The Draft
@thedraftwriters
A writing company founded by former No 10 chief speechwriter @PhilipJCollins1. Thoughts on public language here and in our newsletter, First Draft.
We're a company of writers and experts in rhetoric: the art of argument and persuasion. ✍️ What we practise, we also teach – we train people to write clearly, concisely and persuasively. Find out more: thedraftwriters.com
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***First Draft 34 lands imminently*** This month with morsels on Vatican succession, the rise of "political levers" and lessons from the most successful pressure group in British history - sign up to get it in your inbox thedraft.substack.com
‘The Rise of the Meritocracy’, from which the term passed into common language, was not a commendation of the idea but a dystopian warning against it. What does ‘merit’ mean for Labour today? prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/69138…
Blue Labour. Where it comes from and where, if anywhere, it might be going: prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/69342…
"It was eight parts inaugural boilerplate to one part foolish partisanship, and one part a promise for the future, a promise that the golden age starts now." ✍️Our founder, @PhilipJCollins1 , on Trump's inaugural speech: spectator.co.uk/article/trump-…
On Trump's inaugural: spectator.co.uk/article/trump-…
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"A manifesto is a strange event in any case..." Our Writer-in-Chief @PhilipJCollins1 on the meaning of the Labour manifesto. lookstranger.substack.com/p/let-us-face-…
First Draft, our newsletter on public language, is live! With a comparison of two speeches by Sunak and Macron. Plus, why "our country is at a crossroads" is a nonsensical political cliche. Read and sign up here thedraft.substack.com/p/first-draft-…
First Draft election special lands imminently, ft analysis of Sunak's rhetorical flaws, via a comparison with Emmanuel Macron. Sign up to join over 3000 subscribers and get it direct this PM thedraft.substack.com
‘Drivers’ to ‘deliverables’ – ditch the jargon, start actually communicating #pr #comms buff.ly/3vJGC38
Would you vote for a political party that offered the slogan “a shop of love”? Our founder, @PhilipJCollins1, on India's Congress party and the world’s most consequential democratic election: thetimes.co.uk/article/gandhi…
"We differentiate ourselves by sectorising and uniquely branding our sub-sectors" says Compass on its website. What is going on here? Why do people talk in this jargon at work when they would never dream of doing so at home? ✍️ @PhilipJCollins1 shorturl.at/gkmqC
Our founder @PhilipJCollins1 delivers his verdict on fourteen years of Tory government. ✏️ Read for free below.
Look, Stranger! has landed. A verdict on the Tory years. Sign up here. Free to all subscribers. open.substack.com/pub/lookstrang…
Final push for our First Draft special on how to write better at work. thedraft.substack.com/p/first-draft-…
Good tips on writing from First Draft (I cut 30 down to 8 in the spirit of #4) thedraft.substack.com/p/first-draft-…
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