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Tag Archives: Delivery
Creative politics: why big bold leaps are necessary
This whole Europe debate generally bores me senseless. I find it hard to get worked up about the substance of it but the way that all sides behave over it disappoints me. David Cameron has always known that a) Europe … Continue reading
Posted in Party Politics
Tagged Backbenchers, David Cameron, Delivery, Grip, Making a Difference, MPs, Narrative, Pressure groups, Radical, Voters
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What really matters?
The front page story of the Telegraph on Saturday had an extraordinary snippet: Frank Luntz, an American polling expert, visited Downing Street and addressed a group of advisers. The friend said: “The pollster asked them what kept them awake at … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Backbenchers, Confidence, Delivery, Economy, Effort, EU, MPs, Narrative, Referendum, Work
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The possibility of reality must match the rhetoric
The Guardian this morning is running an ‘exclusive’ about the Ministry of Defence asking the Department for International Development for contributions to the cost of delivering overseas development assistance via the military (things like transporting DfID and NGO staff and … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Aid, Burglars, Delivery, Human Rights, Internal Politicking, Making a Difference, Reality, Security, Spending
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I am a Seven Per Center
I was listening to a discussion between some Conservative MPs and a commentator today, and it struck me that what is going on in the Tory party at the moment is very much linked to the need for a little … Continue reading
Posted in Party Politics
Tagged 2015, 7 per cent, CCHQ, communications, Delivery, Making a Difference, Narrative, Re-engaging Voters, Winning
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The ConHome #Victory2015 conference asks: How do we show that we’re on people’s side?
I just got home from the ConHome Victory2015 conference. For the first time since 2004, I am not going to the Conservative conference next weekend – which is in itself an interesting indicator of lots of things, though maybe I … Continue reading →