Andrew Teale
@andrewteale.me.uk
Quizzer. Clarinettist. Lancastrian. Andrew's Previews for @britainelects.com https://andrewspreviews.substack.com . Edits the Local Elections Archive Project https://andrewteale.me.uk/leap/
It's by-election Thursday!
5 polls today, defences 2 C Grn Lab and SNP
A wide spread of areas up for today means there is something for everyone to enjoy in today's Andrew's Previews for @britainelects.com ...
andrewspreviews.substack.com/p/previewing...
5 polls today, defences 2 C Grn Lab and SNP
A wide spread of areas up for today means there is something for everyone to enjoy in today's Andrew's Previews for @britainelects.com ...
andrewspreviews.substack.com/p/previewing...
Previewing the five local by-elections of 22nd January 2026
"All the right votes, but not necessarily in the right order"
andrewspreviews.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:14 AM
It's by-election Thursday!
5 polls today, defences 2 C Grn Lab and SNP
A wide spread of areas up for today means there is something for everyone to enjoy in today's Andrew's Previews for @britainelects.com ...
andrewspreviews.substack.com/p/previewing...
5 polls today, defences 2 C Grn Lab and SNP
A wide spread of areas up for today means there is something for everyone to enjoy in today's Andrew's Previews for @britainelects.com ...
andrewspreviews.substack.com/p/previewing...
Don't wait up for the by-election results tonight, Amber Valley will start counting at 1000 tomorrow. So you have plenty of time to get your Previews fix before then:
It's by-election TUESDAY!
2 polls are taking place today: a RUK defence on Derbyshire CC, and a Lab defence elsewhere in Amber Valley district
All the salient points you need to know can be found in Andrew's Previews for @britainelects.com
andrewspreviews.substack.com/p/previewing...
2 polls are taking place today: a RUK defence on Derbyshire CC, and a Lab defence elsewhere in Amber Valley district
All the salient points you need to know can be found in Andrew's Previews for @britainelects.com
andrewspreviews.substack.com/p/previewing...
Previewing the two Derbyshire by-elections of Tuesday 20th January 2026
"All the right votes, but not necessarily in the right order"
andrewspreviews.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Don't wait up for the by-election results tonight, Amber Valley will start counting at 1000 tomorrow. So you have plenty of time to get your Previews fix before then:
Local Elections Archive Project: Gloucestershire 2025 results added www.andrewteale.me.uk/1kyw
January 20, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Local Elections Archive Project: Gloucestershire 2025 results added www.andrewteale.me.uk/1kyw
It's by-election TUESDAY!
2 polls are taking place today: a RUK defence on Derbyshire CC, and a Lab defence elsewhere in Amber Valley district
All the salient points you need to know can be found in Andrew's Previews for @britainelects.com
andrewspreviews.substack.com/p/previewing...
2 polls are taking place today: a RUK defence on Derbyshire CC, and a Lab defence elsewhere in Amber Valley district
All the salient points you need to know can be found in Andrew's Previews for @britainelects.com
andrewspreviews.substack.com/p/previewing...
Previewing the two Derbyshire by-elections of Tuesday 20th January 2026
"All the right votes, but not necessarily in the right order"
andrewspreviews.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:41 AM
It's by-election TUESDAY!
2 polls are taking place today: a RUK defence on Derbyshire CC, and a Lab defence elsewhere in Amber Valley district
All the salient points you need to know can be found in Andrew's Previews for @britainelects.com
andrewspreviews.substack.com/p/previewing...
2 polls are taking place today: a RUK defence on Derbyshire CC, and a Lab defence elsewhere in Amber Valley district
All the salient points you need to know can be found in Andrew's Previews for @britainelects.com
andrewspreviews.substack.com/p/previewing...
Local Elections Archive Project: By-election results 15th January 2026 added www.andrewteale.me.uk/1laq
January 17, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Local Elections Archive Project: By-election results 15th January 2026 added www.andrewteale.me.uk/1laq
Reposted by Andrew Teale
"The Applicant, who asserts with some force that he is not dead, claims that the registration of the Third Proprietor was a mistake because it was the result of a fraud and seeks rectification of that mistake"
caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukftt/pc/202...
caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukftt/pc/202...
