Vote Conservative, Actually

 

In what may be the Conservative’s last ad filmed before the election, BoJo parodies the carol singers scene from Love Actually to good effect.  This just premiered a couple of hours ago on the UK and is already hugely popular.  “Brilliant,”  as my countrymen like to say.  The Conservatives are polling at about 43%, Labor at 33%, and then the also-rans.  It’s important that Boris get a majority of seats in order to forestall a “hung” Parliament or a bunch of jockeying to form a coalition.  Wonder if this ad is good for a couple of points?

I did notice, at least in my version of YouTube, that the next video is of MP Gisela Stuart urging her voters to vote for the Conservative candidate.  That’s interesting, because Ms. Stuart was a Labor MP for Edgbaston in Birmingham until she retired in 2017.  She was very well thought of while she served as MP, and secured quite a few Conservative cross-over votes, Auntie Pat’s among them.

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  1. Lilly B Coolidge
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    EB (View Comment):

    Lilly B (View Comment):

    My husband and I have an ongoing debate over the quality of “Love Actually.” I’m firmly in the anti-“Love Actually” camp, while he loves it and loves re-watching it. This ad has me re-thinking my stance. Brilliant!

    We watch it every Christmas.

    I’m sorry to hear that 😉

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  2. Lilly B Coolidge
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    Annefy (View Comment):

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    EB (View Comment):

    Lilly B (View Comment):

    My husband and I have an ongoing debate over the quality of “Love Actually.” I’m firmly in the anti-“Love Actually” camp, while he loves it and loves re-watching it. This ad has me re-thinking my stance. Brilliant!

    We watch it every Christmas.

    I know nothing of this “Love Actually,” but now am moved to look it up.

    <comes back from quick research>

    OK, so maybe I have to add this to the Christmas canon, along with “Die Hard,” which every man knows is a Christmas movie.

    It’s in our Christmas rotation and is not to be missed. Emma Thompson is outstanding as is Bill Nighy.

    PS. The prelude is perfect.

    Emma Thompson’s performance is the best part of the movie. I still can’t stand so many of the story lines, and that there are so many story  lines! Also, most parents with kids similar in age to our kids forget the part with couple that meets while filming porn. They think – oh, we’ll watch a cute Christmas movie & then “oops,” this part is awkward!

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