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Hypocrite Cameron demanded inquiry over last lobbying scandal

1:15pm Tue March 27th

Showing remarkable prescience, if not self awareness, David Cameron previously claimed lobbying was “the next big scandal waiting to happen”. And when Stephen Byers infamously described himself as like a “cab for hire” in March 2010, he demanded an official inquiry, saying the scandal:

“… goes to the heart of the issue of the integrity of government.”

Two years later, it seems Dave isn’t so keen on the idea of government inquiries after all. With the Metropolitan Police and the Electoral Commission both looking into possible breaches of the law, we’re being fobbed off with a whitewash by CCHQ.

There’s still no sign of the CCHQ’s investigation into Nazi-partying MP Aidan Burley, promised to us for the “end of February”.

Mitt Romney senior adviser: our campaign is like an Etch-A-Sketch

8:23pm Thu March 22nd

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Trying to break from the conventional wisdom that the so-right-wing-you-think-they’re-joking Republican race is damaging Mitt Romney with mainstream voters, his closest and most senior aide had this to say:

“it’s almost like an Etch A Sketch — you can kind of shake it up, and we start all over again.”

Suffice it to say, the Democrats are having a field day:

The gaffe has even created a surge in Etch-A-Sketch sales.

A dictator’s playlist: What’s on Bashar al-Assad’s iPod?

10:58am Thu March 15th

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With The Guardian this morning having released a cache of Bashar al-Assad’s personal emails, here at Scrapbook we’ve spent the morning so far enjoying the Syrian dictator’s iTunes purchases, including such statesmanlike tunes as Sexy and I Know It by LMFAO.

Given Assad’s gay-bashing tendencies, however, the absolute highlight has to be the presence of Right Said Fred, led by flamboyant LGBT activist and one-time Gaytime TV presenter Richard Fairbrass:

Other highlights include:

God Gave me You – Blake Shelton
Bizarre Love Triangle – New Order
We Can’t Go Wrong – The Cover Girls
Hurt – Leona Lewis
Look at me Now – Chris Brown

Knowing me, knowing you … Bashar!

Want a job in Bolton? Try Sunderland, says Treasury minister

9:48am Wed March 7th

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Yesterday’s Treasury Questions saw a minister invoke the memory of Norman Tebbit’s “get on your bike” rant – suggesting a struggling worker should take a job 140 miles away from her home.

Chloe Smith, who Scrapbook readers may remember was heckled at an NHS rally on Saturday, suggested that a Bolton resident whose hours had been cut such that she would be better off on benefits should consider applying for one of the new jobs with car manufacturer Nissan.

“There are jobs out there: hon. Members need only to hear, for example, this morning’s announcement from Nissan—somewhere near the hon. Gentleman’s constituency—to know that there is work available.”

Which might sound reasonable — if the new Nissan plant weren’t in Sunderland. The constituent in question would have to catch the train from Bolton at 4:31am in order to make it in for a 9am start.

The 8 hour 23 minute commute might take its toll after a while.

Andrew Lansley heckled by doctor on visit to Royal Free Hospital

10:04am Tue March 6th

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Despite control freakery and attempts at stage management, Lansley’s visit to London’s Royal Free Hospital yesterday was yet another PR disaster.

You can’t spin social media and someone with a camera phone.

The Sun’s “Three Little Pigs” campaign: spoof version of Guardian ad

2:42pm Sun March 4th

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We love this spoof version of The Guardian’s Three Little Pigs advert, which imagines how The Sun might cover the fairtytale in print and online.

Forty seconds in, the video cuts to Fortress Wapping, where a flipchart sets out possible story angles: “Tits. Pedo [sic]. Dane Bowers spotted!”. Meanwhile, a Nathan Barley-esque scooters around the newsroom while his colleauge yells down the phone:

“Have we hacked the phones? Terry, have we hacked the phones? Hack the phones. Love it!”

Cue a Rebecca Brooks-style campaign in which the pigs are smeared as paedophiles.

Tory council cuts £60m — but can still afford crap propaganda video

8:55am Fri March 2nd

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On the same day as approving £60m cuts to public spending and services, flagship Tory council Hammersmith and Fulham apparently still have enough money left to make cringey videos.

The “thank you” campaign even saw council leader Stephen Greenhalgh — whose impending resignation was revealed exclusively by Scrapbook back in December — giving out, errr, roses and chocolates to residents.

Great use of that £921,607 on PR budget.

Creepiest political ad ever? Voting for Putin is like losing your virginity

8:11am Tue February 28th

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A controversial Russian election campaign advert compares voting for Vladimir Putin to losing your virginity. While the clip perhaps showcases a gentler side to Russian politics than often violent campaign intimidation, this disturbing video is a masterclass in creepiness.

With a young girl informing a fortune teller that it will be her “first time”, a tarot card with Vladimir Putin’s image on it is followed by the slogan:

“Putin. The first time — only for love.”

This is not the first time Putin’s campaign has taken to full-blown sexual innuendo as an electoral strategy. Back in November, Scrapbook’s attention was drawn to a comparably disturbing video featuring a couple emerging tousle-haired after an encounter in, erm, a polling booth.

It seems Putin is picking up from where Berlusconi left off — as the dirty old man of European politics.

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