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Post by owainsutton on Jun 26, 2022 18:49:04 GMT
The last time I interviewed for a Chief Exec I asked "What would you say are the three most significant days of the year in Crewe & Nantwich? And to give you time to mull that over, what are the three most significant in XXXX (i.e. where they were currently)?". Two purposes. Had they done any real research on C&N? And were they part of the community where they worked? The guy from Plymouth who said "Carnival Day, the Dockyard Family Open Day, and . . . er, the day Argyle avoid relegation" got a plus mark (but didn't get the job). The guy who said "Well, clearly, election day, the mayor-making and . . . er, the day of the Rate Support Grant Announcement" got a minus mark. I like the approach, although I'd suggest rewording to "three most significant days specific to {location}". |
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neilm
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Post by neilm on Jun 26, 2022 18:52:10 GMT
The last time I interviewed for a Chief Exec I asked "What would you say are the three most significant days of the year in Crewe & Nantwich? And to give you time to mull that over, what are the three most significant in XXXX (i.e. where they were currently)?". Two purposes. Had they done any real research on C&N? And were they part of the community where they worked? The guy from Plymouth who said "Carnival Day, the Dockyard Family Open Day, and . . . er, the day Argyle avoid relegation" got a plus mark (but didn't get the job). The guy who said "Well, clearly, election day, the mayor-making and . . . er, the day of the Rate Support Grant Announcement" got a minus mark. Argyle avoiding relegation, and on occasion being promoted, is a day of widespread celebration. Except in the Britannia, where the staff curse it. |
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john07
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Post by john07 on Jun 26, 2022 23:24:51 GMT
Manchester Labour hate them far more than they hate Tories. Well in the city itself that probably doesn't matter in parliamentary terms. If we are talking the wider area some understanding in Hazel Grove and Cheadle would be useful. But Labour's vote in both was squeezed firmly in 2019 and is pretty low in historical terms without that. I never detected much antagonism between Labour and the Liberals in my time in Stockport. I lived in Cheadle Constituency for over 25 years and was twice a local authority candidate and once a parliamentary candidate in Hazel Grove. Back then there were only two wards in Stockport where direct Labour-Liberal opposition was apparent: Offerton and Bredbury. For most wards there was a choice between Labour and Conservative or between Conservative and Liberal. That was apart from Heald Green which was always won by the Heald Green Residents. Subsequently the Conservatives have declined and the (now) Liberal Democrats are competitive in swathes of inner Stockport and Labour have twice won Cheadle Hulme North and ocassionally won Stepping Hill although Bredbury seems to be just out of their reach at the moment. However in Constituency terms the polarisation remains. The Liberal Democrats and before them the Liberals have not done better than third in Stockport or Stockport North or Stockport South since the last war. Labour have never taken second place in Hazel Grove Constituency and have not done better than third in Cheadle since 1955. |
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cogload
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Post by cogload on Aug 26, 2022 10:44:13 GMT
Do so!
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Post by johnloony on Aug 26, 2022 11:20:30 GMT
It would have been easier for him to make a comeback by not resigning in the first place. He’s obviously a silly anteater with smelly toenails and purple teeth, except for the bit about the anteater.
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