Politics·Posted on 29 Dec 2014The 27 Weirdest Moments In British Politics In 2014A look back at the many, many times politicians have been ridiculous this year.by by Siraj DatooBuzzFeed News Reporter, UK, by Jim WatersonBuzzFeed UK Political EditorLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. When Alex Salmond started replying to his own parody Twitter account. Jamie Ross @JamieRoss7 A Twitter first? A politician (@AlexSalmond) replies to his parody account (@AngrySalmond). #indyref 05:21 PM - 19 Sep 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 2. And when he mentioned #SexySocialDemocracy in his final conference speech as SNP leader. View this vine on Vine Jim Waterson / Via buzzfeed.com 3. When Labour announced a new vote-winning policy to give an owl to everyone in the country. Guido Fawkes @GuidoFawkes For more information about the Labour owl policy, contact their press office on 28 28 20 02:26 PM - 19 Jun 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 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. Nicky Morgan MP @NickyMorgan01 Good to join @SJacksonMP & Shailesh Vara to discuss work on A1/A47 junction as part of £15bn Road Investment Strategy Mon Dec 01 11:20:13 UTC+0000 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 7. When Alex Salmond went off script and spoke without the lectern, totally confusing Alistair Darling. Jim Waterson @jimwaterson "In an independent Scotland there will be no need for lecterns." #indyref Mon Aug 25 19:40:48 UTC+0000 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 8. That time there was a protest against changes to porn laws and a woman sat on a man's face outside parliament. Jim Waterson @jimwaterson Yes, face-sitting is happening outside parliament. #pornprotest Fri Dec 12 12:11:59 UTC+0000 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 9. When 77 people got Yes tattoos before the Scottish independence referendum. Siraj Datoo @dats And in Kirkcaldy... 77 people got “Yes Scotland” tattoos in the name of independence #indyref http://t.co/1vknGjh4GP 12:13 PM - 17 Sep 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 10. When we discovered this really very special UKIP closet. View this vine on Vine vine.co “There are no racists inside or outside this closet.” 11. And this UKIP orb of anti-federalist future. View this vine on Vine vine.co 12. When Russell Brand went on Newsnight and got really offended by a graph. Siraj Datoo @dats .@psmith and don't show him a bloody graph Fri Oct 24 09:43:43 UTC+0000 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 13. When David Cameron posted this picture trying to look like a statesman and the internet had other ideas. David Cameron @David_Cameron I've been speaking to @BarackObama about the situation in Ukraine. We are united in condemnation of Russia's actions. 08:18 PM - 05 Mar 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Patrick Stewart @SirPatStew .@robdelaney @David_Cameron @BarackObama I'm now patched in as well. Sorry for the delay. Wed Mar 05 22:30:52 UTC+0000 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 14. When UKIP held a diversity carnival run by now-suspended candidate Winston McKenzie and it was a total disaster. View this vine on Vine Jim Waterson / Via buzzfeed.com 15. When we discovered just how creative people are with their insults. Jim Waterson @jimwaterson 58 seconds into the first George Osborne tweet of the new year and it's business as usual. 04:54 PM - 02 Jan 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 16. When David Cameron attempted a Yorkshire accent at the Conservative party conference. View this vine on Vine BuzzFeed Politics / Via vine.co 17. When George Osborne turned up to PMQs like this. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 18. When this picture of Danny Alexander going for a walk appeared. Hannah Thompson @H_L_Thompson danny alexander, please release a contemporary easy listening album and make this the cover. please. 03:05 PM - 16 Oct 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite And it turned into a meme. Duncan Stott @DuncanStott Cool guys don't look at explosions #DannysWalks 04:26 PM - 16 Oct 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Duncan Stott @DuncanStott Get out of the way Danny. #DannysWalks 04:48 PM - 16 Oct 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Ben Stanley @BDStanley .@GeneralBoles #dannyswalks #dannywalks 04:51 PM - 16 Oct 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 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. Michael Story @MWStory Newspapers are wrong: Alex Salmond effigy was lit with fireworks then detonated in Lewes. I saw it and took pics: 08:49 AM - 06 Nov 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 21. When people started sending UKIP leaflets back to where they came from. Or using the Freepost address to get rid of their rubbish. Dave Smith @ffflow The UKIP freepost thing works. Just sent them a box of goodies. Should cost them about a fiver. Fri Apr 25 17:55:31 UTC+0000 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 22. When a UKIP activist who thought Westminster cathedral was a mosque had a go at the BBC. And inadvertently launched a meme. Steven Moore @MrStevenMoore This is not a Mosque, but those gentlemen look decidedly 'Foreign' don't they?#ThingsThatAreNotMosques 10:50 PM - 26 Nov 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Happy New Keir @keirshiels #ThingsThatAreNotMosques Moss, K. 11:33 PM - 26 Nov 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 23. When this tweet confused everyone. Liberal Democrats @LibDems Just to clarify: We don't construct sentences because we can, we construct sentences, because we can. 12:28 PM - 09 Jun 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 24. When Boris Johnson spoke to a brick at the Conservative party conference. View this vine on Vine BuzzFeed Politics / Via buzzfeed.com 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. View this vine on Vine ITV / Via buzzfeed.com 27. And finally, when Tony Blair published his Christmas card and it was awful. Kitty Catastrophe @redlemonader It may have been pointed out already, but the Tony Blair Christmas card reminds me of this. 05:11 PM - 01 Dec 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Want more politics news? Follow BuzzFeed UK Politics on Facebook facebook.com