Waves crash on to a pebbled beach; a woman peers anxiously at the horizon through a telescope. "It's not racist to impose limits on immigration," she says.
Asked about the imagery in tomorrow's election broadcast, Liam Fox replied that "subliminal, arty images" weren't the Conservatives' style. Just as well. Talk of "waves" and a "sea" of immigrants sounds hackneyed even by Daily Mail standards. The clue to this broadcast surely lies in Michael Howard's allusion to the Battle of Britain this morning. The Tory campaign has conflated defence policy and immigration before, but seldom quite so explicitly.
By the way, the Conservatives have just sent us this picture of Michael Howard.
A still from the Conservative election broadcast
There wasn't a caption attached, so we're not sure what he's saying. If you think you do, then post it as a comment below or email election.blog@theguardian.com. We've got a copy of Geoffrey Wheatcroft's The Strange Death of Tory England (courtesy of Allen Lane) to give away to the best suggestion.
