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Chairing a meeting, Conservative style

By Mark Pack | Fri 24th November 2006 - 10:01 am

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You are chairing a public meeting with Ken Livingstone, put on to allow Londoners to question him about his job as Mayor.

Do you:

(a) Call half a dozen Tory councillors to ask questions rather than half a dozen more members of the public

(b) Not give away any indication that you know that any of Tory councillors you call to ask questions are indeed Tory councillors

(c) Both of the above.

If you’re Tory Bob Neill, the answer is (c). (And yes, they were all local Tory councillors he knows).

Hattip: Duncan Borrowman

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4 Comments

MarkPackDoesn'tAlwaysWinElections 24th Nov '06 - 11:42am

I imagaine you’re still feeling sore for failing to win the Bromley by-election!?!
Simon 24th Nov '06 - 12:01pm

I am sure Bob is feeling sore at having come so close to loosing what was the 13th safest Tory seat.
Alex Foster 24th Nov '06 - 1:11pm

Well, it’s always nice to have one’s suspicions of the paucity of a candidate proven.
Mark Pack 24th Nov '06 - 4:34pm

Ah, so nothing to say on the substance of the issue. Thanks for the concession then that Bob Neill was wrong in his behaviour 🙂

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