As Conservative MPs bemoan the lack of proper debate, a reminder of their rhetoric.
Lawyers: activists, lefty do gooders
Judges: enemies of the people
Refugees: illegal immigrants
Remainers: saboteurs, traitors.
Legislation: surrender bill
Corbyn: a big girls blouse.
Given that Bradley and Saxby are two of the worst offenders only very recently, their gaslighting is all the more unacceptable.
Neither Saxby nor Bradley have been quoted out of context. Their whole social media posts have been screenshotted, and posted EXACTLY as they wrote them. When your exact words are used, that cannot be said to be out of context. We're not buying it.
Here is Marcus Fysh MP who seems to think being confronted with his own very recent voting history is misinformation. bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-n…
Here is Simon Clarke MP whose Twitter stance is anything but consistent.
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Please stop quoting pasta prices. A packet of pasta won't feed a family alone. You never cater for all the sauce ingredients, kitchen implements, cooking gear, energy, time. You fail to budget for competing demands of home heating, rent, water rates & council tax, among others.
Until you people recognise that others are entitled to a degree of variety in their food, nutrition instead of empty calories, fresh fruit and vegetables, clothing, shoes, internet access (don't pretend job seeking and many other services and needs are possible without it!)...
Then I am, like other people, sick of your shopping lists and diktats about how cheaply people can feed their families. For years and years the ONLY TVs available are flat screen. So stop all this nonsense about phones and TVs suggesting a lack of poverty. It's nonsense.
Boris Johnson, you are a racist, Islamophobic, Anti-Semite. No, your words have not been taken out of context. No, your words are not "robust". Your words are blatant, explicit and clear. It's all in print, it's all capable of being evidenced. [THREAD]
You seemed to have a problem with the end of Apartheid. Apartheid was a crime against humanity, of the brutal oppression of black people in their own country. Yet when it came to an end, your response displayed your lack of respect for those black people.
You made the huge, sweeping statement that all Asian culture is corrupt and rife with bribery. You deployed the "goodness gracious me" trope, and made predictable jibes about ghee and onion bhajis when writing about a British asian politician.
Sarah Vine is absolutely right. We should be kind to pregnant women. But is her call for people to #BeKind consistent with her views relating to other women? Or does it depend on whether Sarah likes or agrees with them?
Sarah Vine was somewhat unsympathetic when writing about Meghan's pregnancy. Where was her kindness then?
Sarah Vine wrote some fairly homophobic trash about Jack Monroe. Sarah, where was your kindness then?
Downing St refuses to say if Boris Johnson agrees with adviser who suggested black people are mentally inferior and backed compulsory contraception. “The prime minister’s views are well publicised and well documented.” independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
November 2013 Boris Johnson at the 3rd Margaret Thatcher Lecture: “Whatever you may think of the value of IQ tests, it is surely relevant to a conversation about equality... as many as 16 per cent of our species have an IQ below 85 while about two per cent have an IQ above 130.”
I'm not a royalist. I'm not actually necessarily a fan of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. But one thing I can see is clearly inconsistent treatment of Meghan for identical behaviour as Kate. Which raises the question as to the reason for the difference. A thread...
Exhibit 1: #AvocadoGate
Avocados are a benign morning sickness cure for Princess Kate, bought for her by her adoring husband. Avocados are fuelling drought and murder when consumed by the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan.
Exhibit 2: #BumpGate
Kate tenderly cradles her bump, out of sheer love and maternal devotion. But Meghan can't keep her hands off her bump out of either pride/vanity/acting.