@conservatives: "#jimmysavile slur is a step too far"

Steps they cheered:

Destroyed πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ power in Europe, πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ global reputation, stripped freedom, devastated business, delivered obscene corruption, broke the economy, the NHS, and let the bodies pile high.

theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
Steps they cheered (2):

Breaking international law, criminalising protest, shutting down dissent, destroying electoral commission independence, introducing voter suppression, lies in Parliament, shutting it down, government by secret messages

Steps they cheered (3):

Fracking, new oil fields, government ships & planes, removing renewables subsidy, legalising dumping of raw sewage, undermining UK farming & favouring food from Australia, bee killing, the removal of environmental protections.

independent.co.uk/climate-change…
Things they cheered(4)

The destruction of πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ values
Principle.
Honesty.
Accountability.
Democracy.
European solidarity.
Looking out for each other.

But yeah, the #jimmysavile slur. A step too far!
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Not one word on #Brexit or #BrexitFoodShortages.

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So: BAD:

1. Some in the EU, angry at life-saving contracts not honoured, consider idiot move"

2. Others in EU point out idiot move. EU doesn't do idiot thing".
and GOOD:

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