Jeremy Hunt basically said every older person should die and it’s not his only schoolboy error in this rubbish tweet
There are badly worded tweets and there are badly worded tweets. And then there’s this, from Jeremy Hunt and his Tory leadership campaign team.
Every older person should die with dignity and respect#C4debates #HastobeHunt pic.twitter.com/QUD77Cpgxi
— Jeremy Hunt (@Jeremy_Hunt) June 16, 2019
So much not to like about this tweet. First that it was so badly worded he was basically saying all older people have to die.
This sounds far a more threatening policy than I imagine is intended. https://t.co/ynKQ2WNVzO
— The Secret Barrister (@BarristerSecret) June 16, 2019
"Every older person should die" – Jeremy Hunt https://t.co/aZS9NJ5LSB
— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) June 16, 2019
Ok. Woah. That escalated. https://t.co/6UZK9S1C51
— Richard Chambers (@newschambers) June 16, 2019
Is this…a threat? https://t.co/WTQ2bWQiVG
— Ben Gartside (@BenGartside) June 16, 2019
And then there was, well, pretty much everything else about it, beautifully captured in this one pitch perfect response.
You’ve not closed the quote, you’ve included an unnecessary comma and the last line is not aligned to the margin. And you want to be involved with end of life policy? God help us.
— SG (@sharonGOONer) 16 June 2019
But …
That the least of his worries. It reads like he wants to be the second coming of Harold Shipman.
— Rob Freeman (@RobFreeman) 16 June 2019
Which prompted this very unfortunate hashtag.
— The Boy Bankruptspur(s) (@bankruptspurs) 16 June 2019
And here are a few of our other favourite reactions.
It’s a brave politician who campaigns of liquidating the only people likely to vote for him… https://t.co/NreJaMBakb
— J Courtenay Grimwood (@JonCG) June 16, 2019
https://twitter.com/MitchBenn/status/1140423476009996289
Seems a bit harsh.
Also, open quotation marks and a rando comma.
Sir, you are a moron. Good day. https://t.co/y4TPEiVFwg
— Dr Adam Rutherford (@AdamRutherford) June 16, 2019
Sounds like he's stalking the streets with a hammer. https://t.co/Gf65SIQdf6
— John Rain CBE (@MrKenShabby) June 17, 2019
Holy shit! That’s… um… a bad tweet. And that’s just the misplaced comma, let alone the murderous threat https://t.co/MOb3cB2m0L
— Greg Jenner (@greg_jenner) June 16, 2019
Logan’s Run: The bold policy-making we need? https://t.co/jvRi5r1Fl4
— James Ball (@jamesrbuk) June 16, 2019
Pretty pleased with my first day running Jeremy Hunt’s Twitter account. https://t.co/i5riSxyHAh
— Mr Roger Quimbly (@RogerQuimbly) June 16, 2019
