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So, David Cameron has replaced an Old Rugbeian cycling enthusiast, the son of a knight, who became an object of contempt for calling policemen "Plebs", with...

... an Old Etonian cycling enthusiast, a baronet in his own right, who once remarked that "The homeless are what you step over when you come out of the opera."

Well done, Dave. That will make all the difference.

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Date: 2012-10-22 06:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cmcmck.livejournal.com
There are just no words........

They really don't get it at all do they? :o(

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Date: 2012-10-22 06:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] steepholm.livejournal.com
I hope it's clear that I have nothing against cyclists!

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Date: 2012-10-22 06:23 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mevennen.livejournal.com
I am not convinced by this strategy...

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Date: 2012-10-22 06:26 pm (UTC)

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Date: 2012-10-22 07:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] calimac.livejournal.com
The worst part is, it actually is an improvement.

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Date: 2012-10-22 10:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] davesmusictank.livejournal.com
Yep, these Tories seem to know nothing about real life!

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Date: 2012-10-23 11:35 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gair.livejournal.com
The homeless are what you step over when you come out of the opera

That's a line from a Pet Shop Boys song! (YouTube link) I have learned a new fact!

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Date: 2012-10-23 12:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cmcmck.livejournal.com
Young's been around all too long- they were quoting him.

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Date: 2012-10-23 01:27 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] kalypso-v.livejournal.com
This piece specifically says the Pet Shop Boys were reacting to Young's remark while he was serving under John Major. Which ties in with my memory that it was about twenty years ago, when I was living in London; I remember it made me think that the Tories underestimated the gravity of the crisis over homelessness because they disliked public transport (rail and Tube stations being the places where I was stepping over the homeless every day) and only encountered them outside the opera.
Edited Date: 2012-10-23 01:27 pm (UTC)

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