We were just watching TV, and I saw an advert for marmite. It invited everyone to vote for ‘the Love Party’, with a bunch of crazy-sounding pledges. Of course, it was a spoof – there is no such party. But what if there was? And what if everyone voted for them? Rather like getting Rage against the Machine to number 1 at Christmas, it would be a great way of showing dissatisfaction with current politics. Let’s face it: although brown saved us from economic catastrophe, he’s pretty much ineffective and past it. Yet it’s either him or an aristocratic asshole who’ll screw over the working classes in favour of his rich friends. Thus, maybe voting for a spoof party would send a powerful message to the political class. Okay, we once had the Monster Raving Loony Party for that, but perhaps what we need is a more up-to-date movement, in keeping with the media-saturated times.