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5 Oct 2025

Between press conferences and historic votes, there are quieter weeks—no new funding announcements, no fiery debates, no scandals. Just long hours, internal meetings, drafting policy, showing up at local events, replying to constituents, and doing the slow, steady work of governance.

5 Oct 2025

Between press conferences and historic votes, there are quieter weeks—no new funding announcements, no fiery debates, no scandals. Just long hours, internal meetings, drafting policy, showing up at local events, replying to constituents, and doing the slow, steady work of governance.

5 Oct 2025

Between press conferences and historic votes, there are quieter weeks—no new funding announcements, no fiery debates, no scandals. Just long hours, internal meetings, drafting policy, showing up at local events, replying to constituents, and doing the slow, steady work of governance.

5 Oct 2025

Most legislation starts with values: fairness, safety, equality, opportunity. But by the time those values are wrapped in clauses, amendments, and votes, the human meaning can get lost.

5 Oct 2025

Most legislation starts with values: fairness, safety, equality, opportunity. But by the time those values are wrapped in clauses, amendments, and votes, the human meaning can get lost.

5 Oct 2025

Most legislation starts with values: fairness, safety, equality, opportunity. But by the time those values are wrapped in clauses, amendments, and votes, the human meaning can get lost.

5 Oct 2025

Here’s a curated list of essential software tools for politicians and their teams, organized by category—with a focus on real-world needs like communication, policy tracking, content creation, and constituent engagement.

5 Oct 2025

Here’s a curated list of essential software tools for politicians and their teams, organized by category—with a focus on real-world needs like communication, policy tracking, content creation, and constituent engagement.

5 Oct 2025

Here’s a curated list of essential software tools for politicians and their teams, organized by category—with a focus on real-world needs like communication, policy tracking, content creation, and constituent engagement.

5 Oct 2025

innovative new apps and platforms in european political technology

5 Oct 2025

innovative new apps and platforms in european political technology

5 Oct 2025

innovative new apps and platforms in european political technology

2 Oct 2025

Most legislation starts with values: fairness, safety, equality, opportunity. But by the time those values are wrapped in clauses, amendments, and votes, the human meaning can get lost. Constituents don’t speak in policy jargon. They speak in rent, roads, buses, hospital visits, water bills, childcare fees, phone coverage. The disconnect is not because people aren’t smart—it’s because political language too often speaks about them, not to them.

2 Oct 2025

Most legislation starts with values: fairness, safety, equality, opportunity. But by the time those values are wrapped in clauses, amendments, and votes, the human meaning can get lost. Constituents don’t speak in policy jargon. They speak in rent, roads, buses, hospital visits, water bills, childcare fees, phone coverage. The disconnect is not because people aren’t smart—it’s because political language too often speaks about them, not to them.

2 Oct 2025

Most legislation starts with values: fairness, safety, equality, opportunity. But by the time those values are wrapped in clauses, amendments, and votes, the human meaning can get lost. Constituents don’t speak in policy jargon. They speak in rent, roads, buses, hospital visits, water bills, childcare fees, phone coverage. The disconnect is not because people aren’t smart—it’s because political language too often speaks about them, not to them.

12 Oct 2025

Reddit isn’t just for memes and mayhem — it’s a real-time focus group where the next big public conversation often begins. In 2025, Reddit’s data tools and emerging subcultures can help politicians spot shifts in sentiment long before they hit mainstream media. Here’s how to tap into Reddit trends to read the room, refine messaging, and stay ahead of what voters actually care about.

12 Oct 2025

Reddit isn’t just for memes and mayhem — it’s a real-time focus group where the next big public conversation often begins. In 2025, Reddit’s data tools and emerging subcultures can help politicians spot shifts in sentiment long before they hit mainstream media. Here’s how to tap into Reddit trends to read the room, refine messaging, and stay ahead of what voters actually care about.

12 Oct 2025

Reddit isn’t just for memes and mayhem — it’s a real-time focus group where the next big public conversation often begins. In 2025, Reddit’s data tools and emerging subcultures can help politicians spot shifts in sentiment long before they hit mainstream media. Here’s how to tap into Reddit trends to read the room, refine messaging, and stay ahead of what voters actually care about.

24 Oct 2025

When Catherine Connolly swept the 2025 Presidential Election, she didn’t just win a campaign — she rewrote the playbook. While the establishment focused on convention and caution, Connolly built connection and culture. Her message — fairness, independence, renewal — landed with a generation hungry for honesty.

24 Oct 2025

When Catherine Connolly swept the 2025 Presidential Election, she didn’t just win a campaign — she rewrote the playbook. While the establishment focused on convention and caution, Connolly built connection and culture. Her message — fairness, independence, renewal — landed with a generation hungry for honesty.

24 Oct 2025

When Catherine Connolly swept the 2025 Presidential Election, she didn’t just win a campaign — she rewrote the playbook. While the establishment focused on convention and caution, Connolly built connection and culture. Her message — fairness, independence, renewal — landed with a generation hungry for honesty.

17 Oct 2025

In the 2025 Irish Presidential Election, voters didn’t just encounter campaign ads—they met AI-generated impersonations. From fake videos showing candidates saying things they never said to cleverly edited voice clips circulated on WhatsApp, the line between fact and fabrication blurred like never before.

17 Oct 2025

In the 2025 Irish Presidential Election, voters didn’t just encounter campaign ads—they met AI-generated impersonations. From fake videos showing candidates saying things they never said to cleverly edited voice clips circulated on WhatsApp, the line between fact and fabrication blurred like never before.

17 Oct 2025

In the 2025 Irish Presidential Election, voters didn’t just encounter campaign ads—they met AI-generated impersonations. From fake videos showing candidates saying things they never said to cleverly edited voice clips circulated on WhatsApp, the line between fact and fabrication blurred like never before.

Ethical, intentional political communication — written for those in public life, and the people they serve.

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Ethical, intentional political communication — written for those in public life, and the people they serve.

Subscribe for weekly insights from the Powerlines newsroom.

Copyright @ 2025. All rights reserved made by Axelle McQueen

Ethical, intentional political communication — written for those in public life, and the people they serve.

Subscribe for weekly insights from the Powerlines newsroom.

Copyright @ 2025. All rights reserved made by Axelle McQueen