Twitter election Nadhim Zahawi
Nadhim Zahawi tweeted a picture of Captain Oates and of all the funny and totally on-point reponses, this one beat all-comers
Sacked Tory party chairman and chancellor for 5 minutes Nadhim Zahawi raised eyebrows (rather than taxes) when he shared this paining of Captain Oates over on Twitter, along with a not entirely cryptic message.
True heroism. Captain Oates taking himself out, walking to his death to save his comrades. pic.twitter.com/fRQv37r7hN
— Nadhim Zahawi (@nadhimzahawi) June 26, 2024
Just in case you need a quick refresher on Captain Lawrence Oates …
‘He was one of five men who died as they tried to return home from Robert Falcon Scott’s ill-fated expedition to the South Pole in 1912.
Capt Oates is remembered because of his act of self-sacrifice, committed because he believed he was slowing the others down.’
And it naturally got people wondering exactly what Zahawi – who isn’t standing for re-election – was trying to get at.
It also prompted no end of very funny and totally on-point responses.
Oates was an Old Etonian who paid £1000 to go on the expedition.
Utterly incompetent leadership obliged him to sacrifice himself
Subsequently the entire polar team died so it was a futile act.
Comparisons with the Conservative party are not invited at this time. https://t.co/ykvXWyaBMO
— Otto English (@Otto_English) June 28, 2024
Just briefly checking in on the mood of Conservative MPs on day 36 of the campaign https://t.co/3wwgSiuaXg
— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) June 27, 2024
While his horses luxuriated in the heated tent that Captain Scott bought on expenses. https://t.co/Ej7oT1OJ2j
— HENRY MORRIS (@mrhenrymorris) June 27, 2024
Fact check: in this image Captain Oates was actually walking out to avoid an investigation by HMRC into his tax affairs https://t.co/mIKSI8Zxtr
— Andrew Hunter Murray (@andrewhunterm) June 27, 2024
A conservative posting the image of walking out to one's certain death with the line "I may be gone some time" is probably a fair reading of the situation… pic.twitter.com/uRfAZvQxSJ
— Stephen McGann (@StephenMcGann) June 27, 2024
Hell of a metaphor for the Tory Party. None of them survived. https://t.co/WwjNef85rB
— Prof Paul Bernal (@PaulbernalUK) June 27, 2024
But it was @DachshundColin who surely said it best.
Captain Oates on the way to the bookies to put £50 on the rest of his comrades dying. https://t.co/Du3i3uPBE4
— Colin the Dachshund (@DachshundColin) June 27, 2024
Ooof.
Best election tweet yet!
— Dr Michele Paule (@michele_paule) June 27, 2024
To conclude …
absolutely mad tweet, 10/10 https://t.co/QkT2eFUj9Y
— Hugh Brechin (@HughRBrechin) June 27, 2024
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