It was superb to see responsible local businesses investing, and ensuring a safe and socially distanced experience for their customers.
Our series continues with a look at another key region, which offers a decent clutch of targets to either Labour or the Conservatives on a good night.
Bowman and Westlake’s policy ideas are perfectly compatible with this end, but pitching them as a city and town agenda risks creating a false impression.
This region shows that Liberal Democrat progress, at the expense of Labour, remains modest.
They include both the working class vote being up for grabs…and the Party adapting to the changing nature of modern Britain.
No, it isn’t racism. Nor is it economic consequences. Nor even the impact on
public services. Rather, it cuts to the heart of why countries exist at all.
What possible reason could Labour have to vigorously oppose anti-fraud measures?
In the aftermath of the election, we revisit our regional profiles to see how the parties fared compared to expectations.
In the first of our series looking at May’s electoral battlegrounds, we explore the fierce fights which are taking place across the North West.
Sam Gyimah has been fighting the good fight.