A 99-year-old man dies.
BBC1, BBC2 and ITV abandon their schedules for the rest of the day, and BBC radio just plays soft instrumentals on repeat.
What an absolutely ridiculous country.
BBC1, BBC2 and ITV abandon their schedules for the rest of the day, and BBC radio just plays soft instrumentals on repeat.
What an absolutely ridiculous country.
We really do think we're still a great imperial power, don't we?!
Meanwhile, 127,000 other people die. The government responsible is POPULAR; the BBC, currently donning sackcloth and ashes, refuses to report on said government's responsibility and gross corruption.
Meanwhile, 127,000 other people die. The government responsible is POPULAR; the BBC, currently donning sackcloth and ashes, refuses to report on said government's responsibility and gross corruption.
This, my friends, is how media distraction in the Banana Republic of Great Britain and Northern Ireland works.
Bow your head. Shag that flag. Pray silence for the great man. And don't, whatever you do, question any last bit of it.
Bow your head. Shag that flag. Pray silence for the great man. And don't, whatever you do, question any last bit of it.
You know which other countries do this sort of thing when a particular individual dies?
Tinpot dictatorships. It's like the Soviet Union.
Tinpot dictatorships. It's like the Soviet Union.
The UK is deeply, profoundly, incredibly unwell.
It was offered heart bypass surgery in 2019. It angrily rejected it, denounced the person making the offer, and doubled down on destroying itself.
It was offered heart bypass surgery in 2019. It angrily rejected it, denounced the person making the offer, and doubled down on destroying itself.
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