty than of passion. Because information is so sparse on these elections, voters will cast their ballots without truly knowing what or who the
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