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27 April 2010updated 12 Oct 2023 11:07am

Gilbey on Film: election special round two

Our critic's verdict on the (other) party political broadcasts.

By Ryan Gilbey

Another week, another round of party election broadcasts. Presumably there are some people who still can’t get enough of the sound of David Cameron saying the word “change.” For that section of the public it was good news this week, as the Conservatives issued yet another five-minute campaign film featuring nothing but Dave. Dave in front of Parliament, Dave in messianic black-and-white stills that suggest Anton Corbijn shooting Bono on the Rattle and Hum tour.

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