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This is the questions thread for Martin William's AMA, which will take place on Friday 26th April at 2pm. Got any questions about dark money in politics? Martin is the guy to answer them, so post your questions here.

Who is Martin Williams? Martin has worked as a news producer for Channel 4, and has published articles, reported for the Guardian, and published articles in The Sunday Times, The Times, The Mirror, The Independent, Vice, Private Eye, and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. He is currently OpenDemocracy's , where he regularly publishes articles on dark money in UK politics. This was also the the topic of his book .

What is an AMA? An AMA (Ask Me Anything) is a type of public interview, in which members of the subreddit (or visitors) can ask questions to the guest about their life, their career, their views on historical or contemporary issues, or even what their favourite biscuit is. At the time noted above, the guest will do their best to answer as many of these questions as they can.

Disclaimer: This is more for users of other subreddits, or those who have been linked by social media, but the subreddit rules are here: . Whether you agree or disagree with the invitee in question, please remember that these people are taking time out of their day to answer questions. Questions can be minor or major, and can even be difficult, but please remember to be civil and courteous; any breaches of subreddit rules will be handled by the moderators.

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Local Elections 2024

On 2nd May 2024, there will be elections held for:

• 107 local councils in England

• All members of the London Assembly

• 10 directly elected mayors in England

• 38 Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales

Your local electoral services team will be able to help you further with questions regarding postal vote timings, polling station locations, polling cards, and so on. Please consult them directly in case of any uncertainty.

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Forthcoming AMAs

We now have a new AMA coordinator for the subreddit. AMAs are announced via an "announcement thread". The actual AMA thread will go live approximately 48 hours before the AMA is due to start.

Our AMA schedule is as follows:

• Friday 26th April, 14:00 Martin Williams, journalist and author at Parliament Ltd

Further details including past AMAs are here

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