May 2013 – Political Business

Snookering yourself

When politicians are scared to say what they think, they lose. Most of us watch what we say. We avoid

Politicians don’t get enough sleep. The result is poor decision-making. A politician once fell asleep at their desk while listening

A lovely tribute here upon the death of Hazel Hawke, wife of former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke. The public

Out of the mouths of babes, and women, is a truth about politics: it’s too ugly to get involved. The

Every political party in Parliament is responsible for the travesty of ignoring the Electoral Commission’s recommendations on MMP. As National

US study shows the poor are well represented in politics. A sadly common and easy narrative in politics is that

Politicians aren’t psychopaths, but their staff are. In his book in the book The Wisdom of Psychopaths Kevin Dutton lists

A Washington Post analysis has shown why Governments find it so hard to cut budgets: they don’t really want to.

Ex-Labour MP Paul Flynn wrote a lively, gossipy and engaging book on life inside the UK Parliament. His Daily Mail

Aaron Gilmore, MP, was abandoned by people he should have been able to count on; his Party. National should have