Tag Archives: CCHQ

What lessons can be taken from the AV campaigns?

On Friday, Mark Thompson wrote that, “The AV campaign was a disgrace from both sides”.  I tweeted that I thought he had drawn some wrong conclusions but that he made sensible points, and promised that I would expand in a … Continue reading

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The danger of the Blue Book

It was only a matter of time before they rallied. They bit their lip when he was elected leader, they knew that if they said anything that might damage him that it would probably be turned against them, they thought … Continue reading

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Should CCHQ take some lessons on transparency from the government?

There’s a report today of a legislative change to allow candidates to stand for two parties.  While it’s ostensibly to make it easier for Labour-Co-op candidates (who seem to manage fine at the moment),  it will inevitably be seen as a … Continue reading

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Polls, modernising and how a narrative needs to be knit

On Monday, I quickly tweeted an observation from Peter Kellner’s regular commentary from YouGov.  I wasn’t planning on returning to the whole modernisation/change issue any time soon (we did have rather an extravaganza of posts about it before Christmas) but … Continue reading

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The Opportunities Offered By Internships Should Not Be Auctioned Off At Black Tie Balls

There was a worrying article in yesterday’s Mail On Sunday about internships being auctioned off at the £400 a head ‘Black and White Ball’ in an attempt to raise money for Conservative Party coffers.  I’m hoping that the article is … Continue reading

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