See how they spin…

This morning saw the launch of the Conservatives (sorry Beeboids – that’d be Toriees to you – never call a guy a Conservative when a 200 year old political insult will do) election manifesto. All the usual BBC subtleties have been indulged in, but perhaps the plainest example of this has been the selection of photographs to accompany the story on News Online’s home page.

First attempt: yellow smirk

Second attempt: ‘vote con’

Their first attempt was the ‘silly yellow smirk with a hint of Nazi salute thrown in’ photo. Their second attempt, when even they realised how partial the first photo appears, is the carefully cropped ‘vote con’ photo. How subtle. Perhaps we could see a bit more manifesto and a bit less of the BBC’s ‘con’ next time. Honestly Beeboids – do you think we’re as dumb as you think you are clever?

Update: The ever astute B-BBC commentariat satirises the Beeboids.