What a caring for the environment lot Newbury folk are. Options

[SirWilliam]

As one who trundles along the canal towpath at regular intervals, monitoring the accumulating rubbish is second nature so witnessing the mass clean up a few weeks back, which was well publicised, one would imagine that it would stay reasonably clean for a good period of time. But oh no, it's as bad as before the clean up so what is wrong with people? Safe to assume it is "local" rubbish so why not dispose of it in the nearest bin? All this furore over supermarkets using less plastic is pointless if the great unwashed are still going to dump their rubbish. Bit like blaming the car manufacturer because it's product breaks the speed limit.

[On the edge]

I've been to loads of counts. Nobody cares, they just get piled up to the side.

There is certainly a view from the Electoral Commission, that particularly where it had been done in conjuction with a reasoned campaign, a significantly greater than normal number of 'spoils' may well represent growing discontent. The LibDem activists locally generally display a degree of irritation, but that might be simply down to the personalities of those they choose to let attend.