Well, in a time of terrible ideas this may be one of the worst. - ThreadSky

paulbernal.bsky.social • 14 days ago

Well, in a time of terrible ideas this may be one of the worst.

Reposted from The Guardian

Labour MPs urge Starmer to ‘get out there’ with Trump-style media strategy

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laislabonita.bsky.social•14 days ago

One wonders if the Labour sources quoted are afflicted with a serious case of tone-deafness….

justgronya.bsky.social•14 days ago

Errrr, play golf and sign EOs?

drpaulitious.bsky.social•14 days ago

Did these "Labour MPs" do their entire election campaign without meeting any UK people?

danielleturney1.bsky.social•14 days ago

Yup. What rhe world really needs right now is more bombast, lies, cruelty, ignorance, lies, vicious insults, bragging, lies ...

katyamberley.bsky.social•14 days ago

Not to mention blatant illegality.

paulbernal.bsky.social•14 days ago

You know it makes sense

danielleturney1.bsky.social•13 days ago

What could possibly go wrong

emmagee.bsky.social•13 days ago

I almost want him to try it. It would be hilarious.

alanjstedman.bsky.social•14 days ago

My sources tell me this is not the majority of Labour MPs, it's the McSweeneyites

otterhat.bsky.social•13 days ago

Stephen Fry once asked in a sketch if English (“As we speak it?” “As we speak it, yes”) could support demagoguery.

American English can; but let’s call this experiment FRY-35. Hypothesis: a frantically dull pol in the UK cannot be terribly exciting.

seaninroundhay.bsky.social•14 days ago

Trump style of getting out & lying worked so well for Alexander Boris de pfeffel Johnson.

judeet44.bsky.social•13 days ago

On the surface of it it would appear so, but slogans get through and stick in people's minds and that's what Trump was/is good at. Good ads are when slogans are remembered, anyone can tell you that. We are living in the age of slogans and doomscrolling, time to use it.

paulbernal.bsky.social•13 days ago

Yes, and let’s embrace bringing hatred back, making politics about anger and ignorance, throwing minorities under the bus, because it works! Make Labour Great Again.

judeet44.bsky.social•13 days ago

It doesn't have to be a Trump tribute act. Labour has already done plenty to improve matters on many fronts, but msm aren't printing/reporting on that and Labour's public comms leave a lot to be desired. Simplifying the message and repeating it will get through, it's how it has always worked.

paulbernal.bsky.social•13 days ago

Name me *one* of Trump’s slogans that doesn’t boil down to hate.

judeet44.bsky.social•13 days ago

I think you're deliberately misreading me. I've never said use his slogans...I'm merely saying using apt slogand, as they do in very good memorable ads, works.

paulbernal.bsky.social•13 days ago

No, you’re missing the implications of what you’re suggesting. There’s no way to take his approach without descending into hate.

aladdinnoons.bsky.social•14 days ago

I wonder who the MPs are that have so badly read the room and Starmer.

Keep government as a back room function. Thank you very much

paulbernal.bsky.social•14 days ago

They’ve shown little sign of reading the room since winning the election

drpaulitious.bsky.social•14 days ago

I thought we'd voted for change. Instead, we remain in a perma-campaign.

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