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3 Oct, 4 tweets, 2 min read
He specifically said over the last decade … who has been in power for that entire period of A for Austerity B for Brexit and C for Covid cock-up and incompetence? D for Defence cuts. E for Etonian. F for Flat-furnishing and fucked farmers and fishermen. G for Grenfell. 1/4
H for Higher prices/inflation. J for Justice creaking. I for the Irish Sea border he said would never come. K for the Kingdom breaking. L for lies about levelling up. M for mental health cuts. N for nurses clapped and screwed over pay. O for overseas aid cuts. P for police 2/4
who have no confidence in them. Q for the Queen he lied to. R for Red Wall (see L). S for special relationship (Afghanistan) T for Test track and trace. U for universal credit. V for vaccination. Started well. Falling behind. X for xenophobia Y for youth services. Slashed 3/4
Z for the worst bunch of Z listers ever to sit around a cabinet table. Now off to talk football with @Pschmeichel1 at the Palladium. Be good to talk to a professional and forget about the dreadful people running the country (sic) for a while. 4/4

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