Cheers Coach
I will carry on then so.

Thanks anyway Banksy, but I guess it's for the best. Let's all hope that people get out there in great numbers and vote for Jeremy and the Labour Party. The phrase Reaping what you Sow comes to mind at the present time.

So regarding democracy, with this print bribe. Banksy doesn't believe in democracy?

Not at all Coach.

    My view is that the print was a bribe for people to not vote Conservative. Which is undemocratic.

By all means I am happy for your view on this print offer.

  If I hit a nerve it's not my fault but I noticed some people only support democracy when it suits their agenda.

was he trying to point out how corrupt your "democracy" is by doing something blatantly corrupt?

Maybe he's human and had what he thought was another clever idea that didn't quite pan out?

Two failed print drops in a row? this could def send his career in a tailspin. You all should probably sell me your banksy prints for original face value, now. Before they're worthless.

Don't forget! Vote Labour tomorrow!
For the Many not the Few!

Promising things that can't be delivered after the election... sounds like the usual democratic system!

Nothing like socialist art collectors though. 😂😂😂

This is developed into a bitter, bitter thread and quite depresses me.

I do so loathe election times and the spite, bile and vitriol that seems to flow towards those with views different to those that shout loudest.

I've lived through three day weeks, wildcat strikes and unions holding the country to ransom under labour, entire communities torn apart by Thatcher, continued neglect of the NHS and our education system by both main parties, Tory and Labour governments taking us into dubious wars and, if there's one thing I'm sure of, hating and mocking those that disagree with us will get us nowhere.

We are all different. In different circumstances. We should respect those that don't think like us and celebrate that this democracy produces swings and roundabouts of government.

Sometimes, I feel so much negativity on here it grieves me.

 Not at all, it was a point about democracy.

 I agree our electoral and political sytem is blatantly corrupt. All political parties have or have had members who have been jailed and also who work for outside interests.

 

 I don't think the end does justify the means.

Artists are free to make political art and to try to influence people through their art.

 I don't agree that the media mainstream press only supports the right. Looking back on events and including US elections some artists promoting a liberal or left leaning agenda got a lot of coverage by the mainstream media. Sheperd Fairey, Ai Weiwei, Banksy, Anish Kapoor, Richard Prince and others.

   Elections should be democratic and people free to vote for whoever they want to and not bribed coersed or bullied into voting a certain way. Block voting should be illegal where community leaders tell locals who to vote for etc.

  Banksy offering the ltd edition for free. No one assumed it was a worthless print, considering the prices anything by Banksy fetches these days.  Banksy is free to do what he wants, be as provocative as he wants and making political style art on walls. For people who would have voted Tory but decide to change their vote to get a ltd edition print. There is a saying that everyone has a price. It seems some people value themselves very low.

It could be worse. You could live in the US like me and Trump could be your representation to the world. Now THAT'S depressing.

The man is an idiot but I love this.

But I think people still have the right to not like somebody if they want. I don't like her... but then I don't like many people full stop. I wouldn't go as far as tweeting derogatory remarks about her body odour, I do find all that a bit weird.