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The government may implement blackouts this winter in its continuing homage to the 70s – 21 favourite responses
There’s been a lot of talk about the government not doing any work, with some on holiday and the two potential leaders trying to out-Thatcher each other to win votes.
Reminder. There is no such thing as a caretaker Prime Minister or interim government. There is a PM and there are Ministers. They are all getting paid. They should all be doing their jobs
— Siob, Princess of Yorkshire 💙#FBPE #FBR (@Sillyshib) August 9, 2022
The energy cap is set to rise to £4,200 from January – somebody ought to step in and do something!
Now where was I? Oh yes, sitting on my fat arse doing fuck all.#EnoughIsEnough— Parody Boris (@Parody_PM) August 9, 2022
unfair to call this government a zombie government as zombies are interested in brains
— Toby Earle 🇺🇦 (@TobyonTV) August 9, 2022
But, if this Bloomberg report is accurate, they must really have been burning the midnight oil to come up with this stunning plan.
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Looking forward to getting £300 a month energy bills and having to read that total via candle https://t.co/aiSo2qv5dR
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) August 9, 2022
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Still, at least we're getting the crown marks back on pint glasses https://t.co/wJrpJYPnLr
— Liam Thorp (@LiamThorpECHO) August 9, 2022
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Post Brexit Global Leader Britain https://t.co/PP9Cv4gjsV
— Den (デ ニ ズ) (@selzero) August 9, 2022
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The phrase "UK is planning" is doing a whole load of heavy lifting here https://t.co/ukMoqbckb5
— Sathnam Sanghera (@Sathnam) August 9, 2022
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Thank God our Squatter PM has been working night and day to….
OK that's enough. Ed. https://t.co/evAxJGDwz4
— Emma Kennedy💙 (@EmmaKennedy) August 9, 2022
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I dont remember seeing 'days of blackouts' on the side of a fucking bus? https://t.co/JLAbKc8W0T
— verycentrist (@verycentrist) August 9, 2022
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I don't think this sounds reasonable at all https://t.co/G5tBRYeBL8
— Marty Lawrence (@TeaAndCopy) August 9, 2022
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Unlit uplands. https://t.co/4rCCiJWIFy
— Ken Tindell 🌻 🐘 (@kentindell) August 9, 2022
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So some planning ahead is happening after all.. https://t.co/limQFE5894
— Annette Dittert (@annettedittert) August 9, 2022
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Income tax cuts will sort this 😎🔵 https://t.co/rKGpEqHQJS
— Ben Walker (@BNHWalker) August 9, 2022
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Yes, as Liz Truss puts it, our best days really do lie ahead. https://t.co/ddLMx6sQrD
— John O'Shea (@politicalhackuk) August 9, 2022