Alex Clarkson: “It’s immigration, stupid” – hard lessons from the local election frontline

Alex Clarkson: “It’s immigration, stupid” – hard lessons from the local election frontline

Alex Clarkson is the former Conservative parliamentary candidate for Stevenage. He is a Hertsmere Borough councillor, and a committed Conservative campaigner. Much has been said about the Conservatives’ bruising results in the 2025 local elections. Many commentators have already weighed in with theories, strategies, and post-mortems. But I want to offer something different: a perspective rooted not in spreadsheets or headlines, but in lived expe…