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Speaking to a room of seats at the Conservative Party Conference, the shadow chancellor announced a merger of classic policies to create a new incentive; young people can buy a house by renting for a period, then having this count towards a discount on the property in the suburbs of Kigali.


'This generation dream of home ownership, but find all the properties in their budget have already been bought by landlords paying cash,' said the chancellor. 'Obviously, we don't want to upset those landlords as they're likely party members, and we gave so much money to the Rwandan government when we were in power that we figured this was a good way to maximise the return on the investment.'


Speaking to the press after the announcement, a party official elaborated on the idea, telling us, 'The young will love Kigali: the weather is good, the internet is fast, and the whole country has been genocide-free for at least five years. And if they get tired of life in paradise, then they can trek across the Sahara and Mediterranean, traverse their way across Europe, and pay a people trafficker to bring them back to the UK on a small boat.'




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Opposition leader, Kemi Badenoch is facing mounting criticism after stating in a recent article in The Spectator magazine that all British schoolchildren should be taught how to deal with the prospect of being hanged for murder.


Badenoch makes the claim that the Conservative Party will reintroduce capital punishment if re-elected; therefore, youngsters should be taught how best to deal with the difficulties they could face during the days between sentencing and the gallows.


'Being hanged, although a wonderfully effective deterrent against unlawful killing, can be a challenging business at the end of the day, so the sooner young people learn how to deal with the prospect, the better, in my view.


'My proposal would see children being taught how best to while away the hours in the condemned cell. Perhaps by learning solitary card games or being taught how to play mournful tunes on the harmonica.


'A guide to making a healthy choice for that last meal could also be included.


'The trouble with the current education in our schools is that far too little attention is paid to life's everyday challenges, like household budgeting, buying a mortgage, and even painting and decorating one of the new homes that my government would give to all newlyweds absolutely free.'


'Facing execution by hanging with good old British fortitude and decorum would therefore be top of my list on any British school curriculum.


'There'll be no shaking like a jelly, screaming for mother or trouser-soiling if I have anything to do with it'


Badenoch's shock proposal comes just a week after Reform Party leader, Nigel Farage, insisted that, under a Reform administration, all foreign nationals entering the country illegally will be strung up from lampposts along the Dover to London road 'like those slaves in Spartacus'.


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Do TV schedulers copy each other? It certainly seems that way, as the airwaves this autumn are filled with game shows that have a political twist.


Here is a quick rundown.


No Deal or No Deal - a game show that challenges contestants to fix the Northern Ireland protocol


Tipping Point - contestants win prizes by correctly guessing where raw sewage is being discharged, and in what quantity


Beat the Chaser - government ministers don't have to answer any questions, as long as they can stay ahead of the chaser. Dominic Cummings stars.


Who Wants to be a Millionaire - a quiz show for people who want to win government PPE contracts, often by phoning a friend


Tenable - a competition to find out which of the Tory leadership candidates are Number Ten-able


Total Wipeout - another competition to find the next Tory leader, but with the tantalising prospect of some serious injuries


Jeux sans Frontieres - England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Sark compete to be crowned European Champions


Insert Name Here - Sue Perkins leads the search for the next Tory leader

Changing Rooms - Keir Starmer has to redecorate 10 Downing Street with a budget of £4.50


Countdown - contestants try to guess the date of the next General Election

This is my House - Tory hopefuls try to convince Lord Sugar that they could live at Number 10


Two shows didn't make the cut. Political Naked Attraction was judged repulsive by focus groups and all tapes have been confiscated by party whips. And although pilot episodes of Political Pointless were filmed, they will not be aired because contestants found it far too easy to spot pointless policies.



First published 31 Aug 2022



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