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John Cleese SDP/Liberal Alliance political broadcast 1987



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John Cleese does a party political broadcast on the subject of extremism for the British centre-ist party (or parties), the SDP/Liberal Alliance. A very convincing and funny piece of propaganda it is, makes you want to vote for them. Just a shame you'll never get the chance, The Alliance got annihalated in the '87 election and had split up and disbanded within a year. Still, it's not all tears, A Fish Called Wanda was soon to do great box.
Broadcast on April Fools Day 1987


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I was with them all ... ( 6 months ago by andy11120)
I was with them all they way until they said "write to Dr David Owen"
John Cleese should ... ( 6 months ago by RebelRadius)
John Cleese should keep to comedy.
His political opinions are seriously flawed.
Until I saw this video, I always thought of Cleese as being an intelligent fellow. My estimation of this man has taken a severe dive.
John Cleese should ... ( 6 months ago by RebelRadius)
John Cleese should keep to comedy.
His political opinions are seriously flawed.
Until I saw this video, I always thought of Cleese as being an intelligent fellow. My estimation of this man has taken a severe dive.
"The Alliance got ... ( 6 months ago by hux2000)
"The Alliance got annihalated in the '87 election"
Depends entirely on whether you look at the popular vote or the number of seats. I wouldn't regard 22.6% of the vote as being "annihilated" by any stretch and the fact that they only won 3.4% of the seats simply illustrates how unrepresentative the British electoral system was (and still is).
(On a side note, for what it's worth I'm not a Lib/Dem supporter and never have been, at least not at the national level.)
"Proportional ... ( 6 months ago by hux2000)
"Proportional Representation sounds good in theory but in reality is no good. It didnt work for Germany."
You mean the Germany that has risen from destruction to the richest country in Europe and the third richest in the world? Seems like PR has worked out pretty well for them, I'd say.
I hate PR. It's for ... ( 6 months ago by Durbs75)
I hate PR. It's for people who can't make up their minds. Mind you, old Gord will introduce it like a shot if he thinks he's going to lose the next election.
Well it fucked them ... ( 6 months ago by barlam)
Well it fucked them up during their darker days
So because John ... ( 6 months ago by Brimstone52)
So because John Cleese has a different opinion to you he suddenly becomes stupid?
It's an interesting point of view, but not one likely to make you too many friends.
The only reason the ... ( 5 months ago by poshknacker)
The only reason the sdp got trounced during the 87 election is because maggies yuppie quick buck mania had taken over and manna was the god most worshiped.
If the sdp were around today i suspect it would do somewhat better.
There is everything right and nothing wrong with a healthy mix of left and right. Look at Ireland over the last 15 years for proof.
so you are saying ... ( 5 months ago by poshknacker)
so you are saying that my countries PR system is no good??
lots of love
Ireland (PR and proudly sdp in ethos and government)
Well-said by Cleese ... ( 5 months ago by Filby)
Well-said by Cleese. Were I British I probably wouldn't vote Lib Dem as I'm pretty "hard-left," but I strongly agree that respect for people with different political views is a must and sadly lacking worldwide.
Is that Dame ( ... ( 5 months ago by rabbitandcrow)
Is that Dame (pre-Dame) Judi Dench reading off the phone number and address at the end??
by jinkers i think ... ( 5 months ago by poshknacker)
by jinkers i think you have it watkins!
sounds loike Kwazy Judi alright!
Whether you agree ... ( 5 months ago by Supermercado)
Whether you agree with or not it's good to see that somebody used humor in an election campaign for once.
This is a great ... ( 5 months ago by opinionhead444)
This is a great video. I swear many people like the two-party system because it is easy to manipulate by a few and the system is guaranteed to be gridlocked forever. This is likely why folks don't like third parties. Change is hard, recalcitrance and apathy are easy.
When, such as right ... ( 4 months ago by firatealt)
When, such as right now, extremes of cruelty, poverty and misery exist all around you, moderation is rather hard to sustain. I appretiate the pleas for understanding one-another. Yet constant "understanding" our blood-sucker and murderer rulers "is not gonna replace one roman soldier".
I do agree with ... ( 4 months ago by PokerPlum)
I do agree with Cleese in this video and think this kind of politics is exactly what's needed BUT I also think the centre party always seems to be lacking in any kind of passion. And passion, good or bad, is one thing extremists have in abundance.
It's such a shame ... ( 2 months ago by mustainestheone)
It's such a shame that this ended up being the crock of shit that is the Liberal Democrats. Seriously, the policies I've seen in this broadcast are very much in line with my thinking, it's so sad they became what they are today.
no, the Labour ... ( 2 months ago by bripat22)
no, the Labour Party proved more resilient then the SDP thought it was going to be , to their cost and the country by splitting the left of centre vote
has Cleese got a ... ( 1 month ago by onlineliberalism)
has Cleese got a beard?
or is my video funny???
ASOME!!! nice ... ( 1 month ago by fericire7)
ASOME!!! nice speech, though general public never had the chance to taste SPD, either being with their heads stuck up their asses, or in other ppl's asses, and the ones that did get some spare time for a breather were too busy ass-kissing each other :P
john clles and the ... ( 1 month ago by spittingimage4005)
john clles and the rest of the pythons sadly made less of an inpact in the 80's
When people ask me ... ( 2 weeks ago by lelvish1)
When people ask me why I'm a Liberal Democrat I simply show them this video! lol
They didn't get ... ( 1 day ago by Watermark0n)
They didn't get annihilated. They lost 2% of the vote and 1 seat in the 1987 election, and then became the liberal democrats. Where did you get that they stopped existing from?



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