This poster campaign is expertly trolling politicians using their own words
If there’s one thing we’re sure of in these wild pre-Brexit days, it’s that politicians say a lot of things – not necessarily useful things, but definitely a lot of them. Campaign group, Led by Donkeys, has come up with the perfect way to remind politicians of their words, particularly where they turn out to have been false – by posting gigantic poster versions of their own tweets in public spaces.
They’ve just announced a new campaign.
Their first poster shows an oft-quoted claim by David Cameron, made in the run-up to the 2015 general election.
Last night we started a little project to record for posterity the prophetic words of our leaders. Here’s the first one (Manor Rd / A10 in London). Eyes peeled for more #LedByDonkeys #TweetsYouCantDelete @David_Cameron @Ed_Miliband pic.twitter.com/9ED5MUPTTn
— Led By Donkeys (@ByDonkeys) January 9, 2019
This poster repeats an outrageously false statement by David Davis, the former Secretary of State for Exiting the EU.
Day two of a project to turn the predictions of our Brexit overlords into #TweetsYouCantDelete. You asked for @DavidDavisMP, we give you @DavidDavisMP. Vote in thread below for next poster – location will be a leave-voting town. (Source for DD quote: Hansard) #LedByDonkeys pic.twitter.com/5dVYMy5EKS
— Led By Donkeys (@ByDonkeys) January 10, 2019
They asked Twitter users to help them choose their next target, posting these politicians’ unwise words in a series of tweets:
'The day after we vote to leave, we hold all the cards and we can choose the path we want.’
– Michael Gove, April 2016 #LedByDonkeys
— Led By Donkeys (@ByDonkeys) January 10, 2019
'The free trade agreement that we will have to do with the European Union should be one of the easiest in human history.’
– Liam Fox, July 2017 #LedByDonkeys
— Led By Donkeys (@ByDonkeys) January 10, 2019
Getting a Brexit deal 'is like threading the eye of a needle. If you have a good eye and a steady hand, it’s easy enough.'
– David Davis, 3 December 2016 #LedByDonkeys
— Led By Donkeys (@ByDonkeys) January 10, 2019
'If a democracy cannot change its mind, it ceases to be a democracy.’
– David Davis, 2012, discussing the EU #LedByDonkeys
We❤️DD
— Led By Donkeys (@ByDonkeys) January 10, 2019
