We must never underestimate the very high skills exhibited by Cllr Jackson when seeking votes. He learnt his trade on the forecourts of Chilwell as a second hand car salesman, no doubt with some Arthur Daley type character as mentor. He has gladly passed these qualities on to his Conservative colleagues. Take the story emerging of Kay Cutts and Dayncourt School:
Ms Cutts was a governer of this school when closure was first suggested. All the other governers voted to fight the closure plans, she abstained (rule 1; never nail your colours to the mast until you know which way the tide will run). When an election loomed and the tide was obviously turning against closure she proposed the survival plan (rule 2; once popular opinion is running, jump on the bandwaggon and claim that you got it rolling). Children were bussed in from Cotgrave to keep the school running and Kay Cutts made it an election pledge for free travel to school for every pupil beyond the statutory requirements (rule 3 promise something popular but undeliverable in order to get elected, see also Gedling Bus plug, tram etc). Because she had to give potential troublemakers cabinet positions at extra expense, she had no choice but to cancel the bus from Cotgrave. This didn't worry her as she was in power by then (rule 4; once in power the electorate will soon forget your false promises, after all it's 4 years to the next election - then you can make some more).
As they say in the motor trade "there's one born every minute" Unfortunately for Kay Cutts the electorate are not so easily conned a second time.
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