#does here on tv‚ but was promoted to a slightly larger supporting part for the film. according to wiki (ikr‚ but why would they lie..) the

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Alfred Burke creeps around uncredited, as mysterious chauffeur Heinrich, in 1963 thriller The Man Who Finally Died

#fave spotting #alfred burke #the man who finally died #public eye #frank marker #@thisbluespirit #(i know you like to see his face) #alas he has no closeups #and as mentioned isn't even credited‚ tho his character is called Heinrich in dialogue #actually quite a lot of the cast go uncredited in this‚ even those (like alfie) who have more than one scene and get actual dialogue #just the key players are named in the opening titles #like quite a few other british films of this era this was based on a short tv serial‚ also written by the films writer Lewis Greifer and #produced by ATV in 1959; of that series the only returning cast member was Nigel Green‚ who'd actually played the role Alfie #does here on tv‚ but was promoted to a slightly larger supporting part for the film. according to wiki (ikr‚ but why would they lie..) the #series actually exists in the archives in its entirety! alas.. we'll probably never get to see it‚ particularly now network have gone #speaking of‚ i had actually seen this before some years ago but when the news came thru about network this was one of the things i decided #to try and pick up before the stock is all gone; i was tempted to the blu ray release both for the chance to see Alfie in hd (albeit #briefly) and bc one of the extra features is a fascinating sounding episode of Drama 64 starring Stanley Baker #more on that i suspect when i get round to watching it

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Marbled and Modern Interior Design In Moscow

In a 230 square metre flat in Moscow, designed and visualised by TOL’KO interiors, stunning marble brings colour and pattern to a light decor scheme. Textured walls, wood panelling and stylish furniture choices build interest from every angle. The modern interior is designed for a young family, and features an open plan living room where they can all come to spend time together. The master suite is a quiet retreat where the adults can relax away from the kids, or rejuvenate in the ensuite bathroom. A pair of adjoined kids’ rooms, one for the boys and one for the girls, offer exciting dual level play spaces for adventurous physical play.

A modern sofa design splits a large room into two parts, dividing the floor space equally between the lounge and the kitchen. The basis of the room decor scheme is completely white, with a wall of wood effect panelling added to build warmth and texture.

  In place of a TV, a projector screen allows the white wall colour to remain completely uninterrupted. The sofa design has a split back, which allows the line of sight to move through the large piece of furniture so that it does not feel overly obstructive in its cental position.

  A recessed light track system crosses the ceiling of the room, offering repositionable LED spotlights at regular intervals and dropping pendant modules over the dining table.

  Round coffee tables add a luxe moment of marble to the lounge area, bedded down on a plush grey area rug.

  A couple of accent chairs round out the lounge furniture arrangement, balancing the bulk of the sofa chaise section opposite. A modern wall sconce draws the eye to textured panelling across the TV wall that ripples like a curtain, giving the TV area a certain movie theatre appeal.

  Two steps up to the terrace doors are encased in marble, adding colour and pattern along the entire length of the living room.

  Moving onto the terrace, a selection of modern outdoor chairs and outdoor chaise lounge chairs build a stylish and comfortable al fresco lounge area.

  Plant walls and pots bring greenery.

  The same marble is utilised on the kitchen island as is used on the steps to the terrace doors. The subtle olive green shade that runs through the stone inspires the colour of the dining chairs here, and the colour of the accent chairs in the lounge area.

  A wooden dining table top slots right into the marble kitchen island, creating a slick union.

  Wine glasses, crockery and kitchenware are displayed inside banks of open kitchen shelving. LED strips beautifully light the collection, as though they were trinkets for sale in an upmarket store.

  A frameless mirror fills the end of the kitchen wall, making the room appear deceptively larger.

  Chevron wood flooring covers the entire open plan living space and out into the hallway.

  The bedroom walls employ the same textured white panelling used in the living room, to present a rippling curtained effect all around the bed. Another frameless mirror visually lengthens the room.

  A golden bedroom pendant light descends by a backlit headboard.

  Perimeter lighting accentuates the rippled panelling behind the bedroom TV wall.

  A gold designer table lamp lights a home workspace by the windows, which comes equipped with a fabulous desk chair design.

  There is a walk in wardrobe that leads to the bathroom. Garment rails, floating drawers and shelves flank each side. Closed closets occupy the space around the bathroom door, ideal for stowing away bulky belongings or out of season apparel.

  On into the luxury bathroom, a dramatic wall of marble serves as a mount for a double sink vanity unit, in front of a wood slatted wall.

  The slatted feature wall ends inside the shower enclosure, where a gold rainfall shower head descends from the ceiling.

  A vanity table floats on the opposite wall, crossing a full length mirror.

  This boys bedroom is an exciting space filled with bespoke furniture that’s designed to promote adventurous physical play.

  The kids’ beds are stacked right up to the roof, where another bunk is suspended as a second level play space. Gymnastic rings hang from a run of monkey bars across the ceiling.

  Of course there must be a place to take care of homework too though, and this kid’s study is a light and comfy spot to hit the books.

  The desk is amalgamated with a column of recessed shelving, which slots in at the end of a closet wall. A doorway in the centre of the closets accesses an adjoining girls bedroom. A set of sliding doors can be closed when required.

  House shaped beds and a clock tower build a fun sized street scene in this kids’ room. The clock tower climbs up to a cosy play space on the second level of the largest house bed.

  In mirror image with the boys’ room, a kid’s desk and shelves are integrated into a wall of closets. This time, a relaxing shade of pink has been picked out to colour the closet doors and desk support leg. Star shaped finger holes are cut into the closet doors for opening.

  The wood chevron flooring design continues inside the kids’ rooms too, creating one harmonious link between all areas of the home.

  Coral coloured accessories add a slightly bolder shade to the pastel kids’ room.

  An orb wall sconce hangs like a little street lamp on the clock tower.

  Each bed is equipped with shelves for bedtime books and treasured knick-knacks.

  The family bathroom that the kids frequent has striped yellow, green and white decor, with a matching terrazzo floor. Two bathroom sinks reduce sibling squabbles over wash space in the mornings.

  An Eames bird perches by the tub.

  Glossy wall stripes are a sure way to get kids wide awake for school.

  The cloakroom located by the front door is a more sophisticated affair, with monochrome stone and wood effect wall panels.

  A gold vanity shelf supports a small vessel basin.

  Out in the entryway, a hallway table floats against an eye-catching marble wall.

  Mirrored doors conceal the hallway closet.

  A bookcase lines the hallway wall.

