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by Backdraft »
bwm,
the film was originally meant to be an expose of the Tory Party. In his own words, John Walsh was a former card-carrying member of the Labour Party, like yourself. He signed up to be a Tory candidate to get behind the scenes of the Conservatives. What he found when he came to Middlesbrough was a complete shock to him - enough for it to change the whole purpose of the film.

You're right, btw, that, when it comes to Bell, people should judge as they find. For party members like yourself, obviously, there is a different level of service afforded by our absentee MP. For the man on the street, it's not a case of judging how they find - it's being unable to find him in the first place!

Toryboy the movie is the story of film-maker and lifelong Labour voter John Walsh who became a Conservative Candidate for a seat in a staunch Labour heartland.
When Conservative leader and future Prime Minister David Cameron opened up the short-list for candidates, Walsh took a great leap into the unknown and this film charts that story. From Labour lad to Conservative chap in a town where voting anything but Labour is unheard of.
Set during the British 2010 General Election Campaign, what the film attempts to uncover is a place where intimidation and neglect have scarred a town that national politics has forgotten.
In the film Tory Boy Walsh sets out on a quest to find the local absentee Labour Member of Parliament Sir Stuart Bell. The film uses the insights from the candidates point of view added to some cheeky animation techniques.
ToryBoy is labelled by the makers as a political satire that cuts to the heart of the current British anger over politicians who have exploited a system and taxpayer for years.
The film was shot in Teesside during the winter of 2009 and through 2010s General Election year. Most of the filming took pace within the constituency battleground town of Middlesbrough, but there was some filming in London too, which is Walsh's home town.
When asked how he thinks the film will go down Walsh says: "Most of my film work has not been divisive and there has been a general consensus about the issues raised, such as homelessness, disabled children learning martial arts or teenage anger management. "
"For something like this, an investigative film, there will be some who think that I have exceeded my brief as a candidate. I would say that it is right to look at injustice and in this country people have died so that we may all have the right to question those in authority and those in public office."
John Walsh went onto explain that " It was the expenses scandal which blew off the doors of the political system and allowed people like myself to stand for parliament for the first time. When I got to Middlesbrough I found a town that politics had forgotten and a MP who was there in name only, a truly depressingly affair. I hope that my film will raise awareness of what is still going on in the safe political seats and start that long road for change that the people in the town so desperately need. "
The film will be released later in the year and although the film’s primary life will be on television, It has been entered it into a number national and international film festivals.
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Honto2 wrote:

BoroBot wrote:any news on ToryBoy the Movie?

must be something in the offing as I got sent a link to the trailer ! ( it's got some sort of nomination)

Honto clearly registered on someones radar, he offered some awkward questions to you regarding your claims about 'watchman' and now he's banned.

BoroBot banned honto for the reasons given
end of story
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oh and tosha is on a flight from Jersey at the moment
that hacks off some theories about who is whom here

You inferred Honto was banned becasue of me, firstly I do not know he has been banned, secondly it was nothing at all to do with me. I have only your claim that he was banned. But actually, I don't care. Thats the thing about posting on the EG forum and seeing the censorship there, water off a ducks back, how many times did you start posts in other places about its censorship ?, if its one then you may have a point worthy of a second look, as it is, from what I gather you only bothered to do that about this place.

So massive pro Labour bias in a forum is OK by you, take it on the chin, yet you claim this place does it also and run off to post about it.

What was that again...agendas....

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Ssshhhh!
February 4, 2012 by rocklifferover
Dont tell anyone, because we’re not supposed to talk about it, but rumour has it that a Teesside MP has had a Ryan Giggs-style gagging order imposed around a forthcoming trial. So, not only do we never see him, now we’ll not hear about what he’s been up to either. Wonder what it is that he’s going to such lengths to keep from the public, ‘cos I doubt he’s been having an affair with Imogen Thomas!

John Walsh on February 4, 2012 at 11:40 am
My new political satirical film that exposes MP Sir Stuart Bell is now available on iTunes.
It’s the faster selling documentary of the year! http://itunes.apple.com/gb/movie/torybo ... d480320168
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Sir Stuart will be gagging on his FRENCH fries