Wednesday 5 October 2022

This is what modern Conservatism looks like


A skeleton holding an empty cup
A death star imploding on itself
The toll of doom from a cracked bell
Margaret Thatcher’s corpse in a mouldering bear skin

A shrieking pipsqueak in clown’s shoes
A refugee paddling on a Lilo
A ribbon cutting ceremony for a food bank
A cancelled children’s Christmas show

A fanatic’s Twitter feed
Hospital radio for the deaf
A cleaner working an extra shift
A hairdresser with a chainsaw

A bucket of boiling frogs
A pike eating a minnow
An oiled seabird
Pound shop bunting on a bungalow

A banker’s bonus
A melting ice cap
An eviction notice
A bonfire of workers' right

An ocean filled with plastic waste
An ordinay shooting weekend
A minister lounging on a green bench
A hedge fund manager's new Ferrari