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Marbled and Modern Interior Design In Moscow

In a 230 square metre flat in Moscow, designed and visualised by TOL’KO interiors, stunning marble brings colour and pattern to a light decor scheme. Textured walls, wood panelling and stylish furniture choices build interest from every angle. The modern interior is designed for a young family, and features an open plan living room where they can all come to spend time together. The master suite is a quiet retreat where the adults can relax away from the kids, or rejuvenate in the ensuite bathroom. A pair of adjoined kids’ rooms, one for the boys and one for the girls, offer exciting dual level play spaces for adventurous physical play.

A modern sofa design splits a large room into two parts, dividing the floor space equally between the lounge and the kitchen. The basis of the room decor scheme is completely white, with a wall of wood effect panelling added to build warmth and texture.

In place of a TV, a projector screen allows the white wall colour to remain completely uninterrupted. The sofa design has a split back, which allows the line of sight to move through the large piece of furniture so that it does not feel overly obstructive in its cental position.

A recessed light track system crosses the ceiling of the room, offering repositionable LED spotlights at regular intervals and dropping pendant modules over the dining table.

Round coffee tables add a luxe moment of marble to the lounge area, bedded down on a plush grey area rug.

A couple of accent chairs round out the lounge furniture arrangement, balancing the bulk of the sofa chaise section opposite. A modern wall sconce draws the eye to textured panelling across the TV wall that ripples like a curtain, giving the TV area a certain movie theatre appeal.

Two steps up to the terrace doors are encased in marble, adding colour and pattern along the entire length of the living room.

Moving onto the terrace, a selection of modern outdoor chairs and outdoor chaise lounge chairs build a stylish and comfortable al fresco lounge area.

Plant walls and pots bring greenery.

The same marble is utilised on the kitchen island as is used on the steps to the terrace doors. The subtle olive green shade that runs through the stone inspires the colour of the dining chairs here, and the colour of the accent chairs in the lounge area.

A wooden dining table top slots right into the marble kitchen island, creating a slick union.

Wine glasses, crockery and kitchenware are displayed inside banks of open kitchen shelving. LED strips beautifully light the collection, as though they were trinkets for sale in an upmarket store.

A frameless mirror fills the end of the kitchen wall, making the room appear deceptively larger.

Chevron wood flooring covers the entire open plan living space and out into the hallway.

The bedroom walls employ the same textured white panelling used in the living room, to present a rippling curtained effect all around the bed. Another frameless mirror visually lengthens the room.

A golden bedroom pendant light descends by a backlit headboard.

Perimeter lighting accentuates the rippled panelling behind the bedroom TV wall.

A gold designer table lamp lights a home workspace by the windows, which comes equipped with a fabulous desk chair design.

There is a walk in wardrobe that leads to the bathroom. Garment rails, floating drawers and shelves flank each side. Closed closets occupy the space around the bathroom door, ideal for stowing away bulky belongings or out of season apparel.

On into the luxury bathroom, a dramatic wall of marble serves as a mount for a double sink vanity unit, in front of a wood slatted wall.

The slatted feature wall ends inside the shower enclosure, where a gold rainfall shower head descends from the ceiling.

A vanity table floats on the opposite wall, crossing a full length mirror.

This boys bedroom is an exciting space filled with bespoke furniture that’s designed to promote adventurous physical play.

The kids’ beds are stacked right up to the roof, where another bunk is suspended as a second level play space. Gymnastic rings hang from a run of monkey bars across the ceiling.

Of course there must be a place to take care of homework too though, and this kid’s study is a light and comfy spot to hit the books.

The desk is amalgamated with a column of recessed shelving, which slots in at the end of a closet wall. A doorway in the centre of the closets accesses an adjoining girls bedroom. A set of sliding doors can be closed when required.

House shaped beds and a clock tower build a fun sized street scene in this kids’ room. The clock tower climbs up to a cosy play space on the second level of the largest house bed.

In mirror image with the boys’ room, a kid’s desk and shelves are integrated into a wall of closets. This time, a relaxing shade of pink has been picked out to colour the closet doors and desk support leg. Star shaped finger holes are cut into the closet doors for opening.

The wood chevron flooring design continues inside the kids’ rooms too, creating one harmonious link between all areas of the home.

Coral coloured accessories add a slightly bolder shade to the pastel kids’ room.

An orb wall sconce hangs like a little street lamp on the clock tower.

Each bed is equipped with shelves for bedtime books and treasured knick-knacks.

The family bathroom that the kids frequent has striped yellow, green and white decor, with a matching terrazzo floor. Two bathroom sinks reduce sibling squabbles over wash space in the mornings.

An Eames bird perches by the tub.

Glossy wall stripes are a sure way to get kids wide awake for school.

The cloakroom located by the front door is a more sophisticated affair, with monochrome stone and wood effect wall panels.

A gold vanity shelf supports a small vessel basin.

Out in the entryway, a hallway table floats against an eye-catching marble wall.

Mirrored doors conceal the hallway closet.

A bookcase lines the hallway wall.

Floor plan.

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Marbled and Modern Interior Design In Moscow

In a 230 square metre flat in Moscow, designed and visualised by TOL’KO interiors, stunning marble brings colour and pattern to a light decor scheme. Textured walls, wood panelling and stylish furniture choices build interest from every angle. The modern interior is designed for a young family, and features an open plan living room where they can all come to spend time together. The master suite is a quiet retreat where the adults can relax away from the kids, or rejuvenate in the ensuite bathroom. A pair of adjoined kids’ rooms, one for the boys and one for the girls, offer exciting dual level play spaces for adventurous physical play.

A modern sofa design splits a large room into two parts, dividing the floor space equally between the lounge and the kitchen. The basis of the room decor scheme is completely white, with a wall of wood effect panelling added to build warmth and texture.

In place of a TV, a projector screen allows the white wall colour to remain completely uninterrupted. The sofa design has a split back, which allows the line of sight to move through the large piece of furniture so that it does not feel overly obstructive in its cental position.

A recessed light track system crosses the ceiling of the room, offering repositionable LED spotlights at regular intervals and dropping pendant modules over the dining table.

Round coffee tables add a luxe moment of marble to the lounge area, bedded down on a plush grey area rug.

A couple of accent chairs round out the lounge furniture arrangement, balancing the bulk of the sofa chaise section opposite. A modern wall sconce draws the eye to textured panelling across the TV wall that ripples like a curtain, giving the TV area a certain movie theatre appeal.

Two steps up to the terrace doors are encased in marble, adding colour and pattern along the entire length of the living room.

Moving onto the terrace, a selection of modern outdoor chairs and outdoor chaise lounge chairs build a stylish and comfortable al fresco lounge area.

Plant walls and pots bring greenery.

The same marble is utilised on the kitchen island as is used on the steps to the terrace doors. The subtle olive green shade that runs through the stone inspires the colour of the dining chairs here, and the colour of the accent chairs in the lounge area.

