Sometimes as a reporter my job is to talk about what is in plain view but which many don't see. So here's what I saw walking through Birmingham today. The city has a car problem. Thread 1/5
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Local councils have started publishing data on how many voters were turned away last Thursday because they didn't have acceptable ID.
In Walsall, 1240 were turned away, 473 returned with ID, so 767 didn't vote.
In Bradford 1261 turned away , 763 returned, 498 didn't vote.
Spoke to Graham earlier this week. He'd been in extensive meetings with police about the demo, all of which had been respectfully agreed. https://t.co/KvMpOyBCa3