One of the most ubiquitous aspects of any event in a political party is the Christmas Raffle. Some now coalesce to form mega-raffles across their area and others buy into national raffles that have better prizes than any local party can offer. But, a local party with thousands of members like North Cornwall in the [...]
All posts for the month December, 2009
‘The Christmas Raffle has raised more than ever!’ – The Press Officer’s Guide Lesson 13 – Check the rules before playing!
Posted by johnault on December 24, 2009
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Intern if you want to – The Case of the Missing Lord
Only last week I, and our present intern, were out in the West Fife villages distributing leaflets to our members. One such member lives on the estate of Lord Elgin in the village of Culross. Driving my car down the lane, past the big house where the Earl’s son lives, I proceeded to the member’s [...]
Posted by johnault on December 22, 2009
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‘Forget the toothbrush, you can buy one; dignity is priceless!’ – The Press Officer’s Guide Lesson 12 – Pack a reserve parachute
As a young man I was elected to lead the Liberal Democrat delegation to the British Youth Council. I led a small but excellent team of Lib Dem activists who had a significant impact on the nation’s leading youth organisation. As part of the political engagement of BYC I was regularly invited to attend meetings, conferences and [...]
Posted by johnault on December 22, 2009
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‘There’s been a missile attack at Heathrow you’ll have to do the Today Programme!’ – The Press Officer’s Guide Lesson 11 – Be Prepared for anything!
Leader’s visits are the highlight of any election campaign. The 1997 General Election was no exception. Paddy Ashdown was due to fly into Plymouth airport, twenty minutes from his first visit of the day at Saltash Community School in South East Cornwall, where I was the agent. Colin Breed was to meet the leader at [...]
Posted by johnault on December 11, 2009
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Is the return of the monocle a sign that the Old Etonian Tories are taking control or the preparations for a Labour anti-Toff campaign?
Vision Express has announced that it is to start stocking monocles for the first time following a spate of young male customers requesting to buy them. This apparently came as quite a shock to the major high street retailer who has never sold them before. I couldn’t help but think that the boys from the [...]
Posted by johnault on December 10, 2009
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