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Celebs vs Cerebral

Candidate A has an article in the Telegraph today bigging up his social justice credentials. Candidate B has an article in the Observer today bigging up his celebrity friends and that he’ll be meeting Halle Berry this week. Candidate A is definitely giving the activists, including me, what they want. But Candidate B seems to…

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Candidate A has an article in the Telegraph today bigging up his social justice credentials. Candidate B has an article in the Observer today bigging up his celebrity friends and that he’ll be meeting Halle Berry this week.

Candidate A is definitely giving the activists, including me, what they want. But Candidate B seems to be doing a much better job at communicating with broader public.

It seems to me that if Candidate B is to avoid being dismissed as a bit of fluff, he has got to start offering the membership a bit of meat. But if Candidate A is to look credible, he has got to demonstrate he can widen his appeal.

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5 responses to “Celebs vs Cerebral”

  1. Linda Jack Avatar
    Linda Jack

    A good analysis, but I couldn’t possibly comment! Maye that is the answer, I will start talking about candidates as As and Bs……….

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  2. William Avatar
    William

    Candidate A is also accusing Candidate B of “parroting” David Cameron by promising choice and competition in public services. And there was me who thought that the candidates had agreement that they will not go negative. I wonder how this kind of destructive campaigning will go down with the membership. Whoever wins, it doesn’t do party much good, if his public image has been damaged by the rival candidate during the leadership campaign.

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  3. Letters From A Tory Avatar
    Letters From A Tory

    It’s time for these two to start differentiating themselves. They both agree on Europe and civil liberties, but what makes one different from the other (and by that I mean in the eyes of the electorate, not just political insiders who follow politics every day)?

    http://lettersfromatory.wordpress.com/

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  4. James Graham Avatar
    James Graham

    William: I’m sorry but that is simply not true. Read the article, not the Telegraph spin. To quote:

    Now Gordon Brown is grabbing Cameron’s policies. So which twin is the Tory? Even the keenest free-marketeers in our party must see there is no gap in the market for us to parrot the Tory Twins’ soundbites on competition and choice in public services.

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  5. Mike Avatar
    Mike

    Excuse me, Telegraph, but weren’t those policies already stolen goods?

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