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Propaganda Nostalgia - day five

Friday arrives, then, and with it the final instalment of Westmonster's week-long peek back into the historical archives of that curious beast: the Party Political Broadcast. We've already featured a couple of Labour films, and we're picking up that Red Rose one last time for this snippet from March 1970.… read more…
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Propaganda Nostalgia - day four

Thursday. A wholly unremarkable day, notable this week only for one reason - it's day four of Westmonster's look back at classic, odd, baffling or confusing Party Political Broadcasts from years gone by. We haven't featured the Tories yet, so it's only fair that they get some exposure today. Here's… read more…
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Propaganda Nostalgia - day three

We're midway through our week-long look back at intruiging Party Political Broadcasts of yore, and it seems that we've developed a mild dose of celebrity fixation. Yesterday we saw top comedians Fry And Laurie grandstanding on behalf of the Labour party in 1993, and today we're privy to a similar… read more…
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Propaganda Nostalgia - day two

The second day of our trawl through the Party Political Broadcast archives, then - and we're now entering the realm of celebrity endorsement. Yesterday we witnessed 1997's slick Labour reinvention ... and now we're heading to the same party circa 1993, in which they crafted a surprisingly entertaining little yarn… read more…
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Propaganda Nostalgia - day one

What the Labour government roughly about as popular as a Scissor Sisters performance at an Alabama rodeo, they're going to seriously have to buck their ideas up if they want to stand even the slightest chance of winning the next general election. Those nationwide polls will be upon us… read more…
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Tony Blair: artistically knackered

If you were posing for a painting, you'd probably want to look your best. Needless to say this wouldn't involve having the inner turmoil of attempting to redefine your sullied legacy etched onto every line of your oh-so weary face. Unless you like that sort of thing. Ex-PM Tony… read more…
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The Blairs: What Not To Wear

An amazing article from the delightful Liz Jones in the Daily Mail, on how the Blairs fail to scrub up well now they're no longer in Downing Street. Worth it for this sentence alone: "How can these people run the country when they can't even run a comb through their… read more…
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