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Anger and apathy on UK campaign trail force candidates to keep it local

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Anger and apathy on UK campaign trail force candidates to keep it local
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SURREY, England — There are impassioned election fights going on in this leafy part of England — but you’d be hard-pressed to find a voter jumping for joy at the prospect.



​Across Surrey’s county and borough councils there’s a united theme: apathy and anger at politicians of all stripes.



Rising costs, struggling public services, and general disillusionment with national politics mean even in well-to-do Surrey suburbs — once Conservative strongholds —  the public appears che

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