A wooden dining table top slots right into the marble kitchen island, creating a slick union.

Wine glasses, crockery and kitchenware are displayed inside banks of open kitchen shelving. LED strips beautifully light the collection, as though they were trinkets for sale in an upmarket store.

A frameless mirror fills the end of the kitchen wall, making the room appear deceptively larger.

Chevron wood flooring covers the entire open plan living space and out into the hallway.

The bedroom walls employ the same textured white panelling used in the living room, to present a rippling curtained effect all around the bed. Another frameless mirror visually lengthens the room.

A golden bedroom pendant light descends by a backlit headboard.

Perimeter lighting accentuates the rippled panelling behind the bedroom TV wall.

A gold designer table lamp lights a home workspace by the windows, which comes equipped with a fabulous desk chair design.

There is a walk in wardrobe that leads to the bathroom. Garment rails, floating drawers and shelves flank each side. Closed closets occupy the space around the bathroom door, ideal for stowing away bulky belongings or out of season apparel.

On into the luxury bathroom, a dramatic wall of marble serves as a mount for a double sink vanity unit, in front of a wood slatted wall.

The slatted feature wall ends inside the shower enclosure, where a gold rainfall shower head descends from the ceiling.

A vanity table floats on the opposite wall, crossing a full length mirror.

This boys bedroom is an exciting space filled with bespoke furniture that’s designed to promote adventurous physical play.

The kids’ beds are stacked right up to the roof, where another bunk is suspended as a second level play space. Gymnastic rings hang from a run of monkey bars across the ceiling.

Of course there must be a place to take care of homework too though, and this kid’s study is a light and comfy spot to hit the books.

The desk is amalgamated with a column of recessed shelving, which slots in at the end of a closet wall. A doorway in the centre of the closets accesses an adjoining girls bedroom. A set of sliding doors can be closed when required.

House shaped beds and a clock tower build a fun sized street scene in this kids’ room. The clock tower climbs up to a cosy play space on the second level of the largest house bed.

In mirror image with the boys’ room, a kid’s desk and shelves are integrated into a wall of closets. This time, a relaxing shade of pink has been picked out to colour the closet doors and desk support leg. Star shaped finger holes are cut into the closet doors for opening.

The wood chevron flooring design continues inside the kids’ rooms too, creating one harmonious link between all areas of the home.

Coral coloured accessories add a slightly bolder shade to the pastel kids’ room.

An orb wall sconce hangs like a little street lamp on the clock tower.

Each bed is equipped with shelves for bedtime books and treasured knick-knacks.

The family bathroom that the kids frequent has striped yellow, green and white decor, with a matching terrazzo floor. Two bathroom sinks reduce sibling squabbles over wash space in the mornings.

An Eames bird perches by the tub.

Glossy wall stripes are a sure way to get kids wide awake for school.

The cloakroom located by the front door is a more sophisticated affair, with monochrome stone and wood effect wall panels.

A gold vanity shelf supports a small vessel basin.

Out in the entryway, a hallway table floats against an eye-catching marble wall.

Mirrored doors conceal the hallway closet.

A bookcase lines the hallway wall.

Floor plan.

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EE UK evaluation: All the pieces you have to know (Might 2019)

EE is technically the U.Okay.’s youngest community, fashioned within the merger of Orange U.Okay. and T-Cell U.Okay. in 2010. First the corporate was known as All the pieces In all places, however in August 2012 the corporate introduced the EE model would provide 4G within the U.Okay. and All the pieces In all places would turn into the authorized entity and guardian firm of all three manufacturers. It was then purchased by the BT Group in 2016, changing into a part of the BT Wholesale and Ventures division, but retaining its band identification and retail shops beneath the EE identify.

The community introduced LTE to market almost a yr earlier than its rivals (though regulator Ofcom had a hand in it), launched its personal TV and Broadband companies, and has established among the best networks within the U.Okay.. Since then, EE has managed to domesticate a community that covers marginally extra of the U.Okay.’s inhabitants than any of its rivals — 99 p.c of it.

What does the longer term maintain for the youngest-yet-largest operator within the U.Okay.? Let’s discover out in our EE evaluation!

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EE Community know-how

EE’s community presently makes use of the next frequencies:

Frequency Protocol Class 1800MHz GSM / GPRS / EDGE / LTE 2G / 4G 2100MHz UMTS / HSDPA / HSPA+ / DC-HSPA+ 3G 800MHz LTE 4G 1800MHz LTE 4G 2100MHz LTE 4G 2600MHz LTE 4G

EE’s general community encompasses over 99 p.c of the inhabitants and over 90 p.c geographically — the most important of any U.Okay. community. EE additionally boasts wider 4G protection than some other community (over 99 p.c by inhabitants).

4G LTE

Together with the spectrum it owned and bought, EE was granted permission to repurpose its current 1800MHz spectrum for LTE use and introduced out the U.Okay.’s first 4G community in October 2012 — nearly a yr forward of its rivals.

Initially launching in 11 cities, the community took simply two years to roll out 4G protection for over 75 p.c of the U.Okay. inhabitants. After reaching 75 p.c, the community set about enhancing its community by launching the U.Okay.’s first “double-speed” LTE Superior community (generally dubbed 4G+) in London, providing theoretical obtain speeds of as much as 300Mbps on the go, although precise speeds prime out at round 160Mbps.

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What’s LTE? All the pieces you have to know

Social media, video streaming, on-line gaming, you identify it, our smartphones are higher linked than ever and we’re consuming increasingly more knowledge because of this. 4G LTE is the present era of wi-fi know-how …

The introduction and rollout of 4G LTE Superior throughout the nation added further pace for all LTE customers. Common EE speeds have usually elevated through the years, as has general protection. EE has transformed some its 2G airwaves to 4G, regularly shifting its 1800MHz over fully to LTE utilization. Likewise, EE started changing its 2,100MHZ band for 3G to 4G at over 500 websites overlaying “high demand” cities like London, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, Glasgow, Cardiff, and extra.

EE has dedicated to providing 95 p.c general geographic 4G protection by 2020. In March 2018, the provider stated it had stuffed 12,000 sq. kilometers of so-called “not-spots” within the area of a yr, offering protection to areas throughout the U.Okay. that had no protection in any respect.

5G

Having dominated the trade with 4G protection, EE is understandably seeking to carry that momentum into the 5G period.

The provider got here out of the primary 5G spectrum public sale with 40MHz of three.4GHz spectrum for 302,592,000 kilos. That’s above Three, on par with O2, and solely barely lower than Vodafone’s 50MHz haul.

