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General Election 2015

05/05/2015

Enduring ~~Idiocies~~ Legacies

I get more and more like a middle-aged lady every year, but I’m just going to go ahead and ask how it is that it’s May already. I think it was January last week? And Firework Night? There was a spectacular show of indifferent ignorance on the radio this morning, with presenters from the Today… Continue reading

Complaints, Fuckin’ Idiots, Indifferent Ignorance, May 2015, Movies, Videos

‘Milk’, ‘Today’ programme, General Election 2015, Indifferent Ignorance, support your goddamn local libaries, voter apathy
27/04/2015

Election Flu: Turns Out the Lib Dems are Running Here After All…

Here’s what they think they’ll do, along with the rest of the bumph that’s come through the door in the past week. That’s all the main parties done now, and I’m seriously hoping that’s it. Ali I’ve really decided from these is that I will never, ever, send out an A3 ‘leaflet’. I have MCR… Continue reading

April 2015, DISCUSS., Government and Politics

GE2015, General Election 2015, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, Politics, UKIP
14/04/2015

Election Flu: A Look at Local Candidates

It’s a sign of how depressing this election is that I have to work up the energy to take the piss out of it. In the spirit of the Six O’Clock News I’ve collected all the election leaflets that have come through the door, annotated them with some thoughts and scanned in the carnage. I’ve… Continue reading

April 2015, Complaints, DISCUSS., Government and Politics

analysing MPs, are the Lib Dems even bothering with Essex?, Conservatives, General Election 2015, Green Party, Indifferent Ignorance, Labour, local candidates, Parliamentary candidates, regular white dudes, UKIP
03/04/2015

Election Flu: Leaders’ Debate

Have you guys recovered from last night’s debate yet? I must say I rarely finish a TV show and fight the urge to pour myself a large glass of neat spirits. Still, it was interesting for a few reasons: There were aspects of all seven leaders’ arguments I agreed with. No more zero hours contracts? Yes… Continue reading

April 2015, Fuckin’ Idiots, Government and Politics

awkward comments about HIV, Election debate, Election FLu, General Election 2015, Green Party, Indifferent Ignorance, Leaders’ Debate, Nigel Farage is a racist

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General Election 2015

Enduring Idiocies Legacies

Election Flu: Turns Out the Lib Dems are Running Here After All…

Election Flu: A Look at Local Candidates

Election Flu: Leaders’ Debate