The U.K. General Election Is Called

Choose Your Flavor
It didn't take long for novelty items to appear. These potato chips — or rather, "politi-crisps" — are but the tip of the merchandise iceberg. Supporters of the Liberal Democrats will hope that their yellow packet's being on the fringe of this picture isn't a wider political metaphor.

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