EE has a slight headstart, nevertheless, because it already holds an enormous 255MHz of spectrum that’s instantly prepared for 5G. This offers EE the most important general share of 5G spectrum, although its current useable spectrum isn’t as helpful as these in bands being bought as a part of 5G auctions.

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What’s 5G, and what can we anticipate from it?

The world’s first 5G networks change on this yr, promising quicker knowledge speeds and decrease latency to shoppers. As well as, 5G opens up avenues to new industrial functions and is a vital component to construct …

EE carried out the primary 5G trial on the three.4GHz spectrum in late 2018 in Canary Wharf in London. It later launched 9 additional trial websites in London and has utilized 5G to broadcast the Wembley Cup Remaining 2018.

The provider intends to start its full 5G rollout within the second half of 2019, and has beforehand teased that it may hit the primary websites in the summertime.

EE

The BT Group-owned firm will initially flip the 5G change in six cities — London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff, and Birmingham — adopted by an extra 10 later within the yr. The latter launch cities are Glasgow, Newcastle, Liverpool, Leeds, Hull, Sheffield, Nottingham, Leicester, Coventry and Bristol.

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EE has additionally said that the primary 1,500 websites that might be upgraded to 5G subsequent yr — which is able to transmit at as much as 10Gbps — will carry as a lot as 25 p.c of all knowledge throughout the entire community. It will cowl 15 p.c of the U.Okay. inhabitants in whole.

As for 5G telephones, EE has confirmed that it’ll inventory the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, Samsung Galaxy Fold,Huawei Mate X, OnePlus 7 Professional, and solely promote the Oppo Reno 5G and LG V50 ThinQ within the U.Okay..

VoLTE and Wi-Fi Calling

EE affords 4G Calling (VoLTE) on any pay month-to-month plans on telephones from Apple, Google, Samsung,Huawei, and Sony, Nokia, Blackberry, HTC, LG, and extra. Learn the complete checklist right here.

Wi-Fi Calling can also be supported on pay month-to-month plans on an analogous vary of gadgets. Verify right here for compatibility.

MVNOs

EE leases its community to over 25 cell digital community operators (MVNOs) within the U.Okay. — the most important whole within the nation. These embrace Virgin Cell, Plusnet Cell, and its guardian firm’s personal MVNO, BT Cell.

EE U.Okay. plans and gadgets

Pay Month-to-month

EE’s Pay Month-to-month (PAYM) plans are break up into two classes. The Important Plans provide a collection of knowledge sizes at various prices, however EE additionally affords costlier Sensible Plans in case you’re on the lookout for an “anytime” improve path and Swappable Advantages. Actual month-to-month pricing and upfront price varies relying on the handset.

The most cost effective Important plan comes with 500MB of information at speeds as much as 60Mbps, limitless minutes, limitless textual content, and EU roaming included as commonplace. This may be boosted as much as 1GB, 4GB, 10GB, or 60GB at larger tiers.

Issues get slightly extra thrilling with the Sensible Plans. These all include limitless minutes and textual content, and knowledge packages with both 10GB, 60GB, or 100GB. You may as well improve your cellphone at any time after the primary 15 days by paying an improve price.

The “smart” half comes with the Swappable Advantages. Pay Month-to-month clients on these plans can select from one in every of 4 advantages that may be swapped out and in at any time. These on the highest plan with 100GB of information get to decide on two of the 4 advantages. Listed here are the present Swappable Advantages:

Music Information Move — Stream music on Apple Music, Deezer, and Tidal with out utilizing knowledge allowance.

Video Information Move — Stream video on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, BT Sport, TV Participant and MTV Play with out utilizing knowledge allowance.

BT Sport app — Dwell and on demand sport from the Premier League, UEFA Champions League, Gallagher Premiership Rugby, UFC and extra

Roam Additional — Use minutes, texts, and knowledge at no further price within the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand.

Telephone manufacturers

EE shares a variety of telephones from quite a lot of producers on Pay Month-to-month plans. Under is the complete checklist of the most important manufacturers:

Samsung

Huawei

Apple

Google

Sony

Nokia

OnePlus

Motorola

Land Rover

Doro

The choice isn’t fairly as nice on Pay as you go as EE doesn’t promote premium telephones SIM-free (on-line a minimum of). As an alternative, you’ll discover cheaper handsets from Huawei, Alcatel, Sony, Nokia, Doro, Mobiwire, Motorola, and Samsung.

Pay Month-to-month SIM solely

Whereas most shoppers purchase their cellphone as a part of a month-to-month contract, some customers will purchase telephones outright or use an current cellphone and simply get a PAYM SIM. For these clients, networks provide SIM Solely (SIMO) plans and the market has turn into more and more aggressive over the previous couple of years.

EE affords 4G SIMO plans with as much as 50GB knowledge every month in case you’re keen to enroll to a 12 month dedication.

Right here’s EE’s present SIMO pricing (topic to vary with promos):

Information Minutes Texts 12-month plan price 250MB Limitless Unlimted £13/m 1GB Limitless Limitless £16 3GB Limitless Unlimted £19 20GB Limitless Limitless £22/m 25GB Limitless Limitless £23/m 50GB Limitless Limitless £27/m

EE doesn’t provide conventional 30-day rolling plans not like the opposite main carriers, but it surely does have Flex Plans that run on month-to-month funds however don’t have contract durations. These could be switched after a month. Flex Plans provide as much as 20GB of information and vary in worth from 10 to 30 kilos. You may see the complete checklist of Flex Plans right here.

Pay as You Go Plans

Like many networks, EE divides its PAYG providing into packs, providing a mixture of minutes, texts and knowledge for various functions. Packs final a month and EE’s retention provide means the longer you keep, the higher it will get; each three months, you possibly can add extra minutes, texts or knowledge at no further price.

As well as, unused Pack knowledge rolls over to the following month on the All the pieces and Information Pack tariffs. All Packs embrace EU roaming.

Right here’s EE’s PAYG packs:

Pack Price Minutes Texts Information Length All the pieces Packs £5 50 250 150MB 30 days £10 250 Limitless 1GB 30 days £15 1000 Limitless 2GB 30 days £20 1500 Limitless 4GB 30 days £25 2000 Limitless 8GB 30 days £30 3000 Limitless 16GB 30 days Discuss & Textual content Packs £1 100 200 10MB 7 days £10 5000 Limitless 50MB 30 days Information Packs £10 100 Limitless 2GB 30 days £15 500 Limitless 5GB 30 days £20 750 Limitless 10GB 30 days

EE’s affords right here have modified fairly a bit through the years, with an rising emphasis on the All the pieces Packs, little question as shoppers have gravitated in direction of packages provide extra knowledge whereas wanting to maintain their name allowances. EE PAYG plans provide as much as 20GB 4G knowledge and as much as 3000 inclusive minutes every month, making them good for each the informal person or heavy shopper alike.

