It was considered one of the most effective social media campaigns in British politics. In 2016, Dominic Cummings unleashed project “Waterloo” to help win the EU referendum. The strategy involved spending almost all of Vote Leave's campaign budget on Facebook in the days leading up to the vote. “We basically dumped our entire budget in the last 10 days, and really in the last three or four days,” Cummings said after the vote. “We aimed it at roughly 7 million people, who saw something like one and a half billion digital ads over a relatively short period of time.” Now, the Conservative Party is hoping to recreate that success. In the past month, the Tories have spent around £200,000 - three... … [Read more...] about A Tory social media blitz is taking over Facebook and YouTube
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Actress Alyssa Milano hugs US Senator Ted Cruz after ‘civil’ meeting over the Second Amendment and reveals their talk left her ‘optimistic’ about the prospect of gun reform
Actress Alyssa Milano has said that her 'civil' conversation with US Senator Ted Cruz has left her 'cautiously optimistic' about gun reform. Meeting at the Republican's Washington DC office, the pair went back and forth on the partisan topic, debating whether any common ground could be found for over an hour. And as they stood up to leave at the end of the meeting, Milano even chose to embrace Cruz in a hug as a show of goodwill. They were joined by Fred Guttenberg, whose 14-year-old daughter Jaime was killed in the 2018 Parkland shooting in Florida. Alyssa Milano and Senator Ted Cruz shared a hug after discussing the controversial topic of gun reform in his Washington DC office Alyssa Milano met with Ted Cruz (second from left) at the Republican's Washington DC office, where the pair went back and forth on the partisan topic, debating whether any common ground could be found for over an hour Cruz has been a leading voice for expansive Second Amendment rights, and a few days … [Read more...] about Actress Alyssa Milano hugs US Senator Ted Cruz after ‘civil’ meeting over the Second Amendment and reveals their talk left her ‘optimistic’ about the prospect of gun reform
General election 2019: The campaign’s most controversial numbers
The Reality Check team navigates the most questionable figures that have cropped up in the election campaign.£1.2 trillionOne of the biggest numbers to come out of the campaign so far was £1.2tn, which was the extra amount the Conservative Party said that Labour would spend over the next five years.The initial verdict on this was that the Conservatives could not possibly know this because the Labour manifesto had not yet been published.The dossier was released on 10 November, well before the Labour manifesto was published on 21 November.Now that we do have the manifesto, we can make a list of some of the items that were included in the Conservative costing that were not included, together with how much the Tories said they would cost over five years. Abolishing private schools - £35bn Free school meals for secondary school students - £6.8bn Excluding pensions from the 2% target for defence spending - £3bn That's nearly £45bn.Some of the Conservative … [Read more...] about General election 2019: The campaign’s most controversial numbers
Roman Kemp to make triumphant return to Capital Radio as his followers treble
Roman Kemp will be returning to work before the week is up and Capital Radio bosses are hoping his new-found popularity will continue to bring in new listeners. The 26-year-old reached the final of I'm A Celebrity, eventually finishing third behind Coronation Street star Andy Whyment and winner Jacqueline Jossa. This has brought him a new army of fans with his social media following trebling from 213,000 to over 766,000 as viewers embraced his personality. After taking just a few days to luxuriate in the surrounds of the Palazzo Versace hotel after three gruelling weeks in the Australian jungle, Roman is reportedly jetting back to London so that he can take up the reins of the show on Thursday, December 12. He is hoping that tens of thousands new listeners will tune in after impressing in the jungle. Roman's co-host, Sonny Jay, surprised him by pitching up Down Under to support him in his bid to win the ITV show. He has been broadcasting the breakfast show from Australia and appeared … [Read more...] about Roman Kemp to make triumphant return to Capital Radio as his followers treble
Khloe Kardashian sports VERY plump pout and sexy LBD at Good American store… as ex Tristan Thompson fawns over her Insta snaps
She's seen her Good American brand go from strength to strength. And Khloe Kardashian looked every bit the CEO as she rocked the brand's 'bosswear' while inspecting her Miami pop up store on Thursday. Trailed by cameras for Keeping Up With The Kardashians, the 35-year-old strutted through the Aventura Mall in a sexy $235 Good American tuxedo LBD. But while she looked her very best, Khloe seemed self-conscious about her very plump pout. Khloe Kardashian sports VERY plump pout and sexy LBD at new Good American pop up store ... as ex Tristain Thompson fawns over her Insta snaps Working it: Khloe used a perfectly manicured hand to obscure her luscious lips as she walked to her store in the Florida mall The mother-of-one used a perfectly manicured hand to obscure her luscious lips as she walked to her store in the Florida mall. Spotting the cameras, she lifted a hand to her mouth, but gave her companions a warm smile. While Khloe might have been uneasy, she had no … [Read more...] about Khloe Kardashian sports VERY plump pout and sexy LBD at Good American store… as ex Tristan Thompson fawns over her Insta snaps
