UK Conservative Party Website

number10a

Does anyone else find it condescending and inconsiderate of the UK Conservative Party to include a map of all of Ireland on the front page of their website, rather than just Northern Ireland? What are your thoughts on it?

I've emailed the webmaster about it asking them to remove the Republic from the image, and at the same time explaining that I have no problem with the North being included. I've received no reply. Am I taking it a bit too much to heart, or is this really something that should not be on their site?

http://www.conservatives.com/

Screenshot attached.

Dunder Mifflin

Couldn't give a shíte

bonerm

Better still they haven't even "flagged in" the NornIron part with the map with the Union Jack. So they don't even count the place at all by the look of it.

General Zod

they've never let go.

g5fd6ow0hseima

number10a wrote: »

Does anyone else find it condescending and inconsiderate of the UK Conservative Party to include a map of all of Ireland on the front page of their website, rather than just Northern Ireland? What are your thoughts on it?

I've emailed the webmaster about it asking them to remove the Republic from the image, and at the same time explaining that I have no problem with the North being included. I've received no reply. Am I taking it a bit too much to heart, or is this really something that should not be on their site?

http://www.conservatives.com/

Screenshot attached.

why the fúck does it bother ya?

mikemac

They've cut out the Channel Islands , and all of Kent, they won't be happy about that.

Or maybe like us, they don't care

It says 'find your local conservative' and includes the full island of Ireland. We're very conservative here. Makes sense to me.

Myrddin

Good thing they don't do that with the weather forecase, or we'd be reliant on RTE's famous "Cloudy today, some sunny spells, with the possibility of showers" line.

LordSutch

number10a wrote: »

Does anyone else find it condescending and inconsiderate of the UK Conservative Party to include a map of all of Ireland on the front page of their website, rather than just Northern Ireland? What are your thoughts on it?

I've emailed the webmaster about it asking them to remove the Republic from the image, and at the same time explaining that I have no problem with the North being included. I've received no reply. Am I taking it a bit too much to heart, or is this really something that should not be on their site?

http://www.conservatives.com/

Screenshot attached.

Oh for God's sake, the above is just rediculous, the map shown is so small as to be tiny, & if you look very closely there is even a slight shadowy part of the Union jack tipping the 'North', for goodness sake its just a small graphic which is not meant to be factual, where's the isle of wight? where's Kent? > Really, have you nothing better to do with your time!

Cant believe you emailed the webmaster.

chin_grin

So do you watch RTE weather and block out Britain with your hands?

The Waltzing Consumer

:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Who cares? It is a picture of Ireland and Britain, it would look stupid if they cut away the Republic and left six counties floating away like it was an island.

Seriously, get a life!

ScumLord

I get more upset when they cut us out of their fancy maps like we don't exist any more, it cuts me deep man.

Fart

Wow, I can see my house from here. Hi mom.

Cuddlesworth

EnterNow wrote: »

Good thing they don't do that with the weather forecase, or we'd be reliant on RTE's famous "Cloudy today, some sunny spells, with the possibility of showers" line.

In fairness, when 80% of the days are like that its a safe bet.

Pauleta

I think you are just being offended for the sake of being offended

mojesius

They should black Ireland out altogether and refer to us as 'the forbidden zone'

Dravokivich

number10a wrote: »

Does anyone else find it condescending and inconsiderate of the UK Conservative Party to include a map of all of Ireland on the front page of their website, rather than just Northern Ireland? What are your thoughts on it?

So if they edited out the south... would that mean they didn't recognise we existed?

sponsoredwalk

No matter how deep the hate goes it doesn't change the geography of the earth...

dvpower

number10a wrote: »

Does anyone else find it condescending and inconsiderate of the UK Conservative Party to include a map of all of Ireland on the front page of their website, rather than just Northern Ireland? What are your thoughts on it?

I've emailed the webmaster about it asking them to remove the Republic from the image, and at the same time explaining that I have no problem with the North being included. I've received no reply. Am I taking it a bit too much to heart, or is this really something that should not be on their site?

http://www.conservatives.com/

Screenshot attached.

Look at the way it appears that Britain is sneaking up behind Ireland and Wales is just about to pinch our arse.

The bastards!

number10a

Dravokivich wrote: »

So if they edited out the south... would that mean they didn't recognise we existed?

No, it would mean that they recognise us as a separate country. I know that they do recognise us, but it just seems a bit antagonistic. Three examples of websites belonging to other European political parties shows that it's not exactly normal for party websites to include other countries on the maps on their sites:

http://www.lemouvementpopulaire.fr/presdechezmoi/
http://www.pis.org.pl/main.php
http://www.cdu.de/partei/12144.htm

syklops

Gibraltar is not on the map either! That's shocking! I'm emailing that webmaster to give him a piece of my mind!

mojesius

syklops wrote: »

Gibraltar is not on the map either! That's shocking! I'm emailing that webmaster to give him a piece of my mind!

They forgot the monkeys :eek:

lugha

number10a wrote: »

It's not exactly normal for party websites to include other countries on the maps on their sites:

You better have a word with Fianna Fail then. They have Northern Ireland showing on their web site map. As I expect do all the other parties. :rolleyes:

My name is URL

dvpower wrote: »

Look at the way it appears that Britain is sneaking up behind Ireland and Wales is just about to pinch our arse.