Cell broadband

EE affords a variety of cell broadband merchandise like USB dongles, Cell Wi-Fi routers, and knowledge solely SIMs.

Listed here are the data-only SIM plans at time of writing:

Information 12-month price 30-day price 5GB £13 £16 15GB £21 £25 30GB £27 £32 50GB £39 £45

EE’s major cell broadband proposition is the 4GEE Router. The 4G hotspot can join as much as 32 gadgets and is designed for the house as a broadband alternative with common speeds of 31Mb/s. Pricing begins at 40 kilos with knowledge plans starting from 50GB to 500GB on both 30-day or 18-month plans.

Tablets, equipment, and sensible dwelling

EE carries tablets on Pay Month-to-month plans together with Apple iPads, flagship Samsung Galaxy Tab gadgets, and tablets from Huawei.

The provider additionally shares equipment on a separate devoted web site. Listed merchandise embrace instances, reminiscence playing cards, display protectors, chargers, headphones, and extra. On the wearable entrance, EE carries the Apple Watch and Samsung Galaxy Watch ranges.

EE’s equipment retailer sells a variety of sensible dwelling merchandise for heating, safety, lighting and extra from Hive, Nest, Philips Hue, Ring, TP Hyperlink, Honeywell, Logitech, and BT. Google Dwelling and Apple HomePod sensible audio system are additionally obtainable, with the previous typically included in contract offers.

EE contract clients may benefit from the Add To Plan proposition which lets shoppers purchase the newest tech and unfold the full price over 11 months by their current EE deal. Add on classes embrace wearables, sensible dwelling, audio, charging, and extra.

Broadband and quad-play

The rise in demand for cell companies means cell operators are encroaching on conventional family companies like TV, web and landline telephones. We will’t full our EE evaluation with out these “quad-play” choices.

Extra U.Okay. content material: Finest telephones beneath £500 within the U.Okay.

EE presently affords 5 broadband packages: Commonplace, which has common speeds of (10Mbps), Fibre (36Mbps), Fibre Plus (67Mbps), Fibre Max 1 (145Mbps), and Fibre Max 2 (300Mbps). All offers are contracted for 18 months and most require a set-up freed from as much as 25 kilos. EE cellphone contract clients additionally get further knowledge to make use of on their major plan.

Let’s check out how they evaluate:

Package deal Particulars Commonplace Broadband Fibre Fibre Plus Fibre Max 1 Fibre Max 2 Common Broadband pace 10Mbps 36Mbps 67Mbps 145Mbps 300Mbps Limitless downloads? Sure Sure Sure Sure Sure Contract Size 18 months 18 months 18 months 18 months 18 months Price (together with line rental) £21/m £10 setup £27/m £15 setup £31/m Free setup £40/m £25 setup £47/m £25 setup Further cell knowledge 5GB 5GB 5GB 20GB 20GB

EE additionally affords EE TV, a family TV freeview service for EE broadband clients which helps you to use each the TV field and your cellphone or pill to look at TV or your recordings in any room in the home.

EE TV helps you to watch as much as 4 totally different programmes on the identical time throughout your TV and suitable gadgets and use your pill or cellphone as an enhanced distant to regulate your TV field. It additionally helps you to seamlessly transfer one thing you’re watching in your pill or cellphone to your TV with only a flick of your finger.

Let’s check out how a lot EE TV prices:

Package deal Particulars EE TV and Limitless Broadband EE TV and Limitless Fibre Broadband EE TV and Limitless Fibre Plus Broadband EE TV and Limitless Fibre Max 1 Broadband EE TV and Limitless Fibre Max 2 Broadband Common Broadband pace 10Mbps 36Mbps 67Mbps 145Mbps 300Mbps Limitless downloads? Sure Sure Sure Sure Sure Contract Size 18 months 18 months 18 months 18 months 18 months TV and Broadband Price £32.50/m £10 setup £35/m £15 setup £39/m Free setup £48/m £25 setup £53/m £25 setup

Remaining ideas

EE’s community has undergone nice transformations since its starting as a plucky provider racing forward with its 4G rollout. It’s turn into the most important identify within the enterprise and a supply of frustration for its rivals. Certain, the nationwide regulator performed a vital function within the community’s progress by permitting it to repurpose current spectrum and launch 4G ten months earlier than it was bodily potential for its rivals to take action, however the progress of the corporate has been right down to specializing in LTE.

At one level, the community supplied horrendous buyer companies with name centres overseas not providing the extent of service desired by clients however issues have improved dramatically through the years. In the latest survey from Ofcom EE was tied with Vodafone in joint second place behind GiffGaff and forward of O2 and Three.

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General Election 2017: The hashtags, likes and re-tweets battle – BBC News

Social media has become a big part of political campaigning, as parties find new ways to reach out to potential voters. Here I look at how Scotland’s parties are doing in the hashtags, likes and re-tweets battle?

It’s all about you…

Image caption Each of Scotland’s party leaders have a bigger following on their personal Twitter accounts than their parties do

Modern election campaigns are becoming increasingly personal – and, in some cases, presidential.

SNP events and merchandise are branded “I’m with Nicola”. She’s on most of her party’s campaign material and don’t be surprised if her face adorns the front of the SNP manifesto.

In the 2016 Holyrood election the Scottish Conservatives were more or less rebranded the Ruth Davidson For a Strong Opposition Party, while the prime minister has followed suit with Theresa May’s Team in 2017.

This is reflected to an extent in their social media following – every single Scottish party leader has a significantly larger Twitter audience than their party’s official page does.

On Facebook, Ruth Davidson has twice as many “likes” as the Scottish Conservative page, while Nicola Sturgeon also narrowly outstrips the official SNP page and, on a rather smaller scale, Willie Rennie trumps his Lib Dems.

This might reflect the fact people want to see a personal touch on social media – they want to hear little revelations straight from the horse’s mouth, rather than carefully polished party press releases.

Spreading the word…

PageTwitter FollowersFacebook LikesThe SNP184,000280,000Nicola Sturgeon668,000295,000Scottish Conservatives18,50020,000Ruth Davidson103,00040,000Scottish Labour29,40022,000Kezia Dugdale54,6009,600Scottish Lib Dems9,6003,500Willie Rennie17,2006,300Scottish Greens42,40061,600Patrick Harvie69,00013,800UKIP Scotland7745,000David Coburn17,9001,600

For most parties, Twitter remains the medium of choice for their political messaging, with Facebook – despite its much larger user base and reach – a close second.

