Propaganda
On this page you can find examples of the shameful and desperate propoganda used by the British political parties to try and a) persuade us to actually go and vote b) vote for them in the coming European Parliament elections. Faithfully posted here will be scans of every piece of election propaganda that pops through my letterbox. Read well; then decide whether and who to vote for.
A slightly panicked leaflet, predicting dire consequences if the UK does not leave the EU immediately. Very tabloidy, but it gets brownie points by being first to appear.
Received : 21 May 1999
Neat, smooth, green. I was quite impressed by this one; it doesn't go in for scare tactics like the UKIP, just a plain presentation of the facts. I especially liked two things: the strange picture of the cow on the centre page, and the rejection of the Euro. Very professional.
Received : 27 May 1999
Big, red, tabloidy, heavy on Tony Blair, contains a particularly dodgy graph. This one was nearly ripped up; I think it can be summed up by the unanswered question printed on one side: 'What has Europe ever done for me?'. Precisely.
Received : 27 May 1999
The official leaflet from the Home Office, telling everybody exactly how to mark a cross in a box. I jest, of course. This was actually, surprisingly, fairly informative.
Received : 27 May 1999
The LibDem party machine went into overdrive for this election. Countless thousands of leaflets poured onto our lettermat (well, three actually, with one lost to the bin after someone ripped it up in a fit of pique...). This one seemed a bit confused to me though, slightly fudging the issues between Europe and domestic politics. Schools and the NHS have nothing to do with Europe (yet!).
Received : 29 May 1999
Oh goody, another LibDem leaflet. The first side looks promising, sticking to European issues. A return to form on the other side though, with lots more rubbish about schools and the NHS. Still a bit tabloidy in my opinion though.
Received : 1 June 1999
I was beginning to think they had forgotten, so late did this arrive. The only leaflet to concentrate solely on European issues, I thought it was pretty good. Lots of 'in Europe, not run by Europe' all over the place somewhat spoiled it a bit, but I can forgive them, as they clearly have the most sensible policies.
Received : 4 June 1999