Conservative PPB

The other laying into Brown big time was binned now Clegg is in the game.

Miliband's Moustache?

Is little David trying to look grown up?

His people refuse to deny or confirm...

Hague Vs Miliband - BBC2 14.15

Just Incase You Missed It...

This emerged when TB was in the pub on Friday night, he forgot to put it up over the weekend. Ladies and gentleman...Cameron Girls:



Well made, semi trained singers? Intriguing...

Mirror's Chicken Is Back

Errr why?

Spectacularly Poor Taste

One of TB's eyes and ears was a little shocked to see this poster at Stockwell tube:

The tag line reads "There's nothing wrong with a little shooting as long as the right people get shot." Someone should probably get a bollocking...

So seems TB was emailed something about three years old. Oh well.

The End to Old Politics

Don't let the Liberal Democrats pretend they are anything but "old politicians". The closet Clegg has got to ending "old politics" was his part in stabbing Ming Campbell in the back. And let's not forget the bunfight that followed...



And can someone please remind Clegg next time he discusses the very effective line of "the old parties" that the Liberals are older than Labour!

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What a Bott They Got

Tory activists have been left spitting blood after the defection of the delectably named Anastasia Beaumont-Bott, the former head of the Tories LGBT movement. She claims that since Grayling's comments she has suddenly seen the Labour light, no ifs, no buts, and shared a press conference platform with David Miliband this week. If she was ever a Tory surely it was about more than gay rights? The backside of this story is a little murkier though...

Along with photos, in no way safe for work, tales of party conference hotel shenanigans, unsubstantiated smears and the fact that Bott jumped before she was thrown out on her arse, have all come out in the wash. The detail is here if you want to get to the bottom of why she really left the Tories. Her former party colleagues are clearly glad to see the back of her, some have career reasons to fear stories about her will rear up again. It was always inevitable this attention seeker would return.

If her late night not-quite-WebCameron-antics, now circulating widely, are anything to go by, she is far from camera shy...

Not Everyone Enjoyed the Debate...

As the dust settles the polls continue... ComRes are showing Con 36% LibDems 35% Labour 24% - a long shot, but a fascinating insight into the effect of having Clegg promoted to the big boy table. He will have a lot of weight on his shoulders to win the next one and will be up against the fact the novelty of him will have worn off. For what it's worth TB would love to see the Lib Dems as the official opposisiton after the next election. For Labour to be forced to third would be the final nail in the coffin of socialism in this country and cannot come a day too soon.

TB has a busy afternoon Guy Newsing, but look out for an pre-recorded interview he just did via Skype for ITV news.

What Next?

Sky have to make sure that when the debate is actually brewing, when points are being discussed let the conversation flow and let the public actually see the truth.

All the candidates need to rehearse less, it was all too soundbite-y, too stilted, too cautious. Chill out a bit, stop walking the balancing act and go on what you really believe in. It was all rather passionless. The Cameron we need to see was the angry Dave who was riled up when he got off the campaign bus the other day and slammed the three MPs over their legal aid.

Stop the rehearsals, if you don't know your manifesto now then it's too late.

First Thoughts

So it was gaffe free, Brown fibbed, Clegg begged and apparently Dave won. That may be the case but he missed a lot of things out. It was a real shame the helicopter debate was so stiffled. Cameron needs to show a lot more anger next time and really give Brown the kicking he deserves.

So key moments? Did you know Nick Clegg was from Sheffield? He mentioned it enough. Brown told a fair few porkies, he claimed he has promised to increase police spending every year, but Labour's pledge is actually that police numbers will be maintained, not that police funding will rise. He also said “Police have to spend 80 per cent of their time now on the streets.” The Advertising Standards Agency have ruled this statement incorrect and illegal.Cleggs sums were dodgy too. He grabbed an extra £5 billion of savings out of thin air, £15 billion when his manifesto only promises 10.

