Cameron ad to avoid “Hung Parliament”

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In the run-up to Thursday’s general Election in the UK, the Conservative Party, many would say favourites to win, have launched a fake TV ad on behalf of the Hung Parliament Party. The aim is to show voters what might happen if none of the parties receives a majority and of course, get them all to vote Conservative! Although rare in the UK, a Hung Parliament has happened before, as this article points out. The reason for the rope in the picture is the double meaning of hang – hanged – hanged for people and hang – hung – hung for things …

Strange Random Politics Quote:

Politics, n:  [Poly "many" + tics "blood-sucking parasites"]   – Larry Hardiman

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The Gordfather – Brown gets tough

With just under 2 weeks to go before the British General Election, the Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been promising a tough fight following a bitter media campaign by the opposition Conservative Party.

This fact prompted The Guardian newspaper to imagine a similar campaign, showing a “no-nonsense” Prime Minister in several well-known movie roles. You can even find them on T-shirts here.

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Strange Random Election Quote:

I offer my opponents a bargain: if they will stop telling lies about us, I will stop telling the truth about them.  – Adlai Stevenson, campaign speech, 1952

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