UKGAF thread of Politics and Britishness.

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Wes

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Dabookerman said:
I'm lazy. What are the radical views that Green Party and UKIP have?

Like on the same vein as DEPORT ALL IMMIGRANTS, that the BNP have.
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Equal rights for porpoises.
 
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Chinner

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i've heard they've been laying off observer staff, but i always assumed the guardian wasn't as susceptible to profits because it is funded by a trust and isn't really for-profit.
 
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J Tourettes

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Chinner said:
i've heard they've been laying off observer staff, but i always assumed the guardian wasn't as susceptible to profits because it is funded by a trust and isn't really for-profit.
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Can't be arsed to go into it but there are stories every week in the Private Eye about the situation.

I can't recommend taking out a sub to the Private Eye highly enough to anyone with more than a passing interest in politics and the media.
 
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DSWii60

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Newswipe has to be obligatory viewing for all of UK PoliGAF and for anyone interested in politics in general. A brilliant and hilarious commentary on the state of our news media these days.
 
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Wes

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Seems they're in a rush to change the rules regarding hung parliaments before the election.
 
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Dabookerman

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DSWii60 said:
Newswipe has to be obligatory viewing for all of UK PoliGAF and for anyone interested in politics in general. A brilliant and hilarious commentary on the state of our news media these days.
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Dark Machine

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I also want closer unity within the EU, I think it is virtually inevitable that within the next century (long time I know, but this is Europe) we will become a federal superstate. It's either that or be swallowed up by Russia or the USA as China rises up to become the new superpower. The EU is 'broken' precisely because of this will we, won't we stance from the EU states. It's all convoluted treaties and such, we have THREE leaders there. There has to be a decision as to who's in charge, and then further integration from there in order to get the EU running effectively, this is why I prefer the Lib Dem's stance of being Euro-positive.
 
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J Tourettes

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DSWii60 said:
Newswipe has to be obligatory viewing for all of UK PoliGAF and for anyone interested in politics in general. A brilliant and hilarious commentary on the state of our news media these days.
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Whilst that's true, I still have to say that Private Eye should also be obligatory as they've been doing a similar thing for years and cover a wider spectrum. Plus it's only £1.50 a fortnight so no excuses.
 
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iapetus

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Wes said:
Equal rights for porpoises.
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They also prefer people to live under natural fabrics rather than in high-impact brick houses.

So equal rights for all in tents and porpoises.
 
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gofreak

GAF's Bob Woodward
I just wanted to 'ugh' seeing this picture:

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I mean really? 'Change'?

Come on, don't entirely photocopy the Obama approach. It's wincingly embarassing.

Taken from an article about how Cameron is copying-and-pasting the US approach of 'neighbourhood armies' of community organisers: http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Po...d_Army_Of_5,000_US-Style_Community_Organisers
 
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curls

Wake up Sheeple, your boring insistence that Obama is not a lizardman from Atlantis is wearing on my patience 💤
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Wes

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iapetus said:
They also prefer people to live under natural fabrics rather than in high-impact brick houses.

So equal rights for all in tents and porpoises.
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:lol Outstanding
 
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curls

Wake up Sheeple, your boring insistence that Obama is not a lizardman from Atlantis is wearing on my patience 💤
Bleepey said:
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:lol
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You may laugh, but these guys will most likely get in.
 
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Dabookerman

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Wes

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WARNING THE FOLLOWING IS AN APRIL FOOLS DONE BY THE GUARDIAN AND NOT AN ACTUAL NEWS STORY I DON'T WANT TO BE BANNED

The Guardian's April Fools

No-nonsense Gordon: Labour's secret election posters

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In an audacious new election strategy, Labour is set to embrace Gordon Brown's reputation for anger and physical aggression, presenting the prime minister as a hard man, unafraid of confrontation, who is willing to take on David Cameron in "a bare-knuckle fistfight for the future of Britain", the Guardian has learned.

Following months of allegations about Brown's explosive outbursts and bullying, Downing Street will seize the initiative this week with a national billboard campaign portraying him as "a sort of Dirty Harry figure", in the words of a senior aide. One poster shows a glowering Brown alongside the caption "Step outside, posh boy," while another asks "Do you want some of this?"

Brown aides had worried that his reputation for volatility might torpedo Labour's hopes of re-election, but recent internal polls suggest that, on the contrary, stories of Brown's testosterone-fuelled eruptions have been almost entirely responsible for a recent recovery in the party's popularity. As a result, the aide said, Labour was "going all in", staking the election on the hope that voters will be drawn to an alpha-male personality who "is prepared to pummel, punch or even headbutt the British economy into a new era of jobs and prosperity".

Strategists are even understood to be considering engineering a high-profile incident of violence on the campaign trail, and are in urgent consultations on the matter with John Prescott, whose public image improved in 2001 after he punched an egg-throwing protester.