Brown still doesn't get that if you take money out of the state it is not taking the money out of the economy. The state is not the economy - taking money from the state is not taking money OUT of the economy it is putting it IN.

As for the rest of the debate? It was ruined by ITVs awful set, lighting, sound and graphics and Alastair Stewart was a dire shouty host. What is the point of interupting everyone just as the debate was getting interesting. TB did have to chuckle when he told off Clegg like a naughty schoolboy.

All the candidates could do without the constant name checking of locations and towns. It sounded like a drinking game. Brown's bunker lines fell pretty flat. He should lay of the jokes. Clegg will probably be the polled winner. What did he have to lose? He will still never be in power... A solid perfomance from Cameron but more anger next time would "secure" the victory to coin a phrase.

Tie Analysis

Of course the most important analysis of the night will be off the choice of ties. TB has the verdict from a top fashionista:

Clegg - Yellow - firstly satin tie, bad move, shade was also murky. Yellow is associated with optimism, and youthfulness however some shades of yellow can be associated with cowardice.

Cameron - Very crisp shirt against a very good blue. Blue can add trust and credibility, also blue causes the body to produce chemicals that are calming.

Brown - Very bad suit/shirt/tie combination. Pink - feminine colour, all image consultants know it is a very bad colour for use on tv presentations. Mainly because it can symbolise naivety or weakness. He would have been better off with red which although can be seen as aggressive and overpowering - it also shows power and energy - especially if the person is shy, giving presentations or in sales. Brown is trying to sell himself. It would have been greatly in his favour.

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Exclusive: Alistair Stewart's Warm Up Routine

From a bug in his dressing room:



Why interrupt again and again just as things are getting good?

Right now...

...this is displaying on poster areas in Manchester:

And this from

Creative Review

made TB chuckle:

Ouch...

A CCHQ insider emails regarding the defection of Beaumont-Bott:

"She was the most ineffective, self-serving, divisive and immature person I ever had to work with. She was only ever interested in whichever spotlight she could get to point in her direction. Today, it seems that's the Labour Party, and they're welcome to her."

Stacy Defects

When Anastasia Beaumont Bott quit the Tories she said:

"LGBTory is going from strength to strength. We have about 45k for next year already - we have personal letters of endorsements from David Cameron, pledges of support from Ed Vaizey, backing from the shadow cabinet as well as numerous other LGBT celebrities such as Paul O'Grady - next year is going to be huge and I want to be there every step of the way as Founder. I want to be the person who stands up and shows this party isn't homophobic."

When she spoke to the Indy last weekend

she said

:

"I don't like doing this to Mr Cameron. I like him"

Today she said in a Labour press release:

“As a now ex-conservative politician, needless to say, I wasn’t convinced. And with your recent manifesto launch, I am still not convinced. Mr Cameron, you have not only lost my vote. You have lost my respect."

Leant on much?

And sorry, since when was she ever a "politician"? She was a volunteer activist at best. She swore revenge on the Tories and this is her best effort. She was never exactly camera shy...

Labour's utterly lame attempt to flare this up shows just how low they are willing to sink to try stop the Tory narrative from taking hold. It's too late though, this botched attempt reeks of desperation.

Anything for 15 mins of fame eh?

Students Population Goes Blue

As the NUS convene for their yearly lash-up, let TB just remind the collective Labour pole greasers and green eco-facists how the lay of land

really is

:

The Conservatives are winning the student vote on the UK's university campuses, a poll suggests.

Three in 10 (30%) are planning to vote Tory in the upcoming election, compared with just over one in five (21%) who are backing Labour.

The Liberal Democrats are just behind, with 19% of students planning to give them their vote.

Ouch, poor old

Wes

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Guy News: Britain's Election HQ

Labour's Sugar Daddy

This just pinged into TB's inbox:

Conservative MP Douglas Carswell said: “It turns out that Sir Alan is quite a Sugar Daddy. Now we can see why Gordon Brown told him ‘you’re hired’.”

Made him chuckle anyway.