EdStone

The "EdStone" was a large limestone tablet that was commissioned by the Labour Party during the 2015 United Kingdom general election campaign. It was 2.6 metres (8 ft 6 in) tall and featured six election pledges carved into it, together with the Labour logo and a copy of the signature of party leader Ed Miliband. It was much mocked; for example, John Rentoul, a biographer of the former Labour prime minister Tony Blair, described it as the "most absurd, ugly, embarrassing, childish, silly, patronising, idiotic, insane, ridiculous gimmick I have ever seen".

The Labour Party failed to declare the cost of the stone in its election finances report, which led to an investigation by the Electoral Commission that uncovered £150,000 of undisclosed payments by the party during the election. The commission reported that the treasurer had committed two offences and the party was fined.

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