Category: Society
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The analogue election of 2010
Reflecting on what may happen on May 6 when the country goes to the polls, I got thinking about communication. It’s clear to me that all the political parties in my constituency, Wokingham, who are contesting the election on May…
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Diminishing care about politics
Yesterday’s gaffe by Prime Minister Gordon Brown – he made disparaging private comments about a voter with whom he said publicly he’d had an enjoyable conversation, forgetting that his radio microphone was still live – is all over the mainstream…
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Grounded by the ash
The mainstream media has been full of photos of the ash cloud from the Iceland volcano eruption that’s the cause of a complete shutdown of incoming and outgoing flights in the UK – and now nearly 20 European countries –…
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The leaders debate gameshow
Thinking about the televised live debate last night between Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg – leaders, respectively, of the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrats parties – I still have the same view I had after watching it last…