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geardaddy

(25,346 posts) Wed Apr 12, 2023, 02:40 PM Apr 2023

'Labour's attack ads won't persuade us to vote for them', insists electorate that was persuaded ...

‘Labour’s attack ads won’t persuade us to vote for them’, insists electorate that was persuaded to vote for Brexit by a bus
https://newsthump.com/2023/04/11/labours-attack-ads-wont-persuade-us-to-vote-for-them-insists-electorate-that-was-persuaded-to-vote-for-brexit-by-a-bus/?fbclid=IwAR29fx1Mv2tkcUTEfrp6l560VX28CsDAlSzz5Whr5dTKwmupzb9JLfmUbSo

Labour’s insistence that it will continue using attack ads in the run-up to the next general election has been met with resistance from an electorate that insists it is far too savvy to fall for simple slogans in adverts such as those you could fit on the side of a bus.

With critics across the media and politics insisting that Labour’s new ad strategy is awful for the nation’s political climate, and will only serve to alienate voters, many have pointed to the effectiveness of a big red bus with lies on it.

Floating voter Simon Williams told us, “Attack ads are awful, and I hate them, but I also I find myself strangely questioning if Rishi Sunak and the Tories have really done enough to prevent crime?

“So yes, I hope Labour stop running these awful attack ads because it lowers the standard of political debate in this country, but also, I’d like to know more about Rishi Sunak’s apparently soft stance on crime.”

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'Labour's attack ads won't persuade us to vote for them', insists electorate that was persuaded ... (Original Post) geardaddy Apr 2023 OP

Labour's attack ads take despicable new turn as Rishi Sunak accused of preferring Mrs Brown's Boys muriel_volestrangler Apr 2023 #1

LOL geardaddy Apr 2023 #2

muriel_volestrangler

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1. Labour's attack ads take despicable new turn as Rishi Sunak accused of preferring Mrs Brown's Boys

Reply to geardaddy (Original post)

Wed Apr 12, 2023, 06:41 PM

Apr 2023

... to Only Fools and Horses

Despite widespread criticism of the opposition party’s recent tactics, the new advert marks a new low in hostilities, with many Tories shocked by how low Labour are willing to go.
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“How DARE the Labour party imply that Rishi Sunak prefers Mrs Brown’s Boys – look, we all enjoy a bit of Irish-theme innuendo from time to time, but to claim that Rishi prefers a poorly-concealed knob joke to Del Boy and Rodney being underneath the wrong Chandelier is bordering on being libellous.

“He is basically calling the Prime minister a low-brow simpleton who is very easily pleased, and that is simply not the case. He’s married to a billionairess, it takes an awful lot to please him these days.

“I expect a full apology from Keir Starmer, otherwise I don’t know where this campaign could take us. No one wants us to launch our own campaign, but that’s where this is going. So Keir, apologise, or we’ll let everyone know that you prefer Jim Davidson to Morecambe & Wise.”

https://newsthump.com/2023/04/12/labours-attack-ads-take-despicable-new-turn-as-rishi-sunak-accused-of-preferring-mrs-browns-boys-to-only-fools-and-horses/

geardaddy

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2. LOL

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 13, 2023, 09:52 AM

Apr 2023

I'm loving NewsThump lately!

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