It's funny that you mention people watching videos with the sound off. I did exactly this, and was thoroughly confused until I read the rest of the article.
I was one of the " Stalinists." I had the sound on, but was so consumed by the bizarre images, I'd stopped listening to the to it. I was thinking things like," Do they really think they're called the Red Army because they wear red?"
It's not the biggest issue with this advert, but if the Conservatives' main attack line is that Labour don't have a plan, is it really a good idea to run an advert showing that they have a very clear plan on what they want to do on employment and work? Seems, like a lot of what they're doing, inherently contradictory.
I sometimes wonder if Isaac Levido will ever work in this industry again. And just a teeny-tiny part of my brain wonders he's playing a deeply layered, backwards, inside-out game of 4-D chess, and there's a sting in the tail which will turn everything round. Shit posting was part of the Brexit referendum, and I'm wondering how far that strategy is being pushed now?
Yes, Tom, downright wacky. And downright wacky that we have such a backward voting system that it means the tactical voting choice for anti-Reform progressives in Clacton is to vote Tory (now that Labour has stopped campaigning.)
Excellent analysis - and proof perfect that those who can’t even produce a short party video should never be allowed to be in charge of anything
Very entertaining piece this week. I’ll miss the regular Dividing Lines once the heat of the election is over!
It's funny that you mention people watching videos with the sound off. I did exactly this, and was thoroughly confused until I read the rest of the article.
I was one of the " Stalinists." I had the sound on, but was so consumed by the bizarre images, I'd stopped listening to the to it. I was thinking things like," Do they really think they're called the Red Army because they wear red?"
My first thought was "are they trying for Stalin?", too. Only to hear Marseillaise, not the Soviet anthem, and got very confused.
It's not the biggest issue with this advert, but if the Conservatives' main attack line is that Labour don't have a plan, is it really a good idea to run an advert showing that they have a very clear plan on what they want to do on employment and work? Seems, like a lot of what they're doing, inherently contradictory.
I sometimes wonder if Isaac Levido will ever work in this industry again. And just a teeny-tiny part of my brain wonders he's playing a deeply layered, backwards, inside-out game of 4-D chess, and there's a sting in the tail which will turn everything round. Shit posting was part of the Brexit referendum, and I'm wondering how far that strategy is being pushed now?
I won't relax until the morning of the 5th July.
Yes, Tom, downright wacky. And downright wacky that we have such a backward voting system that it means the tactical voting choice for anti-Reform progressives in Clacton is to vote Tory (now that Labour has stopped campaigning.)
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/26/labour-not-putting-up-a-fight-against-farage-in-clacton