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Gordo Brilliantly, Audaciously Screws “Bad Luck” David

Gordo Brilliantly, Audaciously Screws “Bad Luck” David

May 11, 2010 4:58 am
By Denis Campbell It was pundit heaven! Its audacious timing sent global media outlets into a state of LIVE apoplexy. Looking statesman-like, Gordon Brown stood before his...

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Mr. Cairns Goes to Westminster? UK Election Writ Small, Retail & Local

(UPDATED) By Denis Campbell General Election “speed-dating” best characterises the 31-day sprint to the UK’s 06 May finish line. Forget the hoopla surrounding 1st ever televised leadership debates, SPIN rooms, 3D graphic holograms and breathless pundits. All 650 UK House of Commons seats serving 60 million people (a 92,000:1 ratio) are up for grabs (compared [...]

When Political Twits Tweet? How UK Politicians Campaign with Social Media

By Denis Campbell Barack Obama revolutionised campaigning by introducing a comprehensive digital and social media, grass roots campaign during the 2008 US Presidential election. Will Welsh AM’s and UK MP’s do the same in the run-up to May 6th? Not so much. Team Obama hired on one of the original FB creators and with über [...]

UK Election Enters Homestretc….zzzzz

By Denis Campbell On Tuesday, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will visit Her Majesty and that will set both the election time clock a-ticking and pundit jaws a-wagging in a furious (yawn) and frenetic (yawn, yawn) 30-day race to the UK General Election finish line. To date the campaign has been… underwhelming. Forget thinking this [...]

UK Goes After Digital Infringers: A Walk Down Memory Lane

By Denis Campbell The UK House of Commons today takes up a measure to stop music and video piracy on the Web. Good luck with that one. While an admirable pursuit, they are only 15-years too late and now only George Orwell could applaud this Big Brother, bone-headed attempt. Closing down Internet sites and ISP [...]

What if You Gave an Election and No One Came?

By Denis Campbell In three months the UK will contest a general election. Wow! Can you feel the tension build… Zzzzzzzz. Three months out from November of 2008, US candidate Barack Obama spoke before 85,000 people at the Democratic National Convention’s outdoor football stadium. Here? The three parties reluctantly and finally agreed to their set [...]

It’s the Top Line Sir. An Open Letter to the New Welsh 1st Minister

By Denis Campbell Congratulations, you won. You have no more bottom line to manage or expenses to cut so time to focus on swiftly building Wales’ top line. One only need walk past your constituent office in Bridgend to see that 1 in 4 storefronts lay empty (or leased by charity thrift shops). Economic growth [...]