Stanislaw Sokolowski v Together Commercial Finance Ltd & Ors -
Find Case Law
- The National Archives
caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk
January 16, 2026 at 1:56 PM
"The Applicant, who asserts with some force that he is not dead, claims that the registration of the Third Proprietor was a mistake because it was the result of a fraud and seeks rectification of that mistake"
caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukftt/pc/202...
caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukftt/pc/202...
Very much looking forward to the TdF coming to Belmont.
January 16, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Very much looking forward to the TdF coming to Belmont.
Reposted by Andrew Teale
The Russians are also sending a single military officer. Uh-oh
January 14, 2026 at 10:47 PM
The Russians are also sending a single military officer. Uh-oh
The replies to this do not disappoint
BREAKING: The UK is sending a single military officer to Greenland at the request of Denmark to participate in a multi-nation exercise
January 16, 2026 at 10:39 AM
The replies to this do not disappoint
Reposted by Andrew Teale
Okay as the original publisher is long since gone, here is a version of the (award winning at the time!) thing I wrote on the Pristina Airport incident back in the day.
Note Putin's role. Also worth it for this bit of sassiness by the Romanian Foreign Minister.
authory.com/JohnBull/Pri...
Note Putin's role. Also worth it for this bit of sassiness by the Romanian Foreign Minister.
authory.com/JohnBull/Pri...
January 14, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Okay as the original publisher is long since gone, here is a version of the (award winning at the time!) thing I wrote on the Pristina Airport incident back in the day.
Note Putin's role. Also worth it for this bit of sassiness by the Romanian Foreign Minister.
authory.com/JohnBull/Pri...
Note Putin's role. Also worth it for this bit of sassiness by the Romanian Foreign Minister.
authory.com/JohnBull/Pri...
Following these results, the Liberal Democrats have lost their overall majority on Gosport council.
Last night's by-election results:
Gosport, Bridgemary: RUK gain from LD
York, Heworth: Lab hold
Previews: andrewteale.me.uk/previews
Gosport, Bridgemary: RUK gain from LD
York, Heworth: Lab hold
Previews: andrewteale.me.uk/previews
Andrew’s Previews | Andrew Teale | Substack
"All the right votes, but not necessarily in the right order". Click to read Andrew’s Previews, by Andrew Teale, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
andrewteale.me.uk
January 16, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Following these results, the Liberal Democrats have lost their overall majority on Gosport council.
The Nobel committee might be well advised to No Award the Peace Prize for the next few years.
January 16, 2026 at 8:27 AM
The Nobel committee might be well advised to No Award the Peace Prize for the next few years.
Last night's by-election results:
Gosport, Bridgemary: RUK gain from LD
York, Heworth: Lab hold
Previews: andrewteale.me.uk/previews
Gosport, Bridgemary: RUK gain from LD
York, Heworth: Lab hold
Previews: andrewteale.me.uk/previews
Andrew’s Previews | Andrew Teale | Substack
"All the right votes, but not necessarily in the right order". Click to read Andrew’s Previews, by Andrew Teale, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
andrewteale.me.uk
January 16, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Last night's by-election results:
Gosport, Bridgemary: RUK gain from LD
York, Heworth: Lab hold
Previews: andrewteale.me.uk/previews
Gosport, Bridgemary: RUK gain from LD
York, Heworth: Lab hold
Previews: andrewteale.me.uk/previews
Counting is underway in the first two by-elections of the year, in Gosport and York. Andrew's Previews as ever has the lowdown: andrewteale.me.uk/previews
January 15, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Counting is underway in the first two by-elections of the year, in Gosport and York. Andrew's Previews as ever has the lowdown: andrewteale.me.uk/previews
Reposted by Andrew Teale
Happy Meldrew Point Day, David Lammy! Today you have reached 19,537 days old and have hit your Meldrew Point - the age of Richard Wilson on the day One Foot In The Grave was first aired on Jan 4, 1990. I don’t believe it!
