To get a real idea of what it is actually like to be a local councillor and politician, it is important to talk about how you can very quickly make life unnecessarily difficult for others and make yourself very unpopular too. Believe it or not, making things personal as a campaigner, activist or politician whilst … Continue reading If you want to be a good politician, never make it personal
Category: How To Get Elected: 5. Being a good Representative
Always check the cap is screwed tight on the Tomato Ketchup
You are probably wondering what on earth ‘always check the cap is screwed tight on the Tomato Ketchup’ could possibly be about. We are discussing How to get Elected after all! This page is about always having attention to detail and remembering who you are. A suggestion that you should never let your guard down … Continue reading Always check the cap is screwed tight on the Tomato Ketchup
Respond to Communication
From the moment you begin campaigning, it is likely that people will contact you by phone, text, e-mail or Social Media. When you receive genuine enquiries – no matter who they are from, you should always respond. If you cannot answer a question or provide the information that the person is seeking immediately, respond and … Continue reading Respond to Communication
Make yourself available
If you are taking your responsibilities to the community seriously, you will need to accept that people will contact you at times which suit them, rather than times that ideally suit you. People see councillors, community representatives and politicians differently to themselves. As such, they have very different expectations and it is important that you … Continue reading Make yourself available
Always know your stuff and come clean when you don’t
We have sadly become all too familiar with politicians talking around questions when being interviewed, rather than giving a direct answer or any meaningful facts. Worse still, it is becoming increasingly popular to ‘double down’, backing up or repeating such responses and the opinions which surround them, simply because some people think by doing so … Continue reading Always know your stuff and come clean when you don’t
Make critical thinking your second nature
Sadly, critical thinking – or the skill of breaking down information and identifying the relevant points facts within a message is not something which is often taught in a way which really helps people to become discerning in respect of what they read, hear or see. We’ve all heard of ‘fake news’. So much … Continue reading Make critical thinking your second nature
Ethics & Principles for Politics
Regrettably, we live at a time when many people think that Politicians always lie and that they don’t have any principles. Some of today's politicians have adopted the principle that if they tell people things are different, that they will simply be different. They won't. As you are here reading How to get Elected, I … Continue reading Ethics & Principles for Politics
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