The News this week centred on what Labour didn’t do, and what the Tories, allegedly, did.
Newly elected leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn caused a media furore this week by not singing the national anthem but I don’t blame him. I had to sing Proud by Heather Small every Friday for 5 years at Primary School and it still haunts me. And in any case, imploring a deity to save the monarchy is somewhat of an outdated concept, Corbyn stands up for what he believes, and should be respected.
Next, Corbyn didn’t go to the opening ceremony of the Rugby World Cup because he was holding his weekly drop-in, meeting his constituents and doing his job. Which begs the question, what have all the other politicians been doing all these years? He reportedly was explaining how jam is made to one of his constituent’s children, so if you’re in Islington on a Friday afternoon, do pop in and hear about the intricacies of fruit preservation.
But the main story of the week was what David Cameron may or may not have done while at University. Lord Ashcroft released his memoirs, which included an anecdote of the PM’s time at Oxford, where he’s alleged to have put his gentleman’s agreement in the mouth of a dead pig. Maybe that’s why he feels such affinity with his favourite football team: West Ham United. Dave does love those Hammers. Although Cameron denied it, and Ashcroft said it might have been a case of mistaken identity, so who knows whether a pig got violated?
And today it was announced that free school meals are going to be scrapped. Is there no pork left for the children?
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