April fool? Political jokes on THAT day of the year
Rishi Sunak and the Tories: the biggest political April Fool of this or any other year is the fact that they are (allegedly) running the country.
Way back when I was working on the old Bristol Journal, we used to put out a special supplement on the week of April Fool’s Day, with stories suggesting the former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev was now living in a flat in Hartcliffe, and the annual Balloon Fiesta was now to be restricted to the then defunct Avon House, former home of Avon County Council.
Do newspapers still do that?
I’ve found a few examples of the same thing online…
"It was an offer that I simply could not refuse. This is the perfect opportunity to flip this dysfunctional system on its head and turn it into a regulator that actually regulates. I would be a fool not to accept." https://t.co/4KtCGdB9hU
— Feargal Sharkey (@Feargal_Sharkey) April 1, 2023
It's got to the point now where I have come to the conclusion that if you can't beat them, join them. Following the announcement that Henry Smith is standing down as MP at the next GE I can announce that I have been accepted to stand in Crawley for the Conservatives. Solidarity!
— CrémantCommunarde #BeAPeacemonger ☮️ (@0Calamity) April 1, 2023
Sadly, no Graun cartoon from me today. Nor ever again, actually, as I’m delighted to announce that from Monday I become @GBNEWS cartoonist in residence, providing rib-tickling content between the wise & popular broadcasts of @danwootton & @thecoastguy. What an opportunity!
— Martin Rowson (@MartinRowson) April 1, 2023
… at least, I think they’re April Fools.
Have you found any fun ones? Please let me know in the comments.
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April Fool; the clue is Jon Swift II: https://99-percent.org/how-sunak-can-cling-to-power/