Favourite Lies

warlordwarlord Posts: 3,292
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Which is your favourite political lie?

"The NHS is the envy of the world"

"Britain is a nation of immigrants"

"Three million jobs depend on the EU"
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  • jjwalesjjwales Posts: 48,572
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    warlord wrote: »
    Which is your favourite political lie?

    "The NHS is the envy of the world"

    "Britain is a nation of immigrants"

    "Three million jobs depend on the EU"

    Do these count as lies?
  • LandisLandis Posts: 14,855
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    The look on Sajid Javid's face (Sunday Politics today) when he was shown that astonishing graph * reminded me of:
    "We are all in this together"

    But there are so many. ;-)



    * The graph was showing the rise in Executive Pay in the Parliament following a Once In a Century financial crisis.
  • PrestonAlPrestonAl Posts: 10,342
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    My favourite...
    ...UKIP are a libertarian party.
  • Jellied EelJellied Eel Posts: 33,091
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    "We're from the government and we're here to help"

    Or the universal deception

    "Trust me"
  • Cloudy2Cloudy2 Posts: 6,864
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    It was the bankers, nothing to do with us.
  • DaccoDacco Posts: 3,354
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    jjwales wrote: »
    Do these count as lies?

    Yes, every one of them.
  • MajlisMajlis Posts: 31,362
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    jjwales wrote: »
    Do these count as lies?

    Yep..
  • terry45terry45 Posts: 2,876
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    5000 more nurses in the NHS.
  • sangrealsangreal Posts: 20,901
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    - These are the facts....

    - We pledge to....

    - Whenever a Tory speaks
  • angarrackangarrack Posts: 5,493
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    "We regret what happened but we will learn from this ... "
  • Raquelos.Raquelos. Posts: 7,734
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    "We're all in this together" is surely the most barefaced lie in recent years
  • radio4extracrapradio4extracrap Posts: 2,933
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    We have listened.

    We need a mature debate about...

    We take no interest in polls.
  • angarrackangarrack Posts: 5,493
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    We need a mature debate about...

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    Yes. Usually said in the middle of a debate on the topic. In other words, any time but now and preferably never.
  • GreatGodPanGreatGodPan Posts: 53,186
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    Raquelos. wrote: »
    "We're all in this together" is surely the most barefaced lie in recent years

    ^ This.
  • MartinPMartinP Posts: 31,358
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    "Socialism will work"
  • Phil_CoulthardPhil_Coulthard Posts: 2,843
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    Ed will make a brilliant Prime Minister.
  • LyricalisLyricalis Posts: 57,958
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    MartinP wrote: »
    "Socialism will work"

    "See, Socialism doesn't work" - usually said when the thing being criticised wasn't in fact socialism at all, but in fact some measure cooked up to patch over yet another social wound caused by capitalism.
  • smudges dadsmudges dad Posts: 36,989
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    Better together
  • LyricalisLyricalis Posts: 57,958
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    Better together

    Apes together strong.

    It would sound particularly amusing if said in a posh or whiny voice like Cameron or Miliband rather than with a growl.
  • MartinPMartinP Posts: 31,358
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    Better together

    the "SNP’s" N-56 report? :D
    Oil is worth £300,000 for “every man, woman and child” in Scotland? :D
  • MartinPMartinP Posts: 31,358
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    Lyricalis wrote: »
    "See, Socialism doesn't work" - usually said when the thing being criticised wasn't in fact socialism at all, but in fact some measure cooked up to patch over yet another social wound caused by capitalism.

    Can we have that in English? :confused:
  • Rastus PiefaceRastus Pieface Posts: 4,382
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    no more boom and bust

    saddam hussein has chemical WMDs' that can be deployed in 45 minutes

    i'm a pretty straight kind of guy
  • Rastus PiefaceRastus Pieface Posts: 4,382
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    MartinP wrote: »
    the "SNP’s" N-56 report? :D
    Oil is worth £300,000 for “every man, woman and child” in Scotland? :D

    now it's not worth 300 grand for just one man,woman and child in scotland.:D:D
  • LyricalisLyricalis Posts: 57,958
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    MartinP wrote: »
    Can we have that in English? :confused:

    Says someone whose abuse of the word 'socialism' would see them in prison if it were a child.
  • culturemancultureman Posts: 11,701
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    "UKIP are the Alternative to the Establishment" is an absolute corker.
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