Thoughts on BC Politics and More

I w as delighted to see somebody over on Bluesky the other day making reference to my Wells’s Rules of Politics. This has now been going on for more than 20 years. Whenever there’s surprising Canadian political news, somebody reliably says, “Guess Wells’s First Rule doesn’t apply here, does it?” And whenever there’s a leadership contest or a general election, somebody says, knowingly, “Remember Wells’s Fourth Rule!” This baffles most people, especially the nation’s youth, who have to keep room in their heads for Sabrina Carpenter lyrics and can’t be expected to memorize the classics. I see it’s been more than 15 years since I last posted the Rules over at the website of a defunct political magazine, so it’s time to, if you’ll pardon the expression, bring it home ... CLICK HERE for the full story