What can political candidates learn from Jedward?

Posted by on Dec 3, 2009 in News, Politics | 6 comments So it’s nothing to do with talent and all to do with running order. That’s the reason why Jedward were booted out of X-Factor, according to researchers at Cambridge and London universities. But is there a lesson here for our aspiring parliamentary candidates? Researchers who analysed data from 165 series of X-Factor and Pop Idol discovered that running order was crucial to winning. Their...
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Will you eat less meat to reduce climate change?

Posted by on Dec 3, 2009 in Robert Sturdy MEP | 10 comments Sir Paul McCartney rolls into the European Parliament in Brussels today with the “Meat Free Monday” campaign he launched with daughters Mary and Stella. He wants everyone to avoid eating meat one day every week in order to fight climate change. My MEP Robert Sturdy, who sits on the Agriculture Committee, has taken the ex-Beatle to task, and disagrees with the points he raises, thinking they...
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