The mood of the country as a whole and the opinions of the people who voted Lib Dem should be considered important enough to trump the petty indulgences of Liberal Democract activists and other loons. A general rule: when choosing between fucking the public and fucking the base, successful political parties tell the base to go fuck themselves.
Alex Massie 25/04/2010
Category: Election Campaigning, Electoral Systems
It is such a shockingly short campaign to an America, our last presidential campaign lasted 18 months. Why could a country that fashions itself in the top five on earth take only a month to make a decision on their leader? A country that seems to enjoy politics so much more than my own seems to dispatch with their process so quickly...Maybe if I truly was a part of your system the whole process would make sense, but I doubt it.
Kiernan Ambrose 24/04/2010
Category: Election Campaigning
Peter Mandelson: "Obviously I feel entirely pig sick about it."
Ed Balls: "Peter does now know the signature tune to the programme because Yvette and I sang it to him this morning."
Andrew Neil: "Oh too much information. Go back to the cuts."
Peter Mandelson: "I'm leaving the campaign to join pig, Peppa Pig."
Peter Mandelson 24/04/2010
Category: Election Campaigning
This is not the first social media campaign that has resulted in a big fail for the people doing it. You would expect some learning to be happening.
Rik Ferguson 23/03/2010
Category: Election Campaigning
Perhaps election fever is developing into something more like sleeping sickness, as the utter boredom of a contest in which almost all the attention seems to be on personalities and polls wears us all down. I just wish they would get on with it.
Norman Tebbit 03/2010
on the upcoming election
Category: Election Campaigning
It is not my policy to hit voters during the election.
William Hague 05/2001
After the Prescott punch.
Category: 2001 General Election, Election Campaigning, Violence
You're lucky that the sun is shining. But the sun always shines on Tony.
David Blunkett 05/2001
At the 2001 election campaign launch.
Category: Election Campaigning
Some people eat eggs, I wear them.
John Major 1992
After an egg has splattered his suit during the election campaign.
Category: Election Campaigning, Demonstrations
My God! It is dispiriting canvassing these dumb idiots. They are just sheep.
Harold Nicolson 04/03/1948
Category: Election Campaigning
I actually enjoy canvassing, as it does good. This is one of the advantages of being Labour. I have no hesitation in penetrating working-class houses, and they are so grateful and loyal... I am so glad I belong to the Party now. I really feel much more comfortable as a Labour man.
Harold Nicolson 29/02/1948
Category: Election Campaigning
If you're sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign.
George W Bush
Category: Foot in Mouth, Election Campaigning
Everything a politician promises at election time has to be paid for either by higher taxation or by borrowing.
Margaret Thatcher 28/03/1992
Category: Election Campaigning, Taxation
