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As @BorisJohnson & @carrielbjohnson jet off to the Costa del Sol, @Coldwar_Steve has produced this

The man loading the boot is Tory donor David Ross, who allegedly paid for the PM’s Mustique holiday in 2019

Coldwar Steve is an important artist: the John Heartfield of our times Image
The truth is powerful
It’s why they try & hide it
Or distract from it
Or silence it

Like these women in Belarus striking fear into a bunch of secret policemen just by pulling off their balaclavas, artists can also unmask truths

Tyranny thrives in secrecy
You may not have heard of John Heartfield but his work will be familiar

He was sounding the alarm about the Nazi’s from the late 1920’s using humour to make visible their lies

He’s relevant today

Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.
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🧵THE WEAPONISATION OF WORDS🦠💥

The Tory Party, as it has done throughout the pandemic, is continuing to use communication techniques to push an agenda:

The Great Reset — #BuildBackBetter

Here’s how they do it, & why we all need to raise awareness of these deceitful tactics👇🏻
STEP 1: NORMALISATION
If you want a flavour of what Britain’s leading political party is now pushing, you only have to analyse its packed conference schedule #CPC21 which (thankfully) ends today.

Over the 4 days, there were 340 conference sessions, panel debates, & themed stands
From the 340 sessions, almost a third (31.9%) had the following words in the title:

• Levelling up: 10.3%
• Build Back Better (or variation): 4.1%
• Green/climate change/environment: 5.8%
• Carbon/Net zero: 7%
• Covid/pandemic: 4.7%

These are today’s closing speeches…
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