They generally use Facebook for posting their own purpose-made material, and Twitter for sharing on-message tweets from party activists or journalists.

Twitter also offers politicians the chance to bicker with each other in a public forum. Thanks to the tagging of tweets, barely a day goes by without one leader “calling out” another over an election issue.

Other social networks are of course available. Several parties having experimented with SnapChat, leading to faintly horrifying spectacles like John Swinney transforming into a dog at the 2016 SNP conference.

Parties have also attempted to take to Instagram, with varying levels of effort. The SNP is by far the most active on the picture-editing and sharing platform.

The Tories don’t have an account, while both the Lib Dems and UKIP have accounts but have never posted anything. The Scottish Greens have an account, which made a solitary post (about Trident) in July 2016. The one comment on it reads: “You guys need to get a social media manager.”

Meanwhile, somewhat bizarrely, Labour has an Instagram account, but it’s set to private, so only its nine followers can see its eight posts.

But what are the parties actually sharing on these platforms?

Smile, you’re on camera…

Image caption Political parties have experimented with live broadcasts – with mixed results

Looking through the social media accounts of the various parties, the presidential-style focus on leaders still dominates. Of the last 100 pictures posted on the SNP Facebook page, 82 of them were of Nicola Sturgeon; in most of the others, she was just out of shot.

The Scottish Conservatives tend to post slightly different pictures – while maintaining a heavy focus on Ms Davidson. They feature a lot of newspaper clippings with supportive stories, and purpose-made quote boxes and “memes”, simple blocks of text and images (not unlike the flyers they distribute in the post) designed for widespread sharing.

Labour also post a lot of these memes, mostly promoting their own policies. The Lib Dems meanwhile feature a lot of links back to their own website, rather than bespoke material designed specifically for social media.

As mobile technology has improved and people are more and more able to stream a video without waiting 15 minutes for it to buffer, video has become a bigger and bigger part of campaigning; in particular the captioned video, which features subtitles so users can watch them without even needing to turn the volume up.

Scottish Labour have embraced this most enthusiastically, posting one or two captioned videos a day on Facebook. The SNP also regularly post videos, generally of Nicola Sturgeon speaking at events, and occasionally offer Facebook Live streams of her bigger set-piece speeches.

The Tories have also dipped their toe into the water on this front with another twist on the format: the tame interview. On Theresa May’s first campaign trip to Scotland, the PM featured in a social media video being questioned by Ruth Davidson. (The Scottish Conservative leader is a former journalist, but this was not exactly a Paxmanesque inquisition).

There have been occasional attempts at live video broadcasting via Periscope and Facebook Live, with mixed results – David Coburn was infamously pranked by Periscopers inventing technical problems.

Some parties – the SNP in particular – have also been using a lot of animated graphics and gifs as an upgrade on still pictures.

You can’t beat a bar graph (apparently)…

Image copyright Twitter

Image caption Political parties love bar charts

For some reason, political parties really love bar graphs.

Fittingly for an election dominated by binary issues, almost every seat in Scotland is developing into a two-horse race – between the SNP, who hold 56 out of 59 of them, and whoever is most likely to beat them locally.

So the opposition parties have taken to populating their literature with graphs illustrating that “only X can stop the SNP here”. The same phenomenon is also widespread in the rest of the UK, with “only X can stop the Tories here”.

The idea of the bar graph is that it lends a bit of scientific credibility to such claims; after all, it’s a graph. Maths must be involved, right?

Well, not always. Often these bar charts are decidedly unscientific. There’s a whole community of people online who sit with rulers, pointing out the errors – and in some cases, correcting them.

Many don’t feature any figures at all, or parties find ways of jamming in the most supportive numbers they can find – such as vote share at local elections, fought under a different electoral system, or the party’s own “analysis” of figures.

There have even been examples where bar charts cited polling figures that the polling companies themselves didn’t recognise.

Did they really say that?…

Image copyright Twitter

Image caption A Tory meme attacking Nicola Sturgeon with her own words, left; and an SNP one attacking David Mundell, right

Parties love sharing inspirational quotes from their candidates and representatives.

What they love even more is sharing quotes where their opponents have put their feet in their mouths or gone off-message.

These quotes are generally missing important context or are up to a year old, but serve the simple purpose of making an opponent look bad.

The SNP are particularly fond of dredging up statements Scottish Conservative members made while campaigning against Brexit prior to the 2016 referendum, while the Tories in turn seize on just about any mention of independence from Ms Sturgeon.

Video versions are also on rise; there was one recent row over Labour cutting a video of SNP MSP James Dornan down to a single sentence, which he said left him with “nothing but contempt for the way they’ve misled the public”.

We’re in it together…

Image copyright Twitter

Image caption SNP activists on someone’s lawn (left), while Tory candidates manage to combine the arts of doorstep pictures and bar charts

The classic political campaign features lots of “boots on the ground”, with activists knocking on doors while local constituents dim the lights, mute the TV and pretend they’re not in.

Today’s candidates have found a way of combining the political tradition of door stepping with the social media tradition of obsessively sharing pictures of your own face, with the campaign trail selfie.

These generally feature a hardy band of rosette-wearing, placard-clutching activists grinning away in a cul-de-sac, with no actual voters anywhere in sight. Bonus points are awarded if it’s raining heavily.

They have invariably encountered a “great response on the doorsteps”.

These prospective politicians may not have parked their tanks on anyone’s lawn, but they have almost certainly taken a picture there.

Related Topics

Scottish Conservatives

SNP (Scottish National Party)

Nicola Sturgeon

Ruth Davidson

Social media

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Messages in Advertising

           We are surrounded by advertising almost constantly through all mediums. They are in print newspapers and magazines, plastered on public transport and in buildings and on billboards, on websites and social media, on TV and radio. Ads can affect not just what products we buy, but how we see the world. Thus, it is important to investigate and be aware just what those affects are. The theories of cultural studies and symbolic interactionism examine the impact advertising has on us.

           The theory of cultural studies, put forward by Stuart Hall, essentially posits that mass media helps enforce the dominant ideologies put forward by the upper class. Hall emphasized that these messages cannot be taken out of their context (which is why it is cultural studies and not media studies) because these messages derive meaning from the culture they are in. Furthermore, he stressed the importance of examining power imbalances and deconstructing them through the use of this theory. The purpose of cultural studies is to become aware of how media promotes the status quo so it can be resisted (Griffin, 2015, p. 340). Cultural studies speaks to all media, but advertising is one specific area filled with hegemony.

