Political Leadership: Whatever happened to trust, competence and the new generation?
As we survey the political landscape post-election it seems to smack of what a battlefield must feel like at the end of any conflict. There are casualties, stories of false bravery, those who kept their heads down, appearing to take any scrap of reflected glory and those that shout the loudest to try to save […]
Read more »Collaborative Leadership: Without it we’d best pack up and leave the party now
With a General Election comes the obligatory focus on what styles of leadership the parties are adopting and how good are they at capturing the public’s imagination. This election was no different. However, each of the party leaders was caught out by the public’s despondency and their dismay at the rudderless vision for the future […]
Read more »A hung parliament – I hadn’t heard that they had brought back hanging for politicians
Oh the joy of an undecided public brought tears of relief to my eyes. Well, how could one make up one’s mind about the best of a bad bunch. But I bet the liars are relieved that they did not have to live up to their false promises. So where does that leave us? In […]
Read more »Eight reasons why politicians lie and will continue to do so
So much has been brought to the fore recently about politicians lying and why they do it I thought that I would just put together eight main reasons why politicians lie and get away with it. Because they can get away with it without any real repercussions Politicians have been lying for centuries, […]
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