Thread by @PublicPriestley

Maybe we should review all the false language that has been used by the Tory Party over the last twelves years as they have been dismantling the country? Thread: 1/24

'Brexit Benefits' & 'Brexit Dividend': Ok so this was supposed to be an incentive for people to relinquish all the genuine benefits of EU membership. A financial payoff of sorts. One of the vaunted benefits was going to be £350 million per week extra for the NHS. NOPE. 2/24

'Northern Powerhouse': Ok so we've known for a long time that Britain has a North/South divide. As a Northerner living in the South I see it with my own eyes. I believe George Osborne started the 'Northern Powerhouse' lie and guess what? Nothing ever happened with it. 3/24

'Levelling up': We even have a department of 'Levelling Up'. There has of course been zero evidence of any 'levelling up' and indeed since Brexit we have only see negative impact and socio-economic real terms decline. 4/24

'All in it together': This takes us back to the days of David Cameron. His version of 'all in it together' was to insulate the wealthiest and recoup the costs of a global financial crisis from the poorest by slashing provision and public burning services. 5/24

'No front line cuts': This lie sought to persuade people that you could cut services without impacting the quality or quantity of support provided. It was about 'red tape' and 'backroom staff'. Of course it was an absolute load of b*llocks. 6/24

'Red tape': This is the lie trotted out when the government wants to compromise human rights and health & safety. These pesky regulations that give us time off, clean water, maternity/paternity pay, freedom of thought, speech and association... 'red tape'. 7/24

'Trickle Down Economics': Ah the splendid idea that if you make the rich even richer, their wealth will somehow flow out of their huge off shore bank accounts and into the economy and the pockets of the many. Of course if you refuse to tax the super rich nobody can say how. 8/24

'Illegal Immigration': This phrase as been used to confuse people between real humans who legitimately seek refuge in the UK risking life and limb to escape persecution, war and exploitation - with horrible brown people stealing our jobs and committing crime. 9/24

'Economic migrant': the mislabelling of people who fear for their lives and wish to give their children a better home. Designed to undermine sympathy and support for people who are in desperate need of help. 10/24

'Protective ring around care-homes': ah yes. This meant knowingly sending COVID positive patients back into care environments where the most vulnerable would undoubtedly contract and pass on a deadly virus before dying alone. 11/24

'Nightingale Hospitals': Fake clinical environments to support people with COVID-19 through the pandemic. Described as warehouses full of not fit for purpose shit that Tories bought from their friends at public expense. 12/24

'Test and Trace': a £32 billion bung to people very close to the Conservative Party, sponsors and party members under the guise of a technology driven solution to the pandemic. 13/24

'Get Brexit Done' and 'Got Brexit Done'. When defending Brexit or Boris Johnson - use 'Got Brexit Done'. When seeking extra impetus to do something ridiculous with foreign policy or the economic wellbeing of the UK use 'Get Brexit Done'. 14/24

'The Will of the People': a subjective test. In the case of Brexit a slender 2% margin with crumbling popularity is enough to absolutely devastate the entire nation. In the case of needing an urgent general election the use of overwhelming polling data is absolutely not. 15/24

'Strong and Stable' - sold as government of fiscal responsibility, tough on crime & strong on personal integrity. Delivered as irresponsible government with no care for financial consequences & breaks the law frequently demonstrating no personal responsibility at all. 16/24

'Transparency & Accountability': Well Suella Braverman did send government classified information into an unprotected environment and she did resign for it. Is it her fault if Rishi Sunak reappointed her? 17/24

'Looking after our own': Read - slashing the international aid budget? "Let's look after our own". Then tell our own to f*ck off when they ask for help because it only creates dependency. 18/24

'Gold plated pensions' - when a hard working public sector worker, such as a teacher, police officer, doctor or nurse has a decent retirement to look forward to in their twilight years it's a 'gold plated pension'. When it's an MP it's not. 19/24

'Big Society' - supposed to evoke images of neighbours who care for each other. In reality it means withdrawing public services and asking people to volunteer to do essential and complicated work for nothing. 20/24

'Crack down' - tough on crime narrative often used by Priti Patel to try to persuade people that she was strong and capable (but definitely not a bully). 'Crack down' was used in connection to immigration, drugs, organised crime & corruption. But never successfully. 21/24

'Eat out to help out' - instead of giving genuine financial support to people as most other developed economies did during the pandemic, here have 15% off at Pizza Express and a free covid infection. Don't mention this offer to members of the Royal Family. 22/24

'Fuck business' - an unusually candid phrase used by Boris Johnson in a rare moment of honesty before he actually did destroy the livelihoods of many small business operators. 23/24

There are so many pieces of Tory political doublespeak in our national dialogue from the last 12 years. If you can think of any more - and I'm sure you can - why not add your favourites below? Don't forget to write to your MP & demand #GeneralElectionN0W #GTTO 24/24