            Symbolic interactionism is a theory of George Herbert Mead that postulates that people form their sense of identity through communicating with others (Griffin, 2015, p. 54). However, as Wood and Fixmer-Oraiz (2017) point out, “others do not communicate from strictly personal perspectives…their communications reflects the values and meanings of their culture” (p. 46). Therefore, the ideologies taught and sustained through mass media are perpetuated by people even in the absence of media. Furthermore, symbolic interactionism says that people act towards others based on the meanings they assign to them (Griffin, 2015, p. 55), so when the ideologies we learn become stereotypes and prejudiced assumptions, they can do real damage; for people with privilege, it can mean they feel their position of power is warranted or give them a negative view of those different from them, and for oppressed groups it can reinforce stereotyped roles and create a feeling of being “other” in their own society. Advertising is part of the socialization process that causes us to communicate cultural ideals that help shape our identity and view of others.

           A recent advertisement that got a lot of attention was a Pepsi ad starring Kendall Jenner of Keeping Up With the Kardashians fame. 

The ad blew up almost immediately on Twitter as well as being the object of several pointed late night sketches. The bulk of the backlash was focused on the racism and tone deafness of the ad. The premise of the commercial is a protest march à  la Black Lives Matter, but the signs show no real cause for the march.

They say things like “peace” “love” and “join the conversation”, none of which put forth any real message, unlike the protests it is feigning to emulate. One of the key things the Black Lives Matter movement protests is police brutality—specifically, the murdering of black people without even a hint of justification (and the lack of repercussions for that). The movement is pointing out a major flaw in the system, but this Pepsi commercial does the opposite with its depiction of police: they are not in riot gear (as they are without fail at every BLM protest, without provocation) or even armed. They are depicted not just as nonthreatening, but as friends to be made, completely ignoring the systemic flaws in the United States’ police force. The idea that a Pepsi is all it takes to fix things trivializes a serious issue, as shown pointedly in this tweet from Bernice King, the daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. 

This clearly shows that the problem is much more complex than “just getting along” and how useless a Pepsi would be in a real situation of oppression. In addition, the person who befriends the police is Kendall Jenner—an extraordinarily privileged white woman. As cultural studies points out, it is important to examine power relationships—and this ad fails not only to depict the power imbalance between police and civilians, but also uses someone who is in reality the least in danger from police as the “brave soul” to unite them all. Jenner’s approach to the police feels like a gross mimicking of the photo of Iesha Evans standing up to police in Baton Rouge—unlike Jenner, her approach did not magically unite everyone, but instead got her arrested despite being utterly nonthreatening (Sidahmed, 2016).

This advertisement sends a “can’t we all just get along” message that overwrites decades of oppression and ignores the voices of oppressed people advocating for change. Through the lens of cultural studies, it is clear this ad reinforces the idea that police are not the problem. According to symbolic interactionism, as people have this belief confirmed in an ad, they share it and it can become a key part of our (white) American identities that police are utterly trustworthy and are not at fault for the issues surrounding them; this in turn can lead to viewing people, particularly people of color, who say otherwise as complaining about a nonissue, making it difficult for them to be taken seriously. Granted, this particular ad will probably not have that affect due to the heavy negative reactions it received that lead to its immediate removal, but it is indicative of a larger ideology enforced in many different ways. And of course, it only got that reaction because of the society we live in, which did not approve of the message being sent—as Hall points out, mass media does not exist in a vacuum, and the context of the ad (both what it was drawing from and how it was received) hugely impacted it.

           On a slightly more subtle level, the ad also promotes the ideology behind capitalism. Of course, every advertisement does this on some level because they are trying to get people to do the intrinsically capitalistic thing of buying their product, but this ad in particular promotes those values. Like many ads, it shows those using the product as young, attractive, and happy, the implication clearly being that if you drink Pepsi, you align yourself with those people and become those things yourself. As Colbert (2017) points out on the Late Show, this is intentional in order to target a specific demographic—millennials. 

But on a deeper level, it portrays consumerism as the solution to society’s ills; the answer the Black Lives Matter movement has been looking for was Pepsi all along! Even if it was not meant quite so literally, the message is still clear: buying products is what will unite us, solve our problems, and make us happy. And since capitalism and consumerism is the law of the land, this again shows Hall’s ideas to be correct—on some level, mass media is feeding us the same ideologies over and over to ensure we still believe them. The other layer to this is the exploitation of protesting and more specifically, Black Lives Matter. As explored above, this commercial appropriates the movement while simultaneously undermining the message. Pepsi is not showing protests because it wants to promote resistance—it is showing a march because they are “trendy” now, and thus are an opportunity to make money. The company feigns support of revolutionary ideologies, but undermines the real message and will only promote resistance for as long as it is profitable. 

           This Pepsi commercial is not the only racist ad out there, however. Only a few weeks ago, a Nivea ad came under fire for using the slogan “White is purity” and an old PlayStation ad resurfaced depicting a white person assaulting a black person (Kuchera, 2017).

These ads show that this recent Pepsi ad is not an anomaly; advertising is full of racist messages. Once again, it is critical to remember (for both consumers and marketing departments) that these advertisements exist in a cultural context. In a world without racial issues, a statement like “white is purity” might be innocuous, but here, in a time marked by the rise of neo-Nazis and white supremacists, it smacks of racism. Power relationships are also important, and the PlayStation ad draws a crystal clear image of white control over black bodies. Advertising like this plays into symbolic interactionism as well, enforcing a belief on some level of white superiority. As we communicate these beliefs to each other, it creates a sense of identity for both sides—those who belong, and those who do not.

            Advertising, and mass media in general, seem to permeate every part of our lives. It is crucial that we are aware of the impact this has on us. Cultural studies tackles this issue head on, examining what role mass media plays in enforcing the status quo and how to resist. Symbolic interactionism highlights the importance and great influence our interactions have on our identity and view of the world. Both of these theories make it evident that paying attention to the messages advertisements are sending, both overt and covert, is essential for any change to occur.

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General Election 2017: The hashtags, likes and re-tweets battle – BBC News

Social media has become a big part of political campaigning, as parties find new ways to reach out to potential voters. Here I look at how Scotland’s parties are doing in the hashtags, likes and re-tweets battle?

It’s all about you…

Image caption Each of Scotland’s party leaders have a bigger following on their personal Twitter accounts than their parties do

Modern election campaigns are becoming increasingly personal – and, in some cases, presidential.

SNP events and merchandise are branded “I’m with Nicola”. She’s on most of her party’s campaign material and don’t be surprised if her face adorns the front of the SNP manifesto.

In the 2016 Holyrood election the Scottish Conservatives were more or less rebranded the Ruth Davidson For a Strong Opposition Party, while the prime minister has followed suit with Theresa May’s Team in 2017.

This is reflected to an extent in their social media following – every single Scottish party leader has a significantly larger Twitter audience than their party’s official page does.

