How To Be Heroes - a message to politicians for 2019. (Thread)
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Stop lying. Say what you fucking mean. If you can't say all of what you mean, at least stop lying. It is enraging. It demeans you. It demeans all of us. One more time: stop lying.
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Stop lying. Say what you fucking mean. If you can't say all of what you mean, at least stop lying. It is enraging. It demeans you. It demeans all of us. One more time: stop lying.
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Stop bribing people for support. It stinks. It's like we're in a developing country. I'm thinking billions to the DUP. I'm thinking John Redwood's you-must-be-fucking-joking knighthood. I'm thinking that fella who promised to support the deal everyone hates and then ..
Stop bribing people for support. It stinks. It's like we're in a developing country. I'm thinking billions to the DUP. I'm thinking John Redwood's you-must-be-fucking-joking knighthood. I'm thinking that fella who promised to support the deal everyone hates and then ..
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...was coincidentally invited onto the Privy Council. Stop all that. Did I mention it stinks?
...was coincidentally invited onto the Privy Council. Stop all that. Did I mention it stinks?
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Stop facilitating corruption. We know Russia is interfering in our politics and social media. Acknowledge it. Get a grip on it. Get it all out in the open. Fast-track change to make sure our systems are water-tight. Massive job, and you haven't even started.
Stop facilitating corruption. We know Russia is interfering in our politics and social media. Acknowledge it. Get a grip on it. Get it all out in the open. Fast-track change to make sure our systems are water-tight. Massive job, and you haven't even started.
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Stop austerity. The wrong people are paying for the 2008 crash. Sort out a way to tax the multinationals, and do it pronto.
Stop austerity. The wrong people are paying for the 2008 crash. Sort out a way to tax the multinationals, and do it pronto.
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Get serious about poverty. There is no excuse. Start looking after our people. Don't harass, threaten or penalise those who can't work and those who already have nothing. (Do we even have to say that? Seriously?)
Get serious about poverty. There is no excuse. Start looking after our people. Don't harass, threaten or penalise those who can't work and those who already have nothing. (Do we even have to say that? Seriously?)
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Allowing homelessness is a choice. Let's choose not to allow it. It's just about money. Find the fucking money. (If it helps, think of it as bribing the poor.)
Allowing homelessness is a choice. Let's choose not to allow it. It's just about money. Find the fucking money. (If it helps, think of it as bribing the poor.)
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Fix the trains. Just do it. Take responsibility, take charge, do it. It's called government.
Fix the trains. Just do it. Take responsibility, take charge, do it. It's called government.
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Stop starving the NHS. We know that's a choice too. And we choose health. Our people are our most important capital. Without health, there is nothing we can do, and nobody to do it for. Health is not a dispensable expense.
Stop starving the NHS. We know that's a choice too. And we choose health. Our people are our most important capital. Without health, there is nothing we can do, and nobody to do it for. Health is not a dispensable expense.
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Respect the law. Without any kind of aid, the law becomes a luxury for the wealthy. Which is to say, it becomes "rule of wallet" instead of "rule of law". We can't have a fair society without law. We have to pay for that, sorry.
Respect the law. Without any kind of aid, the law becomes a luxury for the wealthy. Which is to say, it becomes "rule of wallet" instead of "rule of law". We can't have a fair society without law. We have to pay for that, sorry.
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Be honest about immigrants. They pay in more than they cost. We make a profit out of them. And they do work we need doing. Welcome them with open arms. Lead from the front, and ask our people to follow. Remind them...
Be honest about immigrants. They pay in more than they cost. We make a profit out of them. And they do work we need doing. Welcome them with open arms. Lead from the front, and ask our people to follow. Remind them...
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..that immigrants are our friends, our neighbours, our teachers, our doctors and our nurses. Britain can be open-hearted and forward-thinking again. Show a fucking example.
..that immigrants are our friends, our neighbours, our teachers, our doctors and our nurses. Britain can be open-hearted and forward-thinking again. Show a fucking example.
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Be honest about Europe. Whether you like the idea or not, we can't leave without great peril to our people and our trade. We can't leave while so many of us - the majority now - don't want to. Remember this not some game to be won against the other team, or (worse)...
Be honest about Europe. Whether you like the idea or not, we can't leave without great peril to our people and our trade. We can't leave while so many of us - the majority now - don't want to. Remember this not some game to be won against the other team, or (worse)...
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.. a war to be won against enemies. Forcing it through, pitching neighbour against neighbour, will only bake in division. Instead, play for harmony, play for our joint future. Play for trade and peace. Play for a Britain leading Europe, not leaving it.
.. a war to be won against enemies. Forcing it through, pitching neighbour against neighbour, will only bake in division. Instead, play for harmony, play for our joint future. Play for trade and peace. Play for a Britain leading Europe, not leaving it.
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So please, dear politicians, in 2019, be truthful. Fight for those who can't fight for themselves. Support our health, secure our future, restore our decency. Britain can be great again. We're watching. We're hoping. We're praying. You can be heroes. Happy New Year.
So please, dear politicians, in 2019, be truthful. Fight for those who can't fight for themselves. Support our health, secure our future, restore our decency. Britain can be great again. We're watching. We're hoping. We're praying. You can be heroes. Happy New Year.
