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Why is “The Misleading Times” Landing on MPs’ Desks?

MPs are learning how it feels to be a Gorton & Denton resident today.  A newspaper packed full of dodgy … More

How Labour Can Win the ‘Progressive Primary’

We are witnessing the emergence of a new political phenomenon in British politics: a quasi-primary election among progressive parties in … More

The Progressive Squeeze in Gorton & Denton

The Green Party is attempting to execute The Progressive Squeeze in the Gorton & Denton by-election and make it seem … More

The Chancellor meets Ellis-Bextor

Rachel Reeves has appeared on Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s podcast and it’s a very smart piece of modern political communications. This long-form, … More

“Sarwar for Scotland”: Scottish Labour positioning campaign as presidential

“Sarwar for Scotland” is a new brand slogan and identity launched by Scottish Labour. Scottish Labour are deliberately framing Holyrood … More

Labour’s new North Star: the cost of living crisis

For the first 18 months in government, Keir Starmer’s administration has attempted to communicate a narrative centred on the competent … More

Inside the Numbers with Labour’s Polling Pro Peter McLeod

I recently had the immense pleasure of interviewing Peter McLeod, founder of Hold Sway, a research, insight and strategy agency, … More

Trade Unionism in The Attention Economy, with Declan Seachoy

Trade unions have a brand problem. For some people trade unions feel distant and old-fashioned, but for others – particularly … More

Lucy Powell for Deputy Leader campaign branding

Lucy Powell’s is standing for Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and her candidate branding is nicely done. It must … More

The science of attack ads with Professor Travis Ridout

In the latest episode of The Political Marketing Podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Travis Ridout, the Distinguished Professor … More

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The data doesn’t lie. Unfortunately, it also doesn’t pay the electricity bill. #politicalcartoon Nigel Farage is running a “win your energy bills” lottery as a way to help promote Reform UK’s latest policy: a £200 reduction in bills achieved by axing energy levies. As well as generating headlines, by offering to pay for a winner’s street-wide energy costs, the party is on a massive data-capture drive. This strategy is designed to build a robust digital footprint for future fundraising, recruitment, and targeted electoral campaigning. It’s all a bit grubby and potentially illegal from a data gathering perspective. Vote Leave did something similar in the 2016 EU Referendum campaign and claimed the data was very useful, so it’s interesting to see Reform UK try the same trick. Follow the data. Always make the news fit the narrative. Depressing stuff from Labour in the Gorton & Denton by-election. They are guilty of some horribly misleading campaigning. This is as bad as it gets. The Greens and Reform have been intensely guilty of misleading campaigning in this by-election. But Labour have lost any claim to the moral high ground with this awful stuff. To celebrate pancake day the Conservatives have released Flipping U-Turns, a browser-based game designed to convince the press that Keir Starmer has made 15 ‘flips’ since getting into power. It’s a bit of a tortuous pun, but a good effort to piggy back on a moment in culture to make an attack on a salient political issue. Members of Parliament are learning how it feels to be a Gorton and Denton resident today. MPs are learning how it feels to be a Gorton & Denton resident today.  A newspaper packed full of dodgy bar charts and made up data is being delivered to desks in Westminster. The Green Party is attempting to execute The Progressive Squeeze in Gorton & Denton and make it seem like a two-horse race between themselves and Reform UK.

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