Rishi Sunak’s latest vote-seeking gambit is 100 free chess boards for parks – check out these 24 funny reactions
You’ll no doubt be relieved to know that the government has been listening to what people have been saying about the things they need to make their lives easier.
The public asked for food security, affordable housing, a well-funded health and social care system, and Rishi Sunak has responded with …a plan to make chess slightly more available.
Exclusive: Rishi Sunak’s plans for a Great British chess revival
– Gov will financially back England’s chess teams for the first time
– 100 chess boards to be rolled out in parks
– drive for more chess in state schoolshttps://t.co/KgO8oGfOZt— Ellen Milligan (@EllenAMilligan) August 2, 2023
What an absolute king!
The rank and file of Twitter said their piece.
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public: please, we just want to afford food and our mortgages and our bills and to be able to send our children to school not starvi-
Sunak: TIDDLYWINKS https://t.co/LXRbXIz1Al
— Sorcha Ní Nia (@Luiseach) August 2, 2023
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We’re saved https://t.co/Z0hxb2w1Uo
— Mitch Benn 🖕 (@MitchBenn) August 2, 2023
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100 chess boards for 67 million people 😂 https://t.co/AEkjuzRmOI
— Henry Mance (@henrymance) August 2, 2023
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I have a theory about this. Sunak wants to be seen as a harmless geek rather than the evil, money-driven, climate-change-denying cynic that he really is. Hence, chess. https://t.co/jCN9ek1ILb
— Prof Paul Bernal (@PaulbernalUK) August 2, 2023
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Love that we don't have reliable trains linking Northern cities, a massive housing crisis, an energy infrastructure that is very largely obselete and the governments big infrastucture announcement is funding a medium sized chess club. https://t.co/Iu5QyXGg4R
— Joshua Alston (@Joshua_Alston1) August 2, 2023
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Love “100 chessboards” as a policy announcement from the government of one of the richest countries in the world, rather than the outcome of a year 9 group’s charity walk https://t.co/eGmtFtlCEh
— Sean (@seanbeegee) August 2, 2023
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I’m not saying the “we’re too centralised” people have a point but it is mad that central government has a role in deciding what goes into local parks. https://t.co/JTl4ifaz8L
— James O'Malley (@Psythor) August 2, 2023
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100 chessboards? It's an official government announcement that potentially 200 more people will be playing chess in the UK at any given time? https://t.co/rAOvYiPupc
— Florence of Northumbria (@FlorenceHRScott) August 2, 2023
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“100 chess boards in parks”
Jesus, this is pathetic. https://t.co/p4cqXUHroc
— Mic Wright (@brokenbottleboy) August 2, 2023
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We import two thirds of all our Chess.
That. Is. A. Disgrace. https://t.co/79djbdMn75— Colin the Dachshund (@DachshundColin) August 2, 2023
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Very much looking forward to spikes being put around the chess boards to stop the increasing number of homeless people using them x https://t.co/oOLwxdjFeE
— Buckers (@deathofbuckley) August 2, 2023
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Therese Coffey and Nadine Dorries singing I Know Him So Well as part of Rishi's chess revival pic.twitter.com/4koS1eR6TE
— SHANE REACTION (@imshanereaction) August 2, 2023