DEM not gonna CON dis NATION: Rolling UK politics in the short-lived post-Murdoch era

the acronym is probably the only slightly good thing about that

If he deliberately plays up every ridiculous UKIP contradiction he could do quite a lot of damage to Farage's chances of winning a seat.

Yeah, is it the usual "comic" thing, or is it a "hey let's split the Farage vote"/.//..

xposts.

his fanbase appears to be largely UKIP sympathizers who don't realise there's a "joke" so fuck knows what odds this makes

is this al murray the man jettisoning al murray the pub landlord's fan base for precisely that reason? recasting himself so a new audience see the joke, and what it means?

I assume he's basically a Tory anyway and I haven't bothered to watch any of his output in maybe 15 years but if he is literally lurking behind Farage and making him look a fool in every photo opp throughout the campaign then the inevitable toys-out-of-the-pram moment could still be quite funny.

i was gonna say, of course it's a mockery of Farage, but yeah he's the new Alf Garnett in that idiot right-wingers don't get it.

“Let it be known that like many of the Parliamentary hopefuls in the forthcoming election, I have no idea where South Thanet is - but did that stop Margaret Thatcher from saving the Falkland Islands? No”

i've always assumed his politics are softish liberal but don't ask me why, the character was clearly supposed to be a satire on bullish English nationalism but then how are bullish English nationalists gonna recognise satire? he's certainly made a good living from not worrying about the difference.

agreed that Farage losing his shit publicly just once will make it all tolerable

nah, he'll probably link arms over shoulders and sing "lambeth walk" or sumat.

The first of his pledges is to make pints of beer cost 1p and to brick up the channel tunnel.

well he's certainly split my sides never mind the ukip vote

his fanbase appears to be largely UKIP sympathizers who don't realise there's a "joke" so fuck knows what odds this makes

As Kelvin McKenzie said in his column in the Sun the other day, ".... Scotland, or Jockestan as the excellent Al Murray calls it."

In a Twitter message, Mr Farage told his rival: "The more, the merrier! @almurray".

And a spokesman for UKIP added: "At last, serious competition in the constituency."

Also, BBC news have added a pic on the left of the Al Murray one, NFarage with a pint. I guess they must have had difficulty finding one yesterday.

George Osborne finger-weenie LOL:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10671404_10153067671742433_4845460849621350421_n.jpg?oh=1e43fc12150c7a74dabe18a0bafd2c5c&oe=5553198D&__gda__=1432373147_512c54b4826aaae77cec59cdbb6698b9

Would recommend checking out Douglas Carswell's Twitter right now before his most recent post gets deleted.

for posterity:

http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/gg622/bizarrogazzara/Carswell_zpsb4403ec6.jpg

retweeted

Running on a non-feline repatriation ticket.

if that's what a post ukip-victory britain will look like i'm all for it tbh

retweeted

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9JyefGIcAAZXLF.jpg:large

imo everyone standing for office should be forced to try and draw a world map from memory so we can assess their insane prejudices

really unsure about their plan to physically merge the indonesian islands.

Britain & Ireland, larger than Norway and Sweden combined, or equal to half of the Australian continent

oh I didn't really look at the map and was instead lolling/nodding at the confirmation of something suspected from Daily Mail/BBC comments sections about expats, their ideas about other countries' expats, the cost:benefit analysis of a targeted advertised campaign based on such, etc

now you point it out I can find time to lol at both of course

it's all good!

there's also a contradiction in ukip's stance on the west lothian question and their keenness to reach out to as many absent bigots as possible to vote on who makes our lives a misery for the next x years

although the irony of ex-pats in Spain voting for a party that would end their overseas residency rights is pretty amazing

i'd wager many ex-pats in Spain wouldn't know voting for UKIP was voting for that, too

there's probably some UKIP hand-waving to the contrary but I can't exactly see France & Germany giving much of a shit about UK ex-pats should a Brexit occur

it's still there: https://twitter.com/DouglasCarswell/status/562568072415154176

https://twitter.com/DouglasCarswell/status/562635173712658434

^ yeah whatever

http://www.politics.co.uk/blogs/2015/02/24/the-day-the-green-party-surge-hit-a-cliff

Ouch. I listened to the Natalie Bennett interview in question earlier today and wanted to curl up and die afterwards, as I'm sure does she.

She is a disaster. On a happier note,, delighted to see the careers of those two arseholes, Rifkind and Straw, end in ignominy and shame.

She then took the degrees of Bachelor of Agricultural Science (BAgrSc Hons) at the University of Sydney, Bachelor of Arts (BA Hons) in Asian Studies at the University of New England, and Master of Arts (MA) in Mass Communication from the University of Leicester.[3][5]

Course aims

To provide you with a thorough grounding in the theories, approaches and research necessary for studying, analysing, and understanding media and communication processes in both national and global contexts. Building on a comprehensive overview of the history of the study of media and communication, the course enables students to critically engage with contemporary debates on the social, political and cultural roles of media and communication in modern societies. Emphasis is given to training in the full range of quantitative and qualitative methods and approaches necessary for analysing all aspects of the communication process, from media organisations, media professionals and production to media content, audiences and cultural consumption.

still the least worst option

Disappointed that neither Straw or Rifkind have delivered 'this facial expression' as yet.

surely only a matter of time, but have this nightmarish vision to tide you over until the inevitable:

http://i.guim.co.uk/static/w-620/h--/q-95/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2015/2/24/1424759633885/ebfe5b28-8749-4aef-86ae-e75eca94f772-1020x612.jpeg

Ed Balls on Mumsnet: Shadow Chancellor says he is a 'long, slow burn' in the bedroom when asked about being named a 'sexy beast' by mums

liddle bidda polidicks

A Nazi-themed troupe of dancers and a 16-tonne Second World War tank gatecrashed the start of Ukip’s spring party conference.

Performers in hot pants, jackboots and Nazi insignia high-kicked to the Springtime For Hitler tune as delegates arrived.

The dancers, from Mel Brooks’s musical The Producers, caused the scene outside Ukip’s conference venue - the Winter Gardens in Margate, Kent.

The seven-strong troupe of female dancers performed a choreographed routine as Springtime For Hitler blared from a PA system on the tank turret.

It emerged that the cast were in Margate to promote the new touring production of Brooks’s acclaimed musical comedy, which opens in Bromley on March 7.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-1vWv4UEAEORv3.jpg

http://www.psywar.org/psywar/images/SSGBpostcard.jpg

Afzal Amin suspended by Conservatives in Dudley North
The Conservative candidate trying to become an MP for a battleground Black Country seat has tonight been suspended by his party, accused of trying to work with the far-right English Defence League.

Afzal Amin was filmed allegedly telling members of the protest group that they should organise a march against the planned multi-million pound new Dudley Mosque, then for it to be called off so he could take the credit, the Mail on Sunday has reported.
The newspaper said the plan was that in return for the EDL's co-operation, he said he would be their 'unshakeable ally' and bring their views into the mainstream if he won election to Parliament

Noticing a lot of talking up of George Osborne at the moment, Tim Montgomerie popping up everywhere to say how much popular he is with public than he used to be (stats please). I'm assuming this is to head off any post-Cameron leadership challenge from Boris.

No UK election 2015 thread yet? US posters have had their 2016 threads running for months.

it's so fucking depressing

Cameron won't serve third term

Ha! I knew something was going on!