Tag: conservatives
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Easy Peasy, Tory Sleazy
Unless you’ve been in hibernation for years, you’ll have noticed that the past decade in the UK can be summarised by one word: austerity. The Conservatives, led by David Cameron and sidekick George Osborne, told the British public that the belts had to be tightened as savings had to be made. Osborne announced in the…
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Corbyn is the new Thatcher
The header of this article may upset followers of Jeremy Corbyn, as the comparison between the MP for Islington North and the former Conservative Prime Minister may seem to them as drawing comparisons between Jesus and Satan. Likewise, many Conservatives probably won’t look favourably upon equating the Iron Lady to Corbyn which they will regard…
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Conservative Jesus and the Privatisation of Heaven
Nadhim Zahawi, Tory Minister for Vaccine Deployment, posted an image on Twitter to mark the start of the Easter Weekend. The picture contained all the essentials to announce to his followers that Good Friday was upon us: a cross, the words ‘Good Friday’ and a logo of the Conservative Party. It begs the question what…
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“It’s First Past The Post wot done it”
The British electoral system is rather useless, but if you believe its proponents this system is keeping a second Hitler from seizing power (yes, really). But as it often happens when it comes to Hitler: as soon as you need him to get your point across, you may as well give up. For whoever is…
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