Possible confrontations under discussion include pushing Andrew Marr out of the way while passing him on a staircase, or thumping the back of Jeremy Paxman's chair so hard that he flinches in shock.

One tactic being discussed involves provoking a physical confrontation at one of the three ground-breaking TV debates between the candidates. In this scenario, Brown, instead of responding to a point made by Cameron, would walk over from his microphone with an exaggerated silent display of self-control, bring his face to within an inch of the Tory leader's, and in a subdued voice, ask "what did you just say?", before delivering a single well-aimed blow to his opponent's face, followed by a headlock if required.

The bloodied and bruised Cameron could then be whisked to a nearby hospital, where a previously briefed team of doctors and nurses would demonstrate the efficiency and compassion of the NHS under a Labour government.

Saatchi & Saatchi, the agency behind the poster campaign, are also considering reworked posters from classic movies, casting Brown as The Gordfather, the Terminator, and "Mr Brown" from Reservoir Dogs, or perhaps linking him to Omar Little, the merciless killer in the TV series The Wire, in order to burnish the prime minister's "gangsta" credentials. Another set of designs appropriates the current Conservative anti-Brown poster campaign, employing adapted slogans such as: "I took billions from pensions. Wanna make something of it?"

The Brown team has been buoyed by focus group results suggesting that an outbreak of physical fighting during the campaign, preferably involving bloodshed and broken limbs, could re-engage an electorate increasingly apathetic about politics. They also hope they can exploit the so-called "Putin effect", and are said to be exploring opportunities for Brown to be photographed killing a wild animal, though advisers have recommended that weather, and other considerations, mean Brown should not remove his shirt.

Labour further hopes to "harness the power of internet folksourcing", the aide explained, encouraging supporters to design their own posters, which could then be showcased online. The "design your own poster" initiative has caught the imagination of Downing Street strategists, the aide said, because it is cheap, fosters engagement among voters and, above all, nothing could possibly go wrong with it.

For their part, Conservative strategists are said to be troubled by internal research suggesting that several members of the shadow cabinet – including Cameron and George Osborne – would in fact not "come here and say that" if challenged by Brown, instead turning pale and running away, or arranging for an older brother to wait outside the Houses of Parliament to attack him when he is least expecting it.
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Made me smile anyway :lol
 
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Mr. Luchador

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gofreak said:
I just wanted to 'ugh' seeing this picture:

15589673.jpg


I mean really? 'Change'?

Come on, don't entirely photocopy the Obama approach. It's wincingly embarassing.

Taken from an article about how Cameron is copying-and-pasting the US approach of 'neighbourhood armies' of community organisers: http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Po...d_Army_Of_5,000_US-Style_Community_Organisers
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I love how bored those teens look. Its like they're sitting through a lecture by the boring - but tries hard to be hip - Professor no one likes.
 
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Empty

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the guardian one is fantastic.

portraying him as "a sort of Dirty Harry figure", in the words of a senior aide. One poster shows a glowering Brown alongside the caption "Step outside, posh boy," while another asks "Do you want some of this?"
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:lol :lol :lol
 
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Chinner

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I know it happened a few days ago, but what do you lot think about the redesign of the guardian's front page? i'm getting used to it, but i miss the simplicity of the old design.
 
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Empty

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i like the best of guardian.co.uk section, but those thick red lines all over the front page are pretty horrible.
 
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Wes

venison crêpe
Empty said:
i like the best of guardian.co.uk section, but those thick red lines all over the front page are pretty horrible.
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I much prefer the old front page. Main stories in two columns on the front page, usually with a media image on the right hand side. Thing column of article down the right. A small section for each part of the paper underneath the headlines.

The "Best of", "Multimedia" and "What you're saying" are all geared towards social networking in a way and that's not what I like. I was quite happy with comments being at the bottom of a page on any given article/blog.
 
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Chinner

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goddamnit guys, am i always going to have to be the one who bumps this thread with new sources? its not hard to look at a news website ya know *shakes fist*

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/apr/01/labour-business-national-insurance

looks like the businesses coming out and supporting the tories is a bit of a turning stone, support for labour has dropped below 30 points, with lib dems profitting and gaining like 4 points (which is good for them obviously).

potentially, more shit could on the way over this:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-misled-public-over-haiti-single-1934047.html

looks like they're gonna charge get their money back from the aid budget. woops.
 
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industrian

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Chinner said:
Clegg, Cameron and Brown are all the next generation of Blairites. Not much we can do about it i'm afriad.
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Calling Gordon Brown a Blairite? I can almost hear him on his way to your house to smash your face in with a "Vote Labour" placard.

He's not got the charisma of Blair, nor the tact. He's a different kind of politician altogether.

But I see your point, his advisors are probably telling him to "be like Blair" for the cameras and shit, and you can tell that it's not Brown's style.
 
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