Originally Posted by Tealeaf (Post 885386)

Maybe Councillor Britcliffe, LM, should get Max Clifford in as his publicity agent.

On second thoughts, maybe not; he'll probably charge the fees on expenses.

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 885373)

'TAXPAYER-funded trips to the Queen’s Garden Party are to become a thing of the past in Blackburn with Darwen because of spending cuts.'


;)

Originally Posted by steeljack (Post 885545)

Lets be honest here , now that Jack Straw is no longer a front bencher I doubt invites are in short supply . Think about it , who would you invite from Blackburn to a Palace garden party, Margo Grimshaw :eek: , most of them think a table cloth is a communal serviette ;)

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 885389)

I've said I'll do his P.R.

I'm much cheaper than Max Clifford.

I only charge £43,000.00 annually, for help and advice 24/7.

Originally Posted by steeljack (Post 885545)

Lets be honest here , now that Jack Straw is no longer a front bencher I doubt invites are in short supply . Think about it , who would you invite from Blackburn to a Palace garden party, Margo Grimshaw :eek: , most of them think a table cloth is a communal serviette ;)

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 885577)

Bloody hell I used to do it for nout, and did a better job of whats being done now:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Ken Moss (Post 885581)

The problem is that there are only 168 hours in a week for publicity purposes.

If only the previous Labour government hadn't stuck so stubbornly to the Gregorian calendar....

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 885584)

Miles Parkinson is so low profile he doesn't feature on most peoples' radar.

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 885586)

An example of that being Neil.

Who last week said he was at a meeting at Scaitcliffe House, and couldn't recall the Labour leader's name.

If someone involved with community groups doesn't know it, you can bet the average voter doesn't.

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 885584)

As much as Peter Britcliffe is derided for it, love or loath him, most people know who he is.

If you ask the residents of the borough who the leader of the Labour group on the council was, I bet 95% wouldn't know the correct answer.

Miles Parkinson is so low profile he doesn't feature on most peoples' radar.

True, actions speak louder than words.

Though that doesn't help at the ballot box, if people don't know what actions you've done.

King Kenny has probably a higher public profile than Cllr. Parkinson.

You might want to offer him a few tips.

;):D

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 885592)

I have often said G. that if you stood outside the Golden Cross on a Saturday morning and stopped 100 people, no matter which ward they live in and ask them who there councillor is, 99% would say Peter Britcliffe. In the days when I was involved we used to get phone calls from every part of Hyndburn, it was very hard telling some one from Rishton that Peter wasn't their councillor, I'm sure that doesn't happen today:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Ken Moss (Post 885591)

I think there may have been a little bit of artistic licence with memory going on there.

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 885592)

I have often said G. that if you stood outside the Golden Cross on a Saturday morning and stopped 100 people, no matter which ward they live in and ask them who there councillor is, 99% would say Peter Britcliffe. In the days when I was involved we used to get phone calls from every part of Hyndburn, it was very hard telling some one from Rishton that Peter wasn't their councillor, I'm sure that doesn't happen today:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Ken Moss (Post 885601)

As far as my own recognition goes, most people have that 'I've seen you somewhere' look when they spot me.