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Political communications in the age of austerity.
Or:How St George Farage took on the party
dragons
Prof. Charlie BeckettDirector, Polis, LSEHead, Dept of Media and Communications, LSE@CharlieBeckett
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The George and Dragon
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Why populist insurgency matters
• It shows that something is wrong with the system
• It has the potential to shift policy outcomes• It has the potential to exacerbate potentially
damaging structural trends towards democratic malfunctioning
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What’s happened to mainstream political communications?
• The internet• Professionalization of political PR,• Personalisation of political discourse both by
politicians and public.
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Andrew Mitchell on pleb-speak“I am afraid the Ukip leader has a style and a manner of speaking that connects with ordinary mortals much better than professional politicians.“He is unafraid to be filmed with a pint of beer and a cigarette in his hand when all of our media training tells us to eschew either image.“He also uses soundbites that appeal to Conservatives. I suspect many are unrehearsed – again something professionals are trained never to do.“You and George [Osborne], in particular, have been portrayed as public school toffs.“You have to work out how to be one of us without affectation or silly gimmicks and to speak the language of Joe Public.”Daily Telegraph May 8th
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(and he smokes)
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Re-connecting politics
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Perpetual Engagement
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Connecting not marketing