Pre-Election Period

Adult Staff Execs
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Not to incite sedition or munity but……

What would the likely consequences be if you did post?

Something that was within the guidance and non-consequential.

Would paid staff care? would central government HQ care? Is any potential proportional punishment enforceable?

We’ve got ourselves into a “report everything culture” so minor transgressions are instantly reported when it’s not necessary leading to more & more tribalism.

Does it break the law?
Does it affect safety?
Does it affect safe guarding?
Does it go against ACP1? (Not that anyone pays attention to it)

If not, then let things crack on. Find ways round it, & use a bit of common sense.

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48

It would have been interesting to see how HQAC dealt with Carol Vorderman throughout this period if they hadn’t already sacked her off!

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49

It’s laughable really. As if we could do anything as bad as leaving D-Day commemorations early in a private jet to go on a pre-recorded interview and defend lying and misleading the public in your previous debate.

Nothing we do will sway the electorate as much as that.

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That probably undid the few votes the national service policy won him

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51

Which won’t be broadcast until Wednesday next week.

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52

So apparently this pause in posting doesn’t necessarily end on the 4th, as you’d expect.

I can’t understand how the pre-election period can carry on after the election. But our WMCO has got permission to post about out Wing Parade on the 7th, and apparently that permission is only for the Wing accounts.

53

This is why calling it a ‘pre-election period’ when everyone knows it’s purdah makes no sense. I don’t think it ends until a new government is formed. Obviously, that’s usually fairly quick thanks to our system: but in 2010 it wouldn’t have been until the coalition agreement was finalised.

54

Ah, well then, I guess that makes sense. Well, I understand why, but that seems silly as if the election has gone, then we aren’t going to influence it, which is the whole point of PEP/purdah?

55

Just don’t post you’re having a BBQ, never know who might turn up?

56

I can’t wait for all this silly nonsense to end, so I can go back to using the sqn social media channels again…to keep banging on about how great Hitler’s National Socialist party was.

57

So… whose got all your squadron activities from the last few weeks, loaded up as scheduled posts?

58

Difficult to do when we don’t know when we’re allowed to start posting again…

59

I’m looking forward to the suprise landslide victory for the Adder Party after their recent merger with The Standing at the Back Dressed Stupidly and Looking Stupid Party

60

I’ve just been enjoying the BBC News Channel montage of Larry the Cat’s best bits.

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Tuned in just in time to see a copper getting bitten by Larry :joy: Now the wait for the exit polls! Then bed…

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Yep, 3 scheduled items pending, one more to write up……

63

Yeap scheduled but did it for Monday, hopefully all good to go by then. Desperately missed not having social media

64

Our Wing MCO had told us the Pre Election Period ends tomorrow and we can post.

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65

Technically, it only ends then if there is a new government.

In the event of a hung parliament, it wouldn’t end until a new government had been agreed, which could take weeks.

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Starmer goes to the Palace. ‘Can you form a government?’
‘Well, your Majesty, I do have a majority in the House…’