John Cleese SDP/Liberal Alliance political broadcast 1987

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John Cleese does a party political broadcast on the subject of extremism for the British centre-ist party (or parties), the SDP/Liberal Alliance. A very convincing and funny piece of propaganda it is, makes you want to vote for them. Just a shame you'll never get the chance, The Alliance got annihalated in the '87 election and had split up and disbanded within a year. Still, it's not all tears, A Fish Called Wanda was soon to do great box.
Broadcast on April Fools Day 1987

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This is actaully ... ( 4 months ago by Jehoweh)

This is actaully some very clever Liberalist propaganda, shame they're a bunch of tree-hugging wankers.

And, of course, ... ( 4 months ago by RevSyd)

And, of course, moderates.

Naturally. ( 4 months ago by Jehoweh)

Naturally.

You can't blame the ... ( 4 months ago by hifimonkeykong)

You can't blame the alliance any more than you can blame labour for keeping the tories in power

Good on you RevSyd! ... ( 4 months ago by nitzwalsh86)

Good on you RevSyd! You were paying attention!

Canada, as a ... ( 4 months ago by nitzwalsh86)

Canada, as a Canadian, I can say, works in practice, but doesn't work in theory.

Proportional ... ( 3 months ago by barlam)

Proportional Representation sounds good in theory but in reality is no good. It didnt work for Germany. The problem is groups with fundamental differences must join forces to gain majority, thus problems arise when the main parties have to compromise and work together. Also a lot of the decisions can be disjointed as there is no set plan and all decisions are made independently from each other and therefore do not work as efficiently than if were made to fit in with the other schemes in place

Even though I am a ... ( 3 months ago by Eliothampdenturner)

Even though I am a Tory, I must say that this was a highly entertaining political broadcast.

I was with them all ... ( 3 months ago by andy11120)

I was with them all they way until they said "write to Dr David Owen"

John Cleese should ... ( 2 months ago by RebelRadius)

John Cleese should keep to comedy. His political opinions are seriously flawed. Until I saw this video, I always thought of Cleese as being an intelligent fellow. My estimation of this man has taken a severe dive.

John Cleese should ... ( 2 months ago by RebelRadius)

"The Alliance got ... ( 2 months ago by hux2000)

"The Alliance got annihalated in the '87 election" Depends entirely on whether you look at the popular vote or the number of seats. I wouldn't regard 22.6% of the vote as being "annihilated" by any stretch and the fact that they only won 3.4% of the seats simply illustrates how unrepresentative the British electoral system was (and still is). (On a side note, for what it's worth I'm not a Lib/Dem supporter and never have been, at least not at the national level.)

"Proportional ... ( 2 months ago by hux2000)

"Proportional Representation sounds good in theory but in reality is no good. It didnt work for Germany." You mean the Germany that has risen from destruction to the richest country in Europe and the third richest in the world? Seems like PR has worked out pretty well for them, I'd say.

I hate PR. It's for ... ( 2 months ago by Durbs75)

I hate PR. It's for people who can't make up their minds. Mind you, old Gord will introduce it like a shot if he thinks he's going to lose the next election.

Well it fucked them ... ( 2 months ago by barlam)

Well it fucked them up during their darker days

So because John ... ( 2 months ago by Brimstone52)

So because John Cleese has a different opinion to you he suddenly becomes stupid? It's an interesting point of view, but not one likely to make you too many friends.

The only reason the ... ( 2 months ago by poshknacker)

The only reason the sdp got trounced during the 87 election is because maggies yuppie quick buck mania had taken over and manna was the god most worshiped.
If the sdp were around today i suspect it would do somewhat better.
There is everything right and nothing wrong with a healthy mix of left and right. Look at Ireland over the last 15 years for proof.

so you are saying ... ( 2 months ago by poshknacker)

so you are saying that my countries PR system is no good??
lots of love
Ireland (PR and proudly sdp in ethos and government)

Well-said by Cleese ... ( 2 months ago by Filby)

Well-said by Cleese. Were I British I probably wouldn't vote Lib Dem as I'm pretty "hard-left," but I strongly agree that respect for people with different political views is a must and sadly lacking worldwide.

Is that Dame ( ... ( 2 months ago by rabbitandcrow)

Is that Dame (pre-Dame) Judi Dench reading off the phone number and address at the end??

by jinkers i think ... ( 2 months ago by poshknacker)

by jinkers i think you have it watkins! sounds loike Kwazy Judi alright!

Whether you agree ... ( 2 months ago by Supermercado)

Whether you agree with or not it's good to see that somebody used humor in an election campaign for once.

This is a great ... ( 1 month ago by opinionhead444)

This is a great video. I swear many people like the two-party system because it is easy to manipulate by a few and the system is guaranteed to be gridlocked forever. This is likely why folks don't like third parties. Change is hard, recalcitrance and apathy are easy.

I do agree with ... ( 1 month ago by PokerPlum)

I do agree with Cleese in this video and think this kind of politics is exactly what's needed BUT I also think the centre party always seems to be lacking in any kind of passion. And passion, good or bad, is one thing extremists have in abundance.

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