Thread by @Dr_Ellie

A (very personal) thread from me and @adam_cannon

So we just spent Jewish new year as we always do - friends, family, eating, honey cake, synagogue...

And it’s all been the same as normal as it has been for the last 40 years that I can remember until last night...

Last night the conversation moved on from schools, and TV, and work to the subject on every Jew’s mind at the moment: Corbyn.

And we sat for hours planning with our friends where and how we would leave if he became Prime Minister. We swapped potential passport options.

We argued on the merits of other “safer” countries. We discussed when, why, how and where we would make a new start.

Do people realise this is happening in the UK in 2018?

Two British born, Oxbridge educated professional adults discussing the merits and logistics of fleeing

We were all born and raised here.

We are mostly third or more generation British.

I cheered in my university bar when my Labour vote won in 1997

I have never considered myself anything other than British ( for me being Jewish comes second to that)

But last night we planned where we’re going next.

Jews who escaped Europe in the 1930s talked about the suitcases always being ready.

It’s 2018. The suitcase, once again, is packed.

Things to consider when responding to this:
1. I never engage with 💩
2. I use the mute button prophylactically as well as reactively
3. I have faced enough in real life both in a clinic setting and outside not to be phased by numbskulls on here
4. I’m probably watching TV