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In praise of local newspapers | 15/05/13

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It’s National Local Newspaper Week this week – a welcome opportunity to heap some much deserved praise on the unsung heroes of the media world. ...Read More

Obama sets the scene for a new term | 23/01/13

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Formal set piece events like the presidential inauguration are Obama’s forte. Although below par performances in the first two presidential debates last Autumn did some damage to the election campaign, Obama’s mastery of the pre prepared speech remains second to none....Read More

To ID or not to ID | 02/11/12

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Tim Knight's latest blog on the American Presidential Election. Tim is working as an assistant to the Regional Field Director for President Obama in Fairfax County, Virginia....Read More

The Value of the Sound Bite | 24/10/12

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Tim Knight is stateside, working as an assistant to the Regional Field Director for President Obama in Fairfax County, Virginia. He'll be blogging from the frontline as we build to the presidential election on November 6th....Read More

A view from Virginia | 22/10/12

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In the run up to the 2012 US Presidential election on November 6th Tim Knight is stateside working as an assistant to the Regional Field Director for President Obama in Fairfax County, Virginia....Read More

Health and Social Care - Parliamentary Round Up - May 2012 | 10/05/12

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Column by Tim Knight which appeared in the May edition of the English Community Care Association (ECCA) member's newsletter....Read More

NHS Commissioning Board emerges from the fog | 21/10/11

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With the NHS currently a political ‘hot potato’, and one of the most debated topics during conference season, the latest event from the Westminster Health Forum could not have been better timed. ...Read More

Normal service is resumed | 16/08/11

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The dust has settled, quite literally, on the English cities that experienced rioting over the last week. However, we are now once again seeing clashes of a different kind, and it’s back to business as usual in the perpetual struggle of Opposition vs. Government. ...Read More

Shooting for the stars and hitting the moon | 25/05/11

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The merit (or otherwise) of overly ambitious target setting...Read More

The AV campaigns: Politicking at its worst | 21/04/11

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Despite promises to “fix our broken political system” in the wake of the expenses scandal, the conduct of the respective AV campaigns has shown that for all the fine words, little progress has been made....Read More


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