Word: wonk
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...Holmesian observation, especially when lady passengers are around. "I have developed my powers of observation and analysis with the help of special exercises," he preens. "Usually a single insignificant detail is enough for me to recreate the entire p-picture." Fandorin is Sherlock Holmes as an endearing, overeager wonk...
...He’s not so much of a natural back-slapping politician,” O’Mary says. “I think he’s more of a policy wonk. I think it surprised him. People just wanted a piece of him, they just wanted to touch him, which I think would drive anybody crazy...
...last year over injecting more private money and control into hospitals, and have drawn the line at Blair's plan to require tuition fees of up to $5,500 per year. Their complaints go beyond policy, however; some Labor M.P.s want to signal deep frustration that Downing Street policy wonks do not consult them enough before uncorking big bills. "There's been too much policy by laptop," says James Purnell, a former Downing Street wonk...
...want to destabilize Blair to help his chief rival Gordon Brown, the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Six years into government, there's a sizable clutch of resentful ex-ministers and others stuck on the backbenches. And some Labour M.P.s have wanted to signal deep frustration that Downing Street policy wonks don't consult them enough before uncorking big bills. "There's been too much policy by laptop," admits James Purnell, a former Downing Street wonk who is now an M.P. Government whips hoped that the peril Blair faced from Hutton would forge party discipline for the vote on tuition fees...
...policy wonk known for negotiating complicated and lengthy zoning agreements—and for winning elections by a razor-thin margin—Maher says politicking is not his forte...