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Dodgy Photos
Ever wondered about all those photos in election leaflets? Well over on Newspeak they've done a little research on the internet, and it turns out that in this leaflet from the BNP which came through my door last week all the photos are from IStockPhoto.
The builders are from Oregon, the Doctor was taken in the US in 2006, the pensioners are called Deanna and Mario and are Italian, and even the Spitfire on the front is Polish. None of these people or flying machines are going to be voting BNP.
In fact the only image on the leaflet which is genuine is the family on the front cover: apparently that's Nick Cass, 2nd on the BNP list of candidates for Yorks & Humber in the forthcoming European Elections.
The builders are from Oregon, the Doctor was taken in the US in 2006, the pensioners are called Deanna and Mario and are Italian, and even the Spitfire on the front is Polish. None of these people or flying machines are going to be voting BNP.
In fact the only image on the leaflet which is genuine is the family on the front cover: apparently that's Nick Cass, 2nd on the BNP list of candidates for Yorks & Humber in the forthcoming European Elections.