Moira Stuart reading out the full list of by-election candidates from back in the day just gets funnier (watch to the end!)
Here’s a rather fabulous moment from back in the day that has just gone viral on Twitter. It’s the fabulous Moira Stuart reading out the full – and we really do mean full – list of candidates in the Chesterfield by-election of 1984.
And it just gets better and better (watch to the end!).
Good morning, have a brilliant day.
From 1984 Moira Stewart reads some of the names of the seventeen candidates for the Chesterfield by-election in 1984. pic.twitter.com/YFMXGgGESh— John Pitchford (@Johnnypapa64) June 18, 2024
No doubt which is our favourite.
“Reclassify The Sun as a Comic” was a recurring joke on Jasper Carrott’s show at the time. The programme was so popular, that The Sun tv reviews pretended to find it funny. For a bit….
— Peter Stanford (@Mr_PJ_Stanford) June 18, 2024
And this a close second …
One for @Carpervert @sniffpetrol and @GarethJonesTV
“Four-wheel drive hatchback road safety party”. https://t.co/LR3PO2fryL
— Robert Jennings (@captainhut) June 19, 2024
And third!
The Acne Party’s campaign was spotless.
— Mickey A (@TheContinuityA1) June 18, 2024
Fabulous! And this is why we don’t have more of this sort of thing today.
I was on the Newsnight polling team.
It might still have been £150 to stand then, it did go up to £500, now of course £5,000.
David Bentley owned a Suzuki garage in Sheffield, so it was cheap advertising….— Chris Simmonds (@okitlogo) June 18, 2024
To conclude …
When they say wait till the end, in this case wait till the end.
A couple might interest @theJeremyVine https://t.co/9F8RZJupno
— Andrew Storey (@BiffaBacon1) June 18, 2024
Source @Johnnypapa64