Why don't council candidates run more ads?
Digital ads democratise campaigning, right? Right?
Running for council is, like any election campaign, a tough business.
It’s made even harder by the extraordinarily tight restrictions on how much you can spend - around £1500 for everything (ads, leaflets, travel, staff, design, meetings, accommodation, mobile phone bill, photocopying…) to try and persuade the voters in your ward.
With such a low budget…
