Voters have been heading to the polls for the local elections today, as a long and gruelling campaign for the two main parties is wrapping up. Activists have been touring the doorsteps issuing heartfelt promises to repair potholes and collect bins faster. It’s been a familiar script – the Tories accuse Labour of waste, and Labour accuse the Tories of cutting services.
Something that’s been conspicuously absent though, is any mention of the two main parties’ leaders. Mr S was curious to see how prominent Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn were featuring in the campaign literature in this election, but after a search of over 50 randomly selected election leaflets, failed to find a single mention of either of them over the past two months.
No mention of Corbyn here
The one mention of the leaders’ names Mr S did find was a solitary campaigner who professed his support for Jeremy Corbyn all the way back in February.
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