During the rollout of COVID furlough, the BBC decided to run a propaganda piece for the Tories that depicted then Chancellor of the Exchequer (and soon to be deposed Prime minister) Rishi Sunak as Superman.

[–] WittyProfileName2@hexbear.net 32 points 5 months ago (3 children)

More on Rishi Sunak during the pandemic.

His big scheme to revitalise the economy was called "eat out to help out". It involved encouraging people to go to restaurants during an ongoing pandemic. But most people just remember it for the crappy photoshopping on the signs advertising it.

[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 26 points 5 months ago

eat out to help out

lenin-dont-laugh

[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 7 points 5 months ago

program called "Eat Out To Help Out"

gives a discount when you eat in

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Does that mean the same thing in the UK as it does in the US?

[–] WittyProfileName2@hexbear.net 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Oral sex?

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yes, please. smuglord

[–] WittyProfileName2@hexbear.net 3 points 5 months ago

walter-breakdown

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 22 points 5 months ago

Reminds me of Joan Cornella

[–] Leon_Frotsky@hexbear.net 15 points 5 months ago

I remember a load of pubs that were grateful for the eat out to help out scheme and all the furloughs and stuff ran deals called like the Sunak Special and stuff

[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 14 points 5 months ago

Rishi Sunak is about 5'5" / 165 cm so I assume these are formally dressed kindergarteners