Shane Greer | Total Politics

Follow Ed Miliband

by Shane Greer / 22 Nov 2010

When Ed Miliband faced David Cameron in Prime Minister's Questions on 27 October, we all knew what was coming.

Nigel Farage gets it, David Campbell Bannerman doesn't

by Shane Greer / 18 Oct 2010

It never ceases to amaze me how many politicians simply don’t understand the basics of political communication.

Countering lies

by Shane Greer / 20 Aug 2010

If there's one phrase I've written or uttered more than any other during my time as a political commentator, it's that "image is perception and perception is reality".

In the final part of his series, Shane Greer covers the key points to an assured, effective performance on-airOver the last two months we've covered what to do when a journalist calls asking you to take part in a TV orradio interview, and we've discussed how to prepare for the interview.

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Big Society? Big flop

by Shane Greer / 18 Jun 2010

If you're running a political campaign and you're not conducting research to determine whether particular slogans or policies resonate with the voters, you're in dereliction of your duty.

Total Politics Event - Queen's Speech Forum

by Shane Greer / 08 Jun 2010

At Total Politics we’re always looking for ways to bring politics to a wider audience and to provide the kind of in-depth analysis that is all too often lacking.

Succeeding in the studio

by Shane Greer / 21 May 2010

Shane Greer on the essential questions to ask when you are invited to appear on TV or radio BroadcastingIf you're a politician (or even a wannabe politician), your performance on television or radio could very well make or break your career.

Time is precious

by Shane Greer / 19 Mar 2010

With the competing demands on a candidate's time it's not always easy to decide when to say no to something.

Ending on a High Note

by Shane Greer / 26 Feb 2010

It's been an exciting few weeks for Total Politics as we've travelled across the country to host a series of pre-election Question Time events in partnership with City Inn hotels.

Campaign Stunts

by Shane Greer / 22 Jan 2010

For many people politics is a topic of conversation that's certain to make their eyes glaze over.

A PR disaster in-waiting

by Shane Greer / 29 Oct 2010

Something has begun to bother me about the Conservative Party conference.

You don't get to decide

by Shane Greer / 17 Sep 2010

I don't like to think of myself as a ranter by nature.

No Lib-love pact

by Shane Greer / 23 Jul 2010

To listen to the coalition partners, you would think the relationship between the Conservatives and LiberalDemocrats was all sweetness and roses.

Zac Goldsmith - A lesson in TV technique

by Shane Greer / 19 Jul 2010

If you’re someone who’s engaged in training people how to be more effective on television, as I am, you’re always on the lookout for examples of people who’ve really dropped the ball when the cameras are rolling.

Surviving in the studio

by Shane Greer / 18 Jun 2010

Shane Greer explores the second of our three steps to achieving success in a television or radio appearance - preparing for your interview You won't always have a lot of time between the call asking you to appear on the show and appearance itself.

Remember ,it's a contact sport

by Shane Greer / 21 May 2010

Wahey! The campaign is over, the votes have been counted and you'vebeen elected (or perhaps re-elected) to office.

Events, dear boy

by Shane Greer / 16 Apr 2010

Volunteers are the lifeblood of any campaign.

The future of knocking up

by Shane Greer / 19 Mar 2010

The ‘Reading system' could soon be given a digital makeover thanks to your Blackberry, as Shane Greer discovers In 1945, in Reading, a Labour candidate called Ian Mikardo revolutionised British political campaigning.

Ignore the crazies

by Shane Greer / 19 Feb 2010

If you have a public profile, no matter how minor, you can be guaranteed of one thing- at some point, you're going to become an object of interest to a group of people I like to call the ‘crazies'.