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I’d give it a go, I’ve got some ideas, I understand I’m never going to please everyone, and I wouldn’t try to. I’m pretty sure I could bring about some improvements though. But even then they’d only be seen as improvements by a section of society. |
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Rory Stewart has some good thoughts on being a politician.
How’s it’s impossible to be in a constituency, in Westminster and being a Minister all at the same time.
How Westminster is horrible place to work, no training, no HR, bullying etc. |
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"Rory Stewart has some good thoughts on being a politician.
How’s it’s impossible to be in a constituency, in Westminster and being a Minister all at the same time.
How Westminster is horrible place to work, no training, no HR, bullying etc."
I might have voted Tory for the first time if he’d been leader. He’s exceptional. |
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"Rory Stewart has some good thoughts on being a politician.
How’s it’s impossible to be in a constituency, in Westminster and being a Minister all at the same time.
How Westminster is horrible place to work, no training, no HR, bullying etc.
I might have voted Tory for the first time if he’d been leader. He’s exceptional."
I’m no Tory, but he does come across as reasonable and likeable. |
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By *abio OP Man 4 weeks ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
The reason I asked if that Leo asked me in another thread and apparently I was shit in hinting I might try and answer it in a different thread rather than a takeover…
Need to improve my subtlety skills!!
Anyway, without trying to give too much away, I have been asked if I would consider it…..which I suppose is flattering
I said I would not for many of the reasons said here, but I was also considering something else, which again I would love to talk about but I can’t!!
I am so bloody cryptic  |
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"The reason I asked if that Leo asked me in another thread and apparently I was shit in hinting I might try and answer it in a different thread rather than a takeover…
Need to improve my subtlety skills!!
Anyway, without trying to give too much away, I have been asked if I would consider it…..which I suppose is flattering
I said I would not for many of the reasons said here, but I was also considering something else, which again I would love to talk about but I can’t!!
I am so bloody cryptic "
Perhaps a greater level of cryptic smoke-screening is that you are sharing complex and, for a wider audience, significant personal aspirations in an echo chamber such as this! |
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By *abio OP Man 4 weeks ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
"The reason I asked if that Leo asked me in another thread and apparently I was shit in hinting I might try and answer it in a different thread rather than a takeover…
Need to improve my subtlety skills!!
Anyway, without trying to give too much away, I have been asked if I would consider it…..which I suppose is flattering
I said I would not for many of the reasons said here, but I was also considering something else, which again I would love to talk about but I can’t!!
I am so bloody cryptic
Perhaps a greater level of cryptic smoke-screening is that you are sharing complex and, for a wider audience, significant personal aspirations in an echo chamber such as this!"
Let me put it this way, it wasn’t something I had ever considered before I was asked to consider it , I am way more “policy wonk” than I would ever be politician……. |
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"Let me put it this way, it wasn’t something I had ever considered before I was asked to consider it , I am way more “policy wonk” than I would ever be politician……."
I've always felt aligned to a large majority of your posts. You come across as sensible and reasonable, with great empathy and understanding. Rational and considerate. You speak from the head, but have a tempered heart. |
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I have actually done this.
Stood in local council elections but being a Conservative in the late '80's and early '90's wasn't easy.
I didn't do too badly though, when the Conservative vote was in freefall I actually increased the vote in my ward.
After that I was quite often used as a "paper candidate" in unwinnable wards.
Good fun at the time but I wouldn't do it now.
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"The reason I asked if that Leo asked me in another thread and apparently I was shit in hinting I might try and answer it in a different thread rather than a takeover…
Need to improve my subtlety skills!!
Anyway, without trying to give too much away, I have been asked if I would consider it…..which I suppose is flattering
I said I would not for many of the reasons said here, but I was also considering something else, which again I would love to talk about but I can’t!!
I am so bloody cryptic "
I think you'd be good in public office Fabio.  |
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No way. I don’t want that kind of attention, don’t like the idea of being stalked. Seriously, I’d rather have no attention, like I get on here, than way too much, like I’d get if I stood as a political candidate. |
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