Politics is getting fast and furious

In politics today, you have to be fast, but you have to be smart.

Indeed, for Donald Trump the almost instantaneous nature of Twitter made it a weapon which he wielded during the last American election to nimbly outmanoeuvre, outflank, and outdo his adversaries, who relied on a relatively plodding messaging strategy, writes Gerry Nicholls. Photograph courtesy of Matthew McBain/Devin Dreeshen

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

February 13, 2017

OAKVILLE, ONT.—One Twitter meme phrase I see a lot of these days says: “Life comes at you fast.” And boy does it ever. In fact, life comes at you especially fast if you work in the realm of politics. I’d even say that one of the most drastic differences between the politics of today and t...

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