Dear Sir,
My POLITICAL / Aycliffe Radio polite political discussion show, which airs 6-7:30pm on Sundays, has become wonderfully high-profile recently; what makes the show so successful are my important and knowledgeable guests. And since they come at their own expense from all over the region, the least I can do is to offer them a (much criticised) bottle of water … and access to a box of sweets – and to do so I buy selection boxes when they are on offer in those great piles in Tesco!
Ah, but which box to buy? Essentially, they’re all much the same, but there are important differences too.
In the end, ALL the boxes offer a selection of good and bad, and it is a matter of ‘best fit’.
Are there any individual sweets out there so lovely that I’ve just GOT to have them? And how much rubbish is there – sweets nobody likes – to eventually have to throw away?
Experience is an issue as well. From time to time firms remarket their sweets in fancy new packaging … but I know from past experience what’s REALLY there, underneath the wrapping, and I need to be not fooled by bright new colours.
Also – at the end of the day – I have to think about my guests. They’re the ones who are going to have to eat them; what will be best for THEM?
Elections are no different, you know. You use your common sense to weigh the parties’ manifestos, and you choose the one which you know deep down will be best for your children and grandchildren.
But choose you must; and if you are not registered to vote you only have until midnight on 26 November to do so: https://t.co/U5vCy6dhTD
John D Clare
My POLITICAL / Aycliffe Radio polite political discussion show, which airs 6-7:30pm on Sundays, has become wonderfully high-profile recently; what makes the show so successful are my important and knowledgeable guests. And since they come at their own expense from all over the region, the least I can do is to offer them a (much criticised) bottle of water … and access to a box of sweets – and to do so I buy selection boxes when they are on offer in those great piles in Tesco!
Ah, but which box to buy? Essentially, they’re all much the same, but there are important differences too.
In the end, ALL the boxes offer a selection of good and bad, and it is a matter of ‘best fit’.
Are there any individual sweets out there so lovely that I’ve just GOT to have them? And how much rubbish is there – sweets nobody likes – to eventually have to throw away?
Experience is an issue as well. From time to time firms remarket their sweets in fancy new packaging … but I know from past experience what’s REALLY there, underneath the wrapping, and I need to be not fooled by bright new colours.
Also – at the end of the day – I have to think about my guests. They’re the ones who are going to have to eat them; what will be best for THEM?
Elections are no different, you know. You use your common sense to weigh the parties’ manifestos, and you choose the one which you know deep down will be best for your children and grandchildren.
But choose you must; and if you are not registered to vote you only have until midnight on 26 November to do so: https://t.co/U5vCy6dhTD
John D Clare