January 14, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Happy Meldrew Point Day, David Lammy! Today you have reached 19,537 days old and have hit your Meldrew Point - the age of Richard Wilson on the day One Foot In The Grave was first aired on Jan 4, 1990. I don’t believe it!
It's by-election Thursday!
- 2 polls today, defences 1 Lab 1 LD
If you like explosives and/or chocolate, or fancy a tour of some unheralded parts of England, then this week's edition of Andrew's Previews is for you:
- 2 polls today, defences 1 Lab 1 LD
If you like explosives and/or chocolate, or fancy a tour of some unheralded parts of England, then this week's edition of Andrew's Previews is for you:
Previewing the Gosport and York local by-elections of 15th January 2026
"All the right votes, but not necessarily in the right order"
open.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:06 AM
It's by-election Thursday!
- 2 polls today, defences 1 Lab 1 LD
If you like explosives and/or chocolate, or fancy a tour of some unheralded parts of England, then this week's edition of Andrew's Previews is for you:
- 2 polls today, defences 1 Lab 1 LD
If you like explosives and/or chocolate, or fancy a tour of some unheralded parts of England, then this week's edition of Andrew's Previews is for you:
Tomorrow's edition of Andrew's Previews, covering local by-elections in Gosport and York, is now out for paid subscribers:
Previewing the Gosport and York local by-elections of 15th January 2026
"All the right votes, but not necessarily in the right order"
open.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Tomorrow's edition of Andrew's Previews, covering local by-elections in Gosport and York, is now out for paid subscribers:
Local Elections Archive Project: Sevenoaks 2023 results added www.andrewteale.me.uk/1hbh
January 13, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Local Elections Archive Project: Sevenoaks 2023 results added www.andrewteale.me.uk/1hbh
Reposted by Andrew Teale
January 12, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Local Elections Archive Project: Plymouth 2024 results added www.andrewteale.me.uk/1jf4
January 10, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Local Elections Archive Project: Plymouth 2024 results added www.andrewteale.me.uk/1jf4
Local Elections Archive Project: Plymouth 2023 results added www.andrewteale.me.uk/1hf4
January 10, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Local Elections Archive Project: Plymouth 2023 results added www.andrewteale.me.uk/1hf4
A nice video from Durham, Smith Galer reflecting on her experiences with Christmas UC. A lot of this chimes with my own quiz experience (including taking home my name sticker, which is permanently displayed on my wall).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-N1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-N1...
What you don't see when you watch University Challenge (and reflections on my languages degree)
YouTube video by The Glottal Stop
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:33 PM
A nice video from Durham, Smith Galer reflecting on her experiences with Christmas UC. A lot of this chimes with my own quiz experience (including taking home my name sticker, which is permanently displayed on my wall).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-N1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-N1...
There were no local by-elections yesterday and Andrew's Previews was on holiday. Normal service resumes next week so do please subscribe, if you haven't already, at andrewteale.me.uk/previews
Andrew’s Previews | Andrew Teale | Substack
"All the right votes, but not necessarily in the right order". Click to read Andrew’s Previews, by Andrew Teale, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
andrewteale.me.uk
January 9, 2026 at 8:22 AM
There were no local by-elections yesterday and Andrew's Previews was on holiday. Normal service resumes next week so do please subscribe, if you haven't already, at andrewteale.me.uk/previews
Of all the documents to have OFFICIAL SENSITIVE stamped on them, I wasn't expecting to see poll declarations. www.plymouth.gov.uk/sites/defaul...
www.plymouth.gov.uk
January 7, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Of all the documents to have OFFICIAL SENSITIVE stamped on them, I wasn't expecting to see poll declarations. www.plymouth.gov.uk/sites/defaul...
Local Elections Archive Project: Wigan 2024 results added www.andrewteale.me.uk/1js1
January 6, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Local Elections Archive Project: Wigan 2024 results added www.andrewteale.me.uk/1js1