A prime minister who pays to get Facebook likes!

British Prime Minister David Cameron is being mocked for his ‘endless ego’ after paying to win friends on Facebook.

Tory Party chiefs have spent thousands on advertisements on the social media site to encourage users to ‘like’ the Prime Minister’s page.
And the strategy has worked. Just over a month ago, Mr Cameron was almost 20,000 ‘likes’ behind Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s 80,000 – but now he has 127,000.

Facebook would not reveal details of the advertising deal, but marketing experts say the campaign would have cost about £7,500 of party funds.
The bill is based on results, up to an agreed maximum, with Facebook charging about 50p per ‘like’.

Labour MP Sheila Gilmore said, ‘It looks as if David Cameron is buying popularity. There is no end to his ego, paying for fake Facebook friends.’
And a Lib Dem insider dismissed the strategy as ‘pretty pathetic’.

But the Tories said such campaigns were ‘above board’ and ‘common practice’ among businesses and American presidential candidates.