On Facebook, Ruth Davidson has twice as many “likes” as the Scottish Conservative page, while Nicola Sturgeon also narrowly outstrips the official SNP page and, on a rather smaller scale, Willie Rennie trumps his Lib Dems.

This might reflect the fact people want to see a personal touch on social media – they want to hear little revelations straight from the horse’s mouth, rather than carefully polished party press releases.

Spreading the word…

PageTwitter FollowersFacebook LikesThe SNP184,000280,000Nicola Sturgeon668,000295,000Scottish Conservatives18,50020,000Ruth Davidson103,00040,000Scottish Labour29,40022,000Kezia Dugdale54,6009,600Scottish Lib Dems9,6003,500Willie Rennie17,2006,300Scottish Greens42,40061,600Patrick Harvie69,00013,800UKIP Scotland7745,000David Coburn17,9001,600

For most parties, Twitter remains the medium of choice for their political messaging, with Facebook – despite its much larger user base and reach – a close second.

They generally use Facebook for posting their own purpose-made material, and Twitter for sharing on-message tweets from party activists or journalists.

Twitter also offers politicians the chance to bicker with each other in a public forum. Thanks to the tagging of tweets, barely a day goes by without one leader “calling out” another over an election issue.

Other social networks are of course available. Several parties having experimented with SnapChat, leading to faintly horrifying spectacles like John Swinney transforming into a dog at the 2016 SNP conference.

Parties have also attempted to take to Instagram, with varying levels of effort. The SNP is by far the most active on the picture-editing and sharing platform.

The Tories don’t have an account, while both the Lib Dems and UKIP have accounts but have never posted anything. The Scottish Greens have an account, which made a solitary post (about Trident) in July 2016. The one comment on it reads: “You guys need to get a social media manager.”

Meanwhile, somewhat bizarrely, Labour has an Instagram account, but it’s set to private, so only its nine followers can see its eight posts.

But what are the parties actually sharing on these platforms?

Smile, you’re on camera…

Image caption Political parties have experimented with live broadcasts – with mixed results

Looking through the social media accounts of the various parties, the presidential-style focus on leaders still dominates. Of the last 100 pictures posted on the SNP Facebook page, 82 of them were of Nicola Sturgeon; in most of the others, she was just out of shot.

The Scottish Conservatives tend to post slightly different pictures – while maintaining a heavy focus on Ms Davidson. They feature a lot of newspaper clippings with supportive stories, and purpose-made quote boxes and “memes”, simple blocks of text and images (not unlike the flyers they distribute in the post) designed for widespread sharing.

Labour also post a lot of these memes, mostly promoting their own policies. The Lib Dems meanwhile feature a lot of links back to their own website, rather than bespoke material designed specifically for social media.

As mobile technology has improved and people are more and more able to stream a video without waiting 15 minutes for it to buffer, video has become a bigger and bigger part of campaigning; in particular the captioned video, which features subtitles so users can watch them without even needing to turn the volume up.

Scottish Labour have embraced this most enthusiastically, posting one or two captioned videos a day on Facebook. The SNP also regularly post videos, generally of Nicola Sturgeon speaking at events, and occasionally offer Facebook Live streams of her bigger set-piece speeches.

The Tories have also dipped their toe into the water on this front with another twist on the format: the tame interview. On Theresa May’s first campaign trip to Scotland, the PM featured in a social media video being questioned by Ruth Davidson. (The Scottish Conservative leader is a former journalist, but this was not exactly a Paxmanesque inquisition).

There have been occasional attempts at live video broadcasting via Periscope and Facebook Live, with mixed results – David Coburn was infamously pranked by Periscopers inventing technical problems.

Some parties – the SNP in particular – have also been using a lot of animated graphics and gifs as an upgrade on still pictures.

You can’t beat a bar graph (apparently)…

Image copyright Twitter

Image caption Political parties love bar charts

For some reason, political parties really love bar graphs.

Fittingly for an election dominated by binary issues, almost every seat in Scotland is developing into a two-horse race – between the SNP, who hold 56 out of 59 of them, and whoever is most likely to beat them locally.

So the opposition parties have taken to populating their literature with graphs illustrating that “only X can stop the SNP here”. The same phenomenon is also widespread in the rest of the UK, with “only X can stop the Tories here”.

The idea of the bar graph is that it lends a bit of scientific credibility to such claims; after all, it’s a graph. Maths must be involved, right?

Well, not always. Often these bar charts are decidedly unscientific. There’s a whole community of people online who sit with rulers, pointing out the errors – and in some cases, correcting them.

Many don’t feature any figures at all, or parties find ways of jamming in the most supportive numbers they can find – such as vote share at local elections, fought under a different electoral system, or the party’s own “analysis” of figures.

There have even been examples where bar charts cited polling figures that the polling companies themselves didn’t recognise.

Did they really say that?…

Image copyright Twitter

Image caption A Tory meme attacking Nicola Sturgeon with her own words, left; and an SNP one attacking David Mundell, right

Parties love sharing inspirational quotes from their candidates and representatives.

What they love even more is sharing quotes where their opponents have put their feet in their mouths or gone off-message.

These quotes are generally missing important context or are up to a year old, but serve the simple purpose of making an opponent look bad.

The SNP are particularly fond of dredging up statements Scottish Conservative members made while campaigning against Brexit prior to the 2016 referendum, while the Tories in turn seize on just about any mention of independence from Ms Sturgeon.

Video versions are also on rise; there was one recent row over Labour cutting a video of SNP MSP James Dornan down to a single sentence, which he said left him with “nothing but contempt for the way they’ve misled the public”.

We’re in it together…

Image copyright Twitter

Image caption SNP activists on someone’s lawn (left), while Tory candidates manage to combine the arts of doorstep pictures and bar charts

The classic political campaign features lots of “boots on the ground”, with activists knocking on doors while local constituents dim the lights, mute the TV and pretend they’re not in.

Today’s candidates have found a way of combining the political tradition of door stepping with the social media tradition of obsessively sharing pictures of your own face, with the campaign trail selfie.

These generally feature a hardy band of rosette-wearing, placard-clutching activists grinning away in a cul-de-sac, with no actual voters anywhere in sight. Bonus points are awarded if it’s raining heavily.

They have invariably encountered a “great response on the doorsteps”.

These prospective politicians may not have parked their tanks on anyone’s lawn, but they have almost certainly taken a picture there.

Related Topics

Scottish Conservatives

SNP (Scottish National Party)

Nicola Sturgeon

Ruth Davidson

Social media

Read more: http://ift.tt/2qJBHeA

from Viral News HQ http://ift.tt/2r7ZndN via Viral News HQ

#IFTTT #Viral News HQ