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Hello, this is the rebooted election cast, which of course was where newscast actually began several general elections ago.

But we're resurrecting the brand.

I sound like a management consultant, don't I?

Because there's a huge set of elections happening in

Scotland, Wales and many areas of England on the 7th of May. And so this is a really good

opportunity for us to dig into politics as it plays out in different parts of the UK and interacts

with national politics too. So the outcome of these elections

and the issues that are brought up by them and the answers and solutions that people come

up will have a relevance to everyone in the UK. Also, as Chris Mason always says, it's politics

for real. Your votes. Polit politicians asking for your votes, making

commitments that are happening in the real world, as opposed to the sometimes theoretical

world of Westminster. And if we're doing election cast, that means we've got an excuse to bring

back newscast's most popular ever election-related gimmick.

It's the remoter voter, where you tell us why you need a postal vote because you're not

able to vote in person on May the 7th. Some people have already got in touch.

Hey, Adam and everyone at Newscast. Dan here from Orthamstow.

I will be a remote voter this year because I will be at Eurovision directing six countries,

so I'll be sending my love from Vienna thinking about who is going to get in on the 7th of May.

Happy voting.

So jealous. I'm a big Eurovision fan. Good luck in Austria, Dan, and good luck

looking after all those countries as well. So a reminder, if you want to take part in a

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