Thursday Diary: Fabrice Muamba, Liam Stacey, and My Love For Apple
Scott Colvin is glad he quit smoking and argues the NHS should start treating its patients like customers.
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Scott Colvin
Scott Colvin is the author of How to Use Politicians to Get What You Want.
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Thursday Diary: The Special Relationship, Loretta Young, And The Gherkin
Scott Colvin takes a trip to the top of the Gherkin, thinks Loretta Young was a terrible mum, and reckons David Cameron needs to watch more basketball.
Read moreThursday Diary: Steve Hilton Is A Lucky Man
Scott Colvin is envious of Steve Hilton's sabbatical,contemplates throwing Simon Jenkins in the Thames, and green apple cider.
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Friday Diary: The Joys of Corporate Hospitality
- Mar 1, 2012
Scott Colvin relates the joys and pain of attending the Carling Cup Final (in luxury, natch).
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Thursday Diary: I'm Obsessed with Bill Clinton
- Feb 23, 2012
Scott Colvin explains his fascination with the American President and urges Adele to be less bland.
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Thursday Diary: If Brunch Were a Political Party...
- Feb 16, 2012
Scott Colvin on the delights or not of Brunch, why Newcastle United should fear the worst and the commercialism of Whitney Houston's death.
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Thursday Diary: Stephen Hester Should Have Kept His Bonus
- Feb 2, 2012
Scott Colvin likes old foliage, explains his desire to meet Tony Blair, and his joy at securing Wembley seats for Liverpool.
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Friday Diary: Boris' Coup, Bill Clinton and My Love For Netflix
- Jan 27, 2012
Scott Colvin explains why you should read self-help books and is upset about Crystal Palace's loss.
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Thursday Diary: Give Us Your Money
- Jan 19, 2012
Scott Colvin thinks airport capacity is sexy and explains why he has been so successful with his Legacy10 campaign.
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Thursday Diary: Clever Alex Salmond & a Twitter Spat
- Jan 12, 2012
Scott Colvin wonders if we will ever be excited by a political leader again and warns of the danger of twitter spats.
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I'm a Tory & I'll Defend Diane Abbott
- Jan 7, 2012
Scott Colvin says the outrage over Diane Abbott's TV comments is manufactured and overdone.
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Thursday Diary: My experience with the NHS
- Jan 5, 2012
Scott Colvin assesses his latest trip to the hospital.
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Xmas Diary: The Perils of Hitting Reply All
- Dec 23, 2011
Scott Colvin is in festive mood, and doesn't want a trouser press for Christas, thank you very much.
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Thursday Diary: Lobbying, Stalin and Ricky Gervais
- Dec 8, 2011
Scott Colvin tells us why writing a book hasn't made him rich.
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Thursday Diary: I've Found A Use For The Lib Dems!
- Dec 1, 2011
Scott Colvin reflects on the death of Gary Speed,the Autumn Statement and public sector strikes.
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Saturday Diary: A Bad Taste Joke About Bill Clinton
- Nov 26, 2011
Scott Colvin on the perils of children's birthday parties, and how he will never become a speechwriter.
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Thursday Diary: The Joys of Hoovering Leaves
- Nov 17, 2011
Scott Colvin discovers a new use for his vacuum cleaner, reckons Brodie Clark is a plonker and warns against too many Xmas parties.
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Thursday Diary: I Expected to See Florence Nightingale...
- Nov 10, 2011
Scott Colvin on reforming the NHS and the UK Borders Agency.
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Thursday Diary: Prime Minister Jarvis?
- Nov 3, 2011
Scott Colvin on a future Labour PM, telephone masts and the choice facing Greece.
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Thursday Diary: The MP Who Told the Chancellor to 'F Off'
- Oct 27, 2011
Scott Colvin on unlimited brain power, a potty mouthed MP and looking after five children.
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The Right Must Get Organised
- Oct 25, 2011
Scott Colvin thinks the right of the Conservative Party needs to find a figurehead.
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Thursday Diary: Liam Fox, Stone Roses and Babies
- Oct 20, 2011
Scott Colvin looks at the aftermath of the Liam Fox affair and looks forward to his third baby.
