Yesterday Iain Dale drew attention to the English Democrats campaign video for the Crewe and Nantwich by-election, asking whether it would do them much good. My only question though is whether the use of the Proclaimers for the background music was purposefully ironic, or just a massive and slightly embarrassing oversight:
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Posted by: Shane Greer on May 13th, 20082 Responses to English Democrats Need Scottish Vocalists?
Posted by Stephen Gash on May 13th, 2008 at 5:55 pm:
It was purposefully ironic.
The use of the Proclaimers song was planned weeks ago for an English Democrats video.
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Posted by sanddef on May 13th, 2008 at 5:39 pm:
Perhaps it was a purposeful yet equally embarrassing use of irony?