Vladimir Putin has become the hero of propaganda lovers everywhere with his latest attempt at preventing dissidents from getting one over him. In a move that will surely inspire generations of leaders for years to come, the balding Russian despot has managed to censor the TV appearances of anybody who… read more…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…