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Top videos of 2011: #8: Cringe at the PM’s terrible impressions

We continue the countdown of the ten best videos of 2011 with David Cameron’s terrible (terrible (TERRIBLE)) Australian accent.

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Join Left Foot Forward as we look over the year that was, and count down our ten favourite videos of 2011…

In October, David Cameron returned from the Commonwealth Heads Of Government meeting in Australia. While there, he’d announced some puff legislation, and largely avoided embarrassing himself or us.

Then he got back, and at the Lord Mayor’s banquet in November – looking like he was born to wear a white tie as only an ex-Buller boy can – managed to make up for lost time with one of the worst Australian accents committed to video:

See also:

The “New Right”: Gaddafi lovers, Holocaust deniers and ‘up market’ fascistsShamik Das, December 14th 2011

Australia’s climate change legislation passes the final test in the SenateWill Fitzgibbon, November 8th 2011

Time for the Commonwealth to stop the criminalisation of sexualityFrederick Cowell, October 28th 2011

Secret trade agreement places western profit over global welfareAlex Hern, September 29th 2011

Another blow for Gillard as High Court rules refugee “swap” deal illegalShamik Das, August 31st 2011

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