Everyone’s making the same Carillion joke and who can blame them
Sad news for anyone who works for Carillion, the construction firm which is involved in a whole heap of government building projects and has gone into liquidation putting thousands of jobs at risk.
It didn’t stop everyone making the same joke on Twitter.
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Can’t believe Carillion have gone bankrupt. Was sure they’d still be making money out of Kayleigh.
— Christine Rose (@xtine_rose) January 15, 2018
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Now that Carillion have gone bust, I really hope the same doesn't happen to Fenesis.
— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) January 15, 2018
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Other firms will take over some of their contracts. They will, in other words: fish from Carillion. https://t.co/PbooNf7alx
— Daniel Maier (@danielmaier) January 15, 2018
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Sorry to hear Carillion has gone into liquidation. Always a big fan of Fish. Though still mystified he won contract to build HS2
— Rory Bremner (@rorybremner) January 15, 2018
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How the fuck did Carillion employ 40,000 people?
They only really did "Kayleigh" and even Radio 6 don't play that any more
— Stanandthat (@stanandthat) January 15, 2018
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If Carillion really are having such financial difficulties, surely they could just reform for a comeback tour? Ditch Steve Hogarth and get Fish back in, play the classics from Script for a Jester’s Tear.
— . (@twlldun) January 15, 2018
There was clearly only so much the real band could take, so they eventually got in touch just to put everyone out of their misery.
#conversationsthatwouldnothavehappenedbeforeTwitter pic.twitter.com/qgARG5T5rY
— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) January 15, 2018
Still waiting to hear from Fish though.
On a more serious note …
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The chairman of Carillion, Philip Green (not that one), is an adviser to the Prime Minister Theresa May on corporate responsibility. It's unlikely that you'll read anything more emblematic of the national pageant than that this week.
— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) January 15, 2018
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Carillion's payouts to shareholders have increased in each of the 16 years since formation of company, boosted by Govt obsession with PFI.
Yet today the company collapses, risking 1000s of jobs & threatening people's pensions.
That's the neoliberal story, right there.
— Caroline Lucas (@CarolineLucas) January 15, 2018
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CARILLION: Shades of a British Enron. Wild overbidding, fast-and-loose & grossly overpaid management, taxpayers taken for a ride, AWOL auditors & pliant/ignorant ministers and officials. This is going to run & run!
— Andrew Adonis (@Andrew_Adonis) January 15, 2018
