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Category: UK General Election 2010

Conservative poster – Brown depicted as Vicky Pollard

The Conservative Party have released a new poster accusing Brown of misleading the electorate over Tory policy on pensioners’ benefits.  Cameron raised … More

dodgy leaflet, gordon brown, vicky pollard

You’re Nicked!

David Schneider (of The Day Today and Alan Partridge  fame) has made a very funny piece of light political satire called … More

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It’s Murray v.s. Henman

I was speaking to someone yesterday who likened Tim Henman to Nick Clegg: your mum would love to have him … More

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Conservative poster – Cut benefits for those who refuse work

The new Conservative Party poster is on the topic of reform of the welfare state.  It’s clear, simple and to … More

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The Cameron Girls

First there was Obama Girl, then Tzipi Livini Boy and now we have The Cameron Girls.  Well done to the girls … More

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Conservative Party Election Broadcast

The Conservative Party have ditched their planned election broadcast and replaced it with the above.  There’s nothing particularly great or … More

Conservative posters on phone boxes

The Conservative Party have released 9 new posters that will be seen on the outside of phone boxes around the … More

conservative posters, phone box

Who did David Cameron meet next?

Here’s a great new website taking the piss out the formulaic, box-ticking and slightly cringe-worthy manner in which David Cameron answered … More

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Whose cider are you on?

I think this Conservative poster about the cider tax was released a while ago, but I’ve only just come across … More

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The marketing of politics is a dirty business

Steve Henry, founder of ad agency HHCL, has written a very amusing article summarising the political advertising efforts of the … More

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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. Rachel Reeves appearing on Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s podcast is a very smart piece of modern political communications. A really sharp piece of campaign thinking from one of the founders of the agency Topham Guerin🍻 “Sarwar for Scotland” is a new brand slogan and identity launched by Scottish Labour. This victory lap ad is also serving a strategic purpose. Members of Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana new leftwing party have voted to keep the name of their party as Your Party. Here’s how the votes breakdown:

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