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Playing the expectation game
May 5th sees elections across the country. And of course there will be election results. But for those working in political communication, a result is not simply a number. It is a chance to get messages across, of success, of progress, of popularity. It’s also, for some, a chance to communicate about the strengths or…
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Vote: Politics is about more than political parties and the ballot box
Russell Brand caused a stir in the media and amongst the political classes in recent months as he questioned the value of voting in what he sees as a corrupt political system which fails to serve the poorest and most vulnerable in society. Whilst I might have sympathy with some of the things Brand says,…
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Broken links!
Earlier this week (9 February) the Conservatives gave away the list of constituencies the party is not targeting in the General Election. They did this by including the words “non target” in the URL of each candidate’s page on the central website. A bit of an Ooops moment! So we now know, from the Conservatives’…