Well, it’s begun, for Labour now at least. The slogan “A future fair for all” has come under criticisms that it’s a recycled slogan, but well if you come from the right, “A year for change” is certainly not linked to anything any other political candidate has used in the past oh let’s say…2 years.
A number of BULS made the trip to Coventry to see Brown make his speech (it’s also been heard good old former BUC”F” president DOD was there to heckle the PM) in which undoubtedly they will come back with a greater resolve, particularly given the recent poll narrowing. Brown also said Labour’s “secret weapon” would be its “beliefs” and the election would be won not on “who has the best PR” but on “values”, well hopefully this will be the case as we are certainly the PR “underdogs”.
Max
‘ “A Future Fair for all”… really? Is this what we’re going with? Did they read this back to themselves? Are they aware how pretentious it sounds, how grating the syntax..? Would suggest “A Fair Future for all” given that this is how normal people talk, but its too late now… 16 years too late. ‘
The above was my initial response to the slogan, posted (naturally) though that ever-confidential medium of FB.. 24 hours later it still doesn’t sound right – more akin to a tongue-twister than a rousing call to arms, so I fear…