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Spoof Clegg 'I'm sorry' video to raise funds for children's hospital
Howard Lake | 20 September 2012 | News
A version of Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s video in which he said “I’m sorry” for breaking a Party pledge on tuition fees is to be released as a charity single, with the Liberal Democrat leader asking that all proceeds be donated to Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
The video, created by satirical website The Poke, is a reworking using the auto-tune audio effect of a message that will be broadcast next Monday.
The spoof version has set Mr Clegg’s apology to music and sees him repeating the words many times.
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The Liberal Democrats confirmed today that the satirical version could be used as a single provided it raised funds for the hospital in Mr Clegg’s constituency. His wife Miriam Gonzalez Durantez became a patron of the hospital in January 2011.
DPM oks release of autotune apology as charity single RT @nick_clegg: @thepoke Permission granted but all proceeds to @sheffchildrens please
— Liberal Democrats (@LibDems) September 20, 2012
The Hospital responded positively:
Lots of tweets and media calls today about the @nick_clegg youtube video. Thank you Nick for your continued support of @sheffchildrens
— The Children’s (@SheffChildrens) September 20, 2012
www.thepoke.co.uk/2012/09/20/nick-clegg-says-sorry-the-autotune-remix/
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Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
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