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So the Saatchi and Saatchi agency has been recruited<\/a> to look after Labour’s advertising for the general election. Whenever that might be. <cough><\/p>\n

Here’s their pitch:
\nNot flash, just Gordon<\/p>\n

What the BBC story doesn’t tell you*, is that they were previously turned down by the Liberal Democrats after this proposal:
\nNot merciless, just Ming<\/p>\n

For some reason, the Tories – despite the success of Labour Isn’t Working in 1979 – also turned them down. Can’t imagine why:
\nNot anything really, just Dave<\/p>\n

*because (let’s be clear for legal purposes) I’ve made it up<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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