The 27 Weirdest Moments In British Politics In 2014

    A look back at the many, many times politicians have been ridiculous this year.

    1. When Alex Salmond started replying to his own parody Twitter account.

    A Twitter first? A politician (@AlexSalmond) replies to his parody account (@AngrySalmond). #indyref

    2. And when he mentioned #SexySocialDemocracy in his final conference speech as SNP leader.

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    3. When Labour announced a new vote-winning policy to give an owl to everyone in the country.

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    4. When Ed Balls turned up to a Christmas party dressed as Santa and clutching this penis-shaped balloon.

    5. When floods hit the UK and so politicians posed as action heroes.

    Or just pointed.

    6. It went so well they decided to do it all over again on the side of the motorway.

    Good to join @SJacksonMP & Shailesh Vara to discuss work on A1/A47 junction as part of £15bn Road Investment Strategy

    7. When Alex Salmond went off script and spoke without the lectern, totally confusing Alistair Darling.

    "In an independent Scotland there will be no need for lecterns." #indyref

    8. That time there was a protest against changes to porn laws and a woman sat on a man's face outside parliament.

    Yes, face-sitting is happening outside parliament. #pornprotest

    9. When 77 people got Yes tattoos before the Scottish independence referendum.

    And in Kirkcaldy... 77 people got “Yes Scotland” tattoos in the name of independence #indyref http://t.co/1vknGjh4GP

    10. When we discovered this really very special UKIP closet.

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    “There are no racists inside or outside this closet.”

    11. And this UKIP orb of anti-federalist future.

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    12. When Russell Brand went on Newsnight and got really offended by a graph.

    .@psmith and don't show him a bloody graph

    13. When David Cameron posted this picture trying to look like a statesman and the internet had other ideas.

    I've been speaking to @BarackObama about the situation in Ukraine. We are united in condemnation of Russia's actions.

    .@robdelaney @David_Cameron @BarackObama I'm now patched in as well. Sorry for the delay.

    14. When UKIP held a diversity carnival run by now-suspended candidate Winston McKenzie and it was a total disaster.

    Jim Waterson / Via buzzfeed.com

    15. When we discovered just how creative people are with their insults.

    58 seconds into the first George Osborne tweet of the new year and it's business as usual.

    16. When David Cameron attempted a Yorkshire accent at the Conservative party conference.

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    17. When George Osborne turned up to PMQs like this.

    18. When this picture of Danny Alexander going for a walk appeared.

    danny alexander, please release a contemporary easy listening album and make this the cover. please.

    And it turned into a meme.

    Cool guys don't look at explosions #DannysWalks

    Get out of the way Danny. #DannysWalks

    .@GeneralBoles #dannyswalks #dannywalks

    19. When Douglas Carswell defected to UKIP and the party's incumbent candidate for his constituency wasn't too pleased.

    20. When some people in Sussex thought it would be a good idea to "detonate" an effigy of Alex Salmond.

    Newspapers are wrong: Alex Salmond effigy was lit with fireworks then detonated in Lewes. I saw it and took pics:

    21. When people started sending UKIP leaflets back to where they came from. Or using the Freepost address to get rid of their rubbish.

    The UKIP freepost thing works. Just sent them a box of goodies. Should cost them about a fiver.

    22. When a UKIP activist who thought Westminster cathedral was a mosque had a go at the BBC.

    And inadvertently launched a meme.

    This is not a Mosque, but those gentlemen look decidedly 'Foreign' don't they?#ThingsThatAreNotMosques

    23. When this tweet confused everyone.

    Just to clarify: We don't construct sentences because we can, we construct sentences, because we can.

    24. When Boris Johnson spoke to a brick at the Conservative party conference.

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    25. When Lady O'Cathain discovered Google Maps. In 2014.

    26. When someone was running to the gym and accidentally stumbled into the prime minister.

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    27. And finally, when Tony Blair published his Christmas card and it was awful.

    It may have been pointed out already, but the Tony Blair Christmas card reminds me of this.