The bastards!

heh, I've always thought that Ireland looks like an innocent teddy bear and Britain is a big butch rapist whispering the words 'bend over' into its ear

Also, thanks for circling Ireland in your attached image OP .. I wouldn't have recognised it otherwise

Prof.Badass

Cool story bro!

piby

number10a wrote: »

I've emailed the webmaster about it asking them to remove the Republic from the image, and at the same time explaining that I have no problem with the North being included. I've received no reply. Am I taking it a bit too much to heart, or is this really something that should not be on their site?

I'm more annoyed that you've emailed the webmaster and given him/her the impression that any of us are actually that uptight or even really care about their little logo.

dr.bollocko

OP needs a job or a hobby.

Kotek Besar

syklops wrote: »

Gibraltar is not on the map either!

Gibraltar is not part of the UK.

Sanjuro

Why were you on the Conservative website in the first place?

sponsoredwalk

Look, Look!!! The C.I.A. has Mexico & Canada in the picture of the map when the topic is explicitly the United States of America!!! :mad:

I bet it's some conspiracy to say they own the world, or at least a way to show they don't respect Mexico and Canada.
OP, you may be onto something here with your fine method of analysis of cartographer psychology...

dvpower

Sanjuro wrote: »

Why were you on the Conservative website in the first place?

In search for things to be offended by.

bonerm

sponsoredwalk wrote: »

Look, Look!!! The C.I.A. has Mexico & Canada in the picture of the map when the topic is explicitly the United States of America!!! :mad:

I bet it's some conspiracy to say they own the world, or at least a way to show they don't respect Mexico and Canada.
OP, you may be onto something here with your fine method of analysis of cartographer psychology...

But CIA operate worldwide , sometimes even legally.

Kotek Besar

sponsoredwalk wrote: »

Look, Look!!! The C.I.A. has Mexico & Canada in the picture of the map when the topic is explicitly the United States of America!!! :mad:

I bet it's some conspiracy to say they own the world, or at least a way to show they don't respect Mexico and Canada.
OP, you may be onto something here with your fine method of analysis of cartographer psychology...

No, the United States is clearly defined in blue. The rest of the land mass is grey.

mike65

number10a wrote: »

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Screenshot attached.

I see you helpfully used your red marker to guide us, though I suspect you may have included certain areas west of the Ban that are not in this jurisiction.

Terry

I found the Facebook like thingy funny.
You obviously use the Irish language version and were logged in at the time.

ejmaztec

It was a choice between a picture of a can of worms, or a map showing the UK and Ireland, and they decided on the map.



Edit. Except, they've also given a bit of Southern England to France, as it's not part of England apparently.

sponsoredwalk

Kotek Besar wrote: »

No, the United States is clearly defined in blue. The rest of the land mass is grey.

And the conservative picture of Britain & Ireland has this magic looking flag (I think) superimposed on Britain while Ireland is just plain blue, See

If we're going to waste time masking our hate behind the most superficial & trivial things then we might as well do it right :cool:

OP, your crayola red marker drawing over Northern Ireland has included some of the Republic,
you have sold out a few thousand of your fellow coutrymen due to not colouring inside the lines.

I hope your proud...

kaedan

Pauleta wrote: »

I think you are just being offended for the sake of being offended

I think you're right.

It dosn't include the most southern parts of GB. Dosn't mean anything... Now if the nations were shaded in with a union jack I might be a little offended... Its a simple snapshot of a map that just happens to include ROI. Maybe they didnt want to go photo shop us out of it? lol

Edit : Just had another look, you can make out the UK Flag over the UK where Ireland is just blue....

Dravokivich

sponsoredwalk wrote: »

And the conservative picture of Britain & Ireland has this magic looking flag (I think) superimposed on Britain while Ireland is just plain blue, See

A bit of the lines on that flag reaches across NornIron.

Kotek Besar

The ties between our people and our nations can never be fully severed.

ejmaztec

EnterNow wrote: »

Good thing they don't do that with the weather forecase, or we'd be reliant on RTE's famous "Cloudy today, some sunny spells, with the possibility of showers" line.

Those BBC weather people are always teasing us, only showing what's happening in the North, the bastards!

sponsoredwalk

Dravokivich wrote: »

A bit of the lines on that flag reaches across NornIron.

:mad:

And since when did they replace parts of Wales with "Search"...?

These elitist Brits... :rolleyes:

dvpower

mike65 wrote: »

I see you helpfully used your red marker to guide us, though I suspect you may have included certain areas west of the Ban that are not in this jurisiction.

... and given away much of our territorial waters.

Fratton Fred

Who cares, as long as they remembered to include Rockall as part of the UK.

stovelid

Sanjuro wrote: »

Why were you on the Conservative website in the first place?

Steadfastly seeking out futile micro-examples of colonial injustice?

dlofnep

Care not does dlofnep. It's just a website. Relax!

stovelid

I've a feeling if they omitted the Republic on that map, there would have been outrage at the snub.

There's plenty to dislike the Conservatives about - whether for things related to this country or not - so there is little need to hallucinate stuff like this.

Mike 1972

ejmaztec wrote: »

Those BBC weather people are always teasing us, only showing what's happening in the North, the bastards!

Last time I saw a BBC NI weather map had Clontibret marked on it.

Peter Robinson must be up to his old tricks again :pac:

Einhard

I wish they'd take us back. I miss the warm, comforting, maternal embrace of Britannia.

ejmaztec

Mike 1972 wrote: »

Last time I saw a BBC NI weather map had Clontibret marked on it.

Peter Robinson must be up to his old tricks again :pac:

Was there any weather there that day?


Of course, it could have been down to the local traders, pretending they were in the North to get more shoppers.

ElaElaElano

This is just a tory for the sake of one.