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Eddie Izzard Visits University Of Glamorgan (Labour Party)

alien1280
Just a quick thing I threw together, I didn't actually know he was coming until this morning.

Sorry about the poor quality audio and video, I wasn't used to filming actual events so i put everything on auto, which shows quite a bit when he makes his speech, sorry about the smudges as well, was a bit rushed getting set up.

Anyway more on topic what do people think? Also is it a good idea to have celebrities promoting political parties?
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6 comments // Eddie Izzard Visits University Of Glamorgan (Labour Party) // Video

  • richjm
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    • Thanks for adding this. There's an article about what parties have got the backing of which celebs this year here, if you're interested: http://current.com/news-and-politics/92376942_this-week-in-politics-who-celebrit...

      With the youth vote being of particular importance in this election, it looks like celebrity support could help get some people interested in party policies and voting. The main reservation I have is that some people might pay too much attention to celebrity personalities and not important political issues but I think any interest in this election from people who hadn't previously cared about politics can only be a good thing.

    • 2 years ago
  • alien1280
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      alien1280  

    • I think it depends on who the celebrity is, and to what extent they actual feel about the party or whatnot. In this case I agree with Izzard's endorsement; I believe him when he says he is the one who wanted to be there, and he seems to be very passionate about what he is saying... wished Id had more time to get better quality footage but heh what you gonna do.

    • 2 years ago
  • OrbViper
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      OrbViper  

    • He has been a Labour supporter for ages, and is always doing Labour things up and down the country. Not like it's one of those other celebrity endorsements which they only drag them out of the cupboard around elections...

    • 2 years ago
  • Mcellie
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      Mcellie  

    • celebrity endorsements of parties are usually cringe worthy, but it's difficult to do that when it is Eddie Izzard. His speech is good and thanks for filming it (the quality works fine).
      He's probably likely to get more people voting in the election, than get more votes for Labour. maybe.

    • 2 years ago
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