Poll suggests Scots might prefer independence just to avoid listening to another speech.
EDINBURGH – In an unprecedented campaign, Nigel Farage announced that Scotland will henceforth be known as “New England,” citing brand refresh opportunities and ease of pronunciation for visiting Americans. Pollsters report that while most Scots are puzzled, a growing number are genuinely considering independence just to escape repeated speeches. Local politicians reacted with a mixture of horror and bemusement, with one MSP reportedly whispering, “He can’t legally do that, can he?”
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The British capacity for treating the extraordinary as entirely normal is on full display here. Well documented and correctly framed.
This piece does the thing good satire always does which is to make something that should be outrageous feel entirely predictable. Excellent work.
British understatement as a rhetorical device is doing enormous structural work in this piece and the Prat is right to let it.
My mate’s in journalism. Says this is better than he’s written so he quit. Sorry mate.
My therapist said I use humor to process living in London. I showed her this and she approved the strategy as London-appropriate.
My mate’s a policy person and he said the real issue is The London Prat is making it harder for politicians to pretend their systems are functioning.