Our 9 favourite reactions to the irony of George Osborne’s homelessness campaign
The Evening Standard, now edited by former-Chancellor and cheerleader for austerity cuts, George Osborne, is running a campaign to tackle homelessness, which is obviously a good thing and we hope it can help. However, the irony meters are breaking left, right and centre – but mostly left and centre.
Here’s how Osborne shared the news to Twitter.
Today’s @EveningStandard: we launch our biggest ever campaign, tackling homelessness, starting this Christmas with a focus on homeless women pic.twitter.com/gNfDa9vHE2
— George Osborne (@George_Osborne) November 20, 2019
When these people had scooped their jaws back off the floor, they posted our favourite responses.
1.
Chancellor of the actual Exchequer, 2010-2016. https://t.co/dd7oqBbmoW
— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) November 20, 2019
2.
But… you… back in… when you were… it was… you did… remember… back when… that was… do you not… you were… really? https://t.co/XWk1CTqCqY
— Amanda Abbington (@CHIMPSINSOCKS) November 20, 2019
3.
"well well, if it isn't the consequences of my own actions" https://t.co/W7Pxdkf1JK
— Jamie McKelvie (@McKelvie) November 20, 2019
4.
You should find out who caused this and give them a piece of your mind. pic.twitter.com/higQcYO3n8
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) November 20, 2019
5.
George Osborne, as chancellor, presided over brutal benefits cuts, the bedroom tax, the decimation of social housing provision, and a 70% rise in child homelessness under Tory rule.
I think I speak for everyone when I say he should shut the absolute fuck up. https://t.co/UFXdQSRUcS
— Ash Sarkar (@AyoCaesar) November 20, 2019
6.
*looks to camera* https://t.co/4ALPlRX6WP
— Mollie Goodfellow (@hansmollman) November 20, 2019
7.
https://t.co/v3glafhgc0 pic.twitter.com/9Ryr75rNcT
— Marie Le Conte (@youngvulgarian) November 20, 2019
8.
Harold Shipman shaking a tin for Help The Aged is it? https://t.co/hMGaA2SAIz
— barney farmer (@barneyfarmer) November 20, 2019
9.
Did the ghost of budgets past visit last night? https://t.co/CjDisaBpFC
— Ming Kerr (@Guiseppim) November 20, 2019
Comedian, Sam Whyte, had a personal reason for being unimpressed.
You made me and so many other women homeless. If you bomb an oil tanker you don't get to do a photo opp. scrubbing seagulls with fairy liquid. https://t.co/zRnbFgFauS
— Sam Whyte (@SamWhyte) November 20, 2019
We await the Evening Standard campaign against benefit cuts.
Source: Twitter, Image: Evening Standard, Twitter