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Thursday Diary: You Can Bankrupt The Country, But Don’t F*** The Interns
- Oct 13, 2011
Scott Colvin moans a lot, from Dijon mustard to Chuku Umunna.
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Thursday Diary: Boris' Nuts
- Oct 6, 2011
Boris Johnson shares his nuts with Scott Colvin.
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Thursday Diary: Ed Miliband and Hangovers
- Sep 29, 2011
Scott Colvin is left feeling embarrassed about his Vauxhall Corsa after an office away weekend.
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Thursday Diary: Blair, Bush And The Bloody Trains
- Sep 22, 2011
Scott Colvin reveals what it is like to work with Blair and George Bush, and divulges his thoughts on Lib Dem conference.
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Grow Up, Or The Economy Is Screwed
- Sep 20, 2011
Scott Colvin argues for the government to rethink its decision on an extra runway at Heathrow.
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Thursday Diary: Never Be Seen Dead in Chinos
- Sep 15, 2011
Scott Colvin prepares for his work's 'away weekend' and prepares to dress in the style of Alan Partidge. Aha!!!
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9/11 Made Us All Distrustful, Weak And Poor
- Sep 11, 2011
Scott Colvin explains how 9/11 changed our lives forever.
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Thursday Diary: Train Thieves Are Worse Than Looters
- Sep 8, 2011
Scott Colvin enjoys an Iranian barbeque, fails to name his third child and remembers the terror of 9/11.
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9/11 – What Would You Have Done?
- Sep 2, 2011
An ITV documentary on 9/11 makes Scott Colvin think differently about the events that took place 10 years ago.
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Thursday Diary: The Good Doctor & Inside Job
- Sep 1, 2011
Scott Colvin can't wait for Mark Kermode's new book and tells how he got one over his bank.
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Thursday Diary: Good News - Women Are More Promiscuous
- Aug 25, 2011
Scott Colvin describes his trip to the swimming pool, the joys of VHS and books and Gadaffi's fashion statement.
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Thursday Diary: David Blunkett On Amphetamine & American Sitcoms
- Aug 18, 2011
Scott Colvin laments the loss of good ol' fashioned history teaching, gives a thumbs up to Gavin Barwell and pours scorn on wind turbines.
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Thursday Diary: A Country Perspective
- Aug 11, 2011
Scott Colvin chose a good week to spend in the countryside.
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Thursday Diary: Morning in America & Willie Horton-tastic
- Aug 4, 2011
Scott Colvin on the perils of dog mess, the joys of US campaign commercials and a trip to the Emirates.
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In Praise of Mayo & Kermode
- Aug 2, 2011
Scott Colvin goes weak at the knees at the very sound of Mark Kermode's voice. With Simon Mayo a close second. Honestly.
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Thursday Diary: Leaving Facebook & The Ragin' Cajun
- Jul 28, 2011
Scott Colvin explains the joys of the parliamentary recess, why he's left Facebook and recommends a political holiday read.
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Why MPs Are Running Scared
- Jul 19, 2011
Scott Colvin observes that many MPs are becoming anxious as they face boundary changes.
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Should Lobbyists Rely on Twitter?
- Jul 16, 2011
Scott Colvin reckons twitter is wonderful. It provides the modern day equivalent of a gossipy lunch. But it is not to be relied on.
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About Scott Colvin
Scott is an Associate Partner at communications company Finsbury, with over a decade of experience working in Westminster.
He started his political career working for the former Conservative MP for Eastbourne, Nigel Waterson, before joining Conservative HQ. During that three year spell, he was part of the full time campaign staff on the 2001 General Election.
Since then, Scott has been a senior consultant at Fleishman-Hillard, advising FTSE-100 companies on their political communications, as well as working on the first stage of the campaign to prevent the extradition to the United States of the so-called 'NatWest Three' bankers.
In 2006 he joined the world's largest airports company, BAA, serving latterly as its Head of Group Public Affairs.
Separately, Scott also served as an elected councillor in Reigate and Banstead, winning the seat at the tender age of 27 and serving a full four-year term.
He has written for Total Politics magazine, and his first book, How to Use Politicians to Get What You Want, was published by Biteback in April 2011.