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He got his referendum, but the Tories promptly ran ads saying proportional representation would hurt babies [1] and it didn't pass. [1] https://eu-browse.start

by rogual 4y ago

He got his referendum, but the Tories promptly ran ads saying proportional representation would hurt babies [1] and it didn't pass. [1] https://eu-browse.startpage.com/av/anon-image?piurl=https%3A%2F%2Fpaperbackrioter.files.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F02%2Favkillsbabies.jpg&sp=1665656094T8c24fec71cc260222db27ef4725e7909934d121b5b216c7c213f393c8ba722d5 https://eu-browse.startpage.com/av/anon-image?piurl=https%3A...

gpderetta 4y ago
That's almost as bad as the Brexit busses!
- ZeroGravitas 4y ago
  Same guy ran the two campaigns.
mijoharas 4y ago
That link is dead for me. Do you have any more information on that? (I've not heard of this).
- mijoharas 4y ago
  never mind, took a bit of googling, but I found some info on it.[0] Christ that's in bad taste. EDIT: wanted to add this quote from [1]: "On 5 May, David Blunkett, one of the Labour Party former-government ministers who had supported the 'No' campaign, admitted that the £250 million figure used by the 'No' campaign had been fabricated, and that the 'No' campaign had knowingly lied about the figure and other claims during the campaign." So it does seem like it was a testing ground for the brexit busses. Just make a bunch of stuff up. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/feb/25/no-to-alternative-vote-baby-ad https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/feb/25/no-to-... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_United_Kingdom_Alternative_Vote_referendum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_United_Kingdom_Alternativ...
  - rogual 4y ago
    Ack, sorry, I'm from a time when you used to be able to just link to things on the Internet. That is indeed the ad I meant. There were a couple of others where the proportional representation would hurt a soldier or an old lady instead. I remember feeling like I had learned a little bit about how the world worked, seeing that campaign succeed.
    - Arnt 4y ago
      My question has been answered, but somehow I cannot find a way to feel satisfied. Rather… oh god no, say it's not true, please say it's not true and yes I do realise it's true.
Georgelemental 4y ago
Fixed link: https://paperbackrioter.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/avkillsbabies.jpg&sp=1665656094T8c24fec71cc260222db27ef4725e7909934d121b5b216c7c213f393c8ba722d5 https://paperbackrioter.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/avkillsb...

by rogual 4y ago

gpderetta 4y ago

That's almost as bad as the Brexit busses!

ZeroGravitas 4y ago
Same guy ran the two campaigns.

mijoharas 4y ago

That link is dead for me. Do you have any more information on that? (I've not heard of this).

mijoharas 4y ago
never mind, took a bit of googling, but I found some info on it.[0] Christ that's in bad taste. EDIT: wanted to add this quote from [1]: "On 5 May, David Blunkett, one of the Labour Party former-government ministers who had supported the 'No' campaign, admitted that the £250 million figure used by the 'No' campaign had been fabricated, and that the 'No' campaign had knowingly lied about the figure and other claims during the campaign." So it does seem like it was a testing ground for the brexit busses. Just make a bunch of stuff up. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/feb/25/no-to-alternative-vote-baby-ad https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/feb/25/no-to-... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_United_Kingdom_Alternative_Vote_referendum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_United_Kingdom_Alternativ...
- rogual 4y ago
  Ack, sorry, I'm from a time when you used to be able to just link to things on the Internet. That is indeed the ad I meant. There were a couple of others where the proportional representation would hurt a soldier or an old lady instead. I remember feeling like I had learned a little bit about how the world worked, seeing that campaign succeed.
  - Arnt 4y ago
    My question has been answered, but somehow I cannot find a way to feel satisfied. Rather… oh god no, say it's not true, please say it's not true and yes I do realise it's true.

Georgelemental 4y ago

Fixed link: https://paperbackrioter.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/avkillsbabies.jpg&sp=1665656094T8c24fec71cc260222db27ef4725e7909934d121b5b216c7c213f393c8ba722d5 https://paperbackrioter.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/avkillsb...