There are strategies and strategies. Some strategies are open or transparent – the ones where you want your people, whoever they are, to understand what you are trying to achieve and how you intend to get there. Then there are closed strategies, sometimes called hidden agendas. There can be a number of reasons for a hidden agenda. In the case…
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Deal or No Deal?
They say if you lie down with dogs you get up with flees. This was so much in evidence on Question Time 5 March 2015 watching Danny Alexander squirming with the concept that his party and in fact his seat is marked for demolition. I have no sympathy for the LibDems. They had their chance and they blew it. They…
Aide memoire for canvassers in the GE15
When I was canvassing in the referendum I quickly found I had a bit of an advantage on the doorsteps. As a blogger it was essential I researched my subjects and was prepared for the questions I was asked. By contrast, I found there was an inconsistency amongst my fellow canvassers. Some were very good on the doorsteps while others…
The football drunk?
Bring back the sale of alcohol to football grounds?? On the face of it this sounds like a ‘no brainer’ – definitely not. But is it that simple? As a publican from the home of Rangers Supporters in London I have a little experience in this. What is it we actually don’t want? drunks and violent behaviour in a football…