• BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    This was a satirical poster; the phrasing is deliberate and it was posted on the underground as a protest against the conservatives.

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      7 months ago

      I have no idea if that is true I hope it is. I don’t live in the UK but this isn’t exactly helping my understanding of the UK.

      • cynar@lemmy.world
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        7 months ago

        The conservatives campaigned on cutting homelessness in half. When in power, they basically cut actual, useful support, in favour of measures that got the homeless out of sight, even if it made things worse (and more deadly) for them.

        The light at the end of the tunnel is that they are currently predicted to lose 44-92% ( 77% nominal) of their total seats in the next election. They also have to call it by January. There is the real possibility of them being almost completely wiped off the political stage.

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          7 months ago

          Well its never a good idea to have no diversity from a political perspective.

          • Apepollo11@lemmy.world
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            We’ll still have diversity (such as it is) - we have more than two parties.

            If the local elections are anything to go by, however, the Tories have slipped into third place for the first time in history.

            (Of course, I’m not daft enough to think local elections accurately predict general elections).

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    I don’t think this fits here the current lot in parliament would do this if they thought it would help their numbers

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      It would double the number of homeless Labour voters so I doubt they would go through with it.

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        7 months ago

        Oh dear, he doesn’t know that humans can’t reproduce through mitosis yet. Ask your mom about it honey.

  • Mossy Feathers (She/They)@pawb.social
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    Whenever I see this picture I think of these lyrics:

    This is an announcement from Genetic Control

    It is my sad duty to inform you

    Of a four-foot restriction, on humanoid height

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    I hear the directors of Genetic Control

    Have been buying all the properties

    That have recently been sold, taking risks oh so bold

    It’s said now that people will be shorter in height

    They can fit twice as many in the same building site

    They say it’s alright

    Beginning with the tenants of the town of Harlow

    In the interest of humanity, they’ve been told they must go

    Told they must go, go, go, go

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    7 months ago

    Perhaps off topic, and the poster may be satirical, but how is that turning out?

    Have they reduced homelessness? Have they cut any homeless in half?

    Just tired of empty promises.

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      7 months ago

      I’m not sure we should be making jokes about the Rwandan Genocide

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        I’m just saying that the Brits are sending asylum seekers to Rwanda. Pretty tasteless tbh

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    I see this and I get the Atlanta Braves fight cheer stuck in my head:

    “Don’t… Stop… The… Chop…”

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      7 months ago

      Zero. They awarded the contract to Lord Fuck-the-poor III who then pocketed the £250million.