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Labour/Momentum and now the Brexit Party's digital operation lightyears ahead of anything the Tories are producing... which recently seems to just be Matt Hancock or Rory Stewart talking to a camera or a vid of stats about potholes
Meanwhile here is a Tory MP tweeting out the Brexit Party’s new election broadcast... which is fine
I mean compare and contrast this relatively original/funny/smart Momentum vid (half a million views)...
... with the last video CCHQ made: 2015-era boring words and stats on a light blue background with some stock images (just 18k views). Different league
Only Tory minister/department that appears to be even attempting to do anything re digital is Amber Rudd... which is a very hard sell but miles better than anything any other department or CCHQ manages
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