February 10, 2010
F*** Off
Another day, another Tory advertising campaign.
This one is particularly distasteful.
The Tories are claiming that their posters target a new “death tax” proposed by Labour. The problem is, Health Secretary Andy Burnham has outright denied that Labour are proposing any such thing.
By contrast, I’ve laid out my reasons for opposing the Tories’ own tax inheritance tax cuts for millionaires on numerous occasions.
So let’s all get to work spoofing the latest campaign and making sure people know the facts about how the Tories want to give tax breaks to millionaires whilst drastically cutting public spending.
I like this early make over, hosted by Clifford Singer of mydavidcameron.com, which hits the nail on the head:
In similar vein, here’s my take:
You can make your own – and see other people’s efforts – here.
The original poster has already received a very poor reception from Murdoch-owned Sky News and even The Spectator.
With the abject failure of the airbrushed “We Can’t Go On Like This” poster campaign, one has to wonder if the Tories have made a terrible mistake.
Although they wanted to focus attention on Labour policies, the opportunity is now rife to turn the spotlight on Tory inheritance tax plans. Not least because Labour isn’t proposing a £20,000 “death tax” levy at all.
By contrast, the Tory proposal of tax breaks for the richest 3% of estates in a time of fiscal tightening is surely unwise. If this spoof campaign goes viral like the last one, then Conservative’s own inheritance tax plans are going to be put under repeated public scrutiny. And that won’t serve them well.
The promise of tax breaks for the rich may have gone down well in 2007. But this is 2010. Three years is a very long time in politics.
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February 10, 2010 at 11:06 pm
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tom said,
March 12, 2010 at 9:35 am
My david cameron have said they wont be satirising the next tory poster, knowing its had its day. Still, this hasnt stopped both parties from starting their own p-poor fake poster sites. What will be next? The posters have already been turned into a 3d game (http://www.politicalgaming.com) and other copy sites are springing up.