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If they want to prove to voters that they are ‘just like us’,politicians must embrace their flaws

Crines, Andrew S. (2014) If they want to prove to voters that they are ‘just like us’,politicians must embrace their flaws. Democratic Audit Blog (29 Oct 2014). Website.

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Abstract

UKIP’s victory at the Clacton by-election underlined the growing distance between mainstream politicians and a cynical and distrustful electorate. In the first of our post-party conference blogs on political and democratic reform, Andrew S. Crines from the University of Leeds argues that politicians need to rediscover the classic art of political rhetoric.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://www.democraticaudit.com/
Additional Information: © 2014 Democratic Audit UK.
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Date Deposited: 18 Aug 2015 12:49
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 19:23
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/63241

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