Over The Top Under The Radar

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

May 15, 2026·34 min
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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 coalitionsSupport 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.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to the newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.overunderpod.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on all socials @‌over_under_pod_Links:https://bsky.app/profile/nickanstead.bsky.socialhttps://open.substack.com/pub/channel4news/p/exclusive-how-polluting-water-companies?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

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