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By Civil Service World
19 May 2017
Civil Service World's regular guide to the very best in Whitehallese
Coalition of Chaos
People who are not us
Strong and stable leadership
We promise we mean it this time and won’t end up editing a newspaper in 2019
The leader needs more airtime
Our leader is a liability but I’ve no option but to pretend the opposite
6 of my 7 interviews that morning went well
I promise to get nearly 86% of my decisions in government right
The only poll that matters is June 8th
Banish these negative results from your mind and pray for a miracle. And/or: Do not allow these exceptionally good results to elevate you to a level of conceit that will repel voters
We’ve been setting the agenda
We’ve had our policies and activists pinched and we’ve lost all our seats
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