Creative Writing

Overheard on the radio - politician unknown.

"Ticking boxes is so yesterday's story..."

I wonder what kind of story that would be? I thought politicians told the truth? And I didn't know they ticked boxes, either? Saying they think outside the box, yes, in a transparent kind of way but all the time sending out strong signals in a robust fashion as they float off their raft of measures on their level playing fields....sorry, getting carried away with my own story....