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[garinda]

Originally Posted by Ken Moss

First two rules of survival in politics as far as I can see:

1. Don't be afraid to admit sometimes that you've cocked up

2. Be able to laugh at yourself

I held a surgery in Rishton last week and a long-running sore point came up which I thought we'd sorted out in July but it turns out we were badly informed. To try and defend a wrong decision that wasn't really our fault would have been absolute suicide, the residents were far more appreciative of a bit of honesty that things hadn't gone according to plan.

Thanks for the karma!

Survival, perhaps, but to succeed in politics, here are three better rules.

1. Don't be afraid to admit that other people have cocked up.

2. Be able to laugh at others.

3. Tear up the rule book.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by garinda

Survival, perhaps, but to succeed in politics, here are three better rules.

1. Don't be afraid to admit that other people have cocked up.

2. Be able to laugh at others.

3. Tear up the rule book.

Thats more like it

[Ken Moss]

Originally Posted by garinda

Survival, perhaps, but to succeed in politics, here are three better rules.

1. Don't be afraid to admit that other people have cocked up.

2. Be able to laugh at others.

3. Tear up the rule book.

What a fool I am. These stock answers have been staring me in the face for months:

1. It's Graham Jones' fault for having two houses.

2. It's 13 years of Labour rule.

3. Look at what the previous administration got wrong.

John, as you have pointed out so often before, I have a lot to learn.

[Less]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Thats more like it

Somebody will be reporting you to a higher authority for admitting to what the Tories use instead of principles!

Originally Posted by Ken Moss

Someone is paid to read this every day during working hours, simply to make sure nothing libellous is being written about the Leader's Office.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by Ken Moss

1. It's Graham Jones' fault for having two houses.

Has he got 3 houses now?

[Ken Moss]

I heard a story from a wedding last year which had quite a few politicians present and when last orders were called the DJ asked:

'Come on ladies and gentlemen, haven't you got second homes to go to?'

It's one of those things I wish I'd thought of first.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Ken Moss

I heard a story from a wedding last year which had quite a few politicians present and when last orders were called the DJ asked:

'Come on ladies and gentlemen, haven't you got second homes to go to?'

It's one of those things I wish I'd thought of first.

You'll have to be a councillor for a lot longer before you come up with pearlers like that of the cuff

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Less

Somebody will be reporting you to a higher authority for admitting to what the Tories use instead of principles!

Does that mean that you think both Ken and myself are talking sense Les

[Less]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Does that mean that you think both Ken and myself are talking sense Les

I've known you too long to expect sense, Ken I will give the benefit of the doubt, (for a short while).

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Less

I've known you too long to expect sense, Ken I will give the benefit of the doubt, (for a short while).

I'm cut to the quick