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[–] Rojo27@hexbear.net 42 points 4 months ago
[–] Andrzej3K@hexbear.net 38 points 4 months ago

Lmao no one has any right to be surprised by this — his whole election pitch was 'I solemnly swear to govern as an awful right wing bastard, because that's what Normal Britons want'

[–] RION@hexbear.net 35 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Will never get over how the UK/Europe uses "scheme" as a perfectly neutral word. Over here if you have a scheme I'd expect you to be twirling your moustache villainously

[–] Dolores@hexbear.net 25 points 4 months ago (1 children)

i like to characterize every plan i make as a scheme or a plot, makes life a little more whimsical

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 11 points 4 months ago

I usually call them scams but I'm going to start calling them schemes too.

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That shit straight up made me laugh. He admit.

[–] Aradina@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

We also do it in Australia.

In Victoria we recently got the Container Deposit Scheme for example, which gives tiny refunds on plastic bottles and I assume does something evil with them

[–] RION@hexbear.net 5 points 4 months ago
[–] coeliacmccarthy@hexbear.net 22 points 4 months ago
[–] REgon@hexbear.net 20 points 4 months ago

Well don't you see, if they don't do the conservatives policies then the conservatives won't vote for them and then they might not win and then the conservatives might win and then they'd probably do some horrible conservative policy.

If leftists don't vote for labour because they're not perfect then they're the reason they lose the election.

[–] miz@hexbear.net 18 points 4 months ago
[–] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 18 points 4 months ago
[–] Dolores@hexbear.net 17 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

will no one relieve me of this perfidious island

[–] CarmineCatboy2@hexbear.net 14 points 4 months ago

British Labour, Bernard!

[–] WeedReference420@hexbear.net 13 points 4 months ago

Starmer's new mistress just dropped