Voters across Britain are casting their ballots in local elections today, choosing councils and mayors in parts of England, and parliaments in Scotland and Wales. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The vote comes at a tumultuous time in British politics, with the long-standing dominance of Labour and the Conservatives increasingly under threat from two insurgent parties: Nigel Farage’s Reform UK and the Greens, under leader Zack Polanski. Despite limited experience in the day-to-day mechanics of local