How to win an election, 1935 style
Andrew Kennedy put up this gem as a note on Facebook, and with his blessing am offering it up here too:
I have just bought a book, published in 1935, entitled "Rules and Conduct for Agents in a Parliamentary Election Campaign". The opening chapter includes the following priceless advice:
It looks as though there were plenty of flatbed trucks around as the Conservatives wiped the floor with the opposition, winning 386 seats to Labour's 154 and the Liberals' 21.
Apparently there are more gems in the offing, so stand by.
I have just bought a book, published in 1935, entitled "Rules and Conduct for Agents in a Parliamentary Election Campaign". The opening chapter includes the following priceless advice:
"A Candidates' Agent should ensure that motor cars are available to transport voters to and from the place of poll. This is particularly important in rural constituencies which contain high numbers of farmers, crofters, woodsmen, countryfolk and the physically lame. It is advisable that a flatbed truck is procured onto which even the most severely crippled can be hoisted and transported to the voting place."
It looks as though there were plenty of flatbed trucks around as the Conservatives wiped the floor with the opposition, winning 386 seats to Labour's 154 and the Liberals' 21.
Apparently there are more gems in the offing, so stand by.
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