Bloc Voting, Water Companies, Zack Polanski’s Council Tax & Local Government Coalitions w/ Nick Anstead

Bloc Voting, Water Companies, Zack Polanski’s Council Tax & Local Government Coalitions w/ Nick Anstead

From Over The Top Under The Radar by Carys Afoko

May 15, 2026 · 35 min

About this episode

Carys Afoko and guest Nick Anstead discuss bloc voting, collaboration between Labour and The Green Party, and issues related to water companies and local government coalitions.

Is bloc voting a useful way to understand British politics? Should Labour and The Green Party collaborate? What’s going on on houseboat internet forums? Joining Carys is Nick Anstead, Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communications at LSE. Nick and Carys discuss bloc voting, water companies, Zack Polanski’s council tax and local government coalitions Support us on www.patreon.com/OverTheTopUnderTheRadar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - get bonus episodes, a weekly newsletter and become a part of our members-only WhatsApp community. Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@overunderpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up to the newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://www.overunderpod.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on all socials @‌over_under_pod_ Links: https://bsky.app/profile/nickanstead.bsky.social https://open.substack.com/pub/channel4news/p/exclusive-how-polluting-water-companies?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

People in this episode

Host: Carys Afoko

Guest: Nick Anstead

Topics covered

  • bloc voting
  • British politics
  • local government coalitions
  • collaboration between parties
  • water companies
  • council tax

Keywords

  • bloc voting
  • British politics
  • Labour
  • Green Party
  • local government
  • water companies
  • council tax

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Labour, The Green Party, LSE, water companies

Products: council tax

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