The only 5 responses you need to George Osborne saying he’d send poorer families a cheque in the post
George Osborne, one of the main architects of – and subsequent cheerleaders for – austerity in the UK has caused faces and palms to meet, with a comment he made in an interview with Andrew Neil on Sunday.
@GeorgeOsborne: "I would send households on low incomes and middle incomes a cheque in the post" #AndrewNeilShow pic.twitter.com/v2PGwPpHLW
— Channel 4 (@Channel4) May 22, 2022
Although he didn’t specify a figure for these cheques, Osborne claimed it would be the best short-term response to the problems faced by lower and middle-income households.
There was a healthy dose of side-eye in people’s reactions – but these five covered it perfectly.
1.
If only the man had had a chance to be Chancellor during an economic crisis https://t.co/ihHt9qgIU2
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) May 22, 2022
2.
this is like that bit in The Crucible when the witchfinder denounces his own court https://t.co/23lwaLpXBe
— Jonn Elledge (@JonnElledge) May 22, 2022
3.
This is a clever headline as it doesn't say that the cheque would be for -£5 so they'd end up owning him money. https://t.co/CbhMK9bWCv
— Tiernan Douieb (@TiernanDouieb) May 22, 2022
4.
Would you?🤥 https://t.co/FZvTCToAzW pic.twitter.com/1w68oeRsaR
— Andrew Fisher (@FisherAndrew79) May 22, 2022
5.
https://t.co/0jIW9zkiTw pic.twitter.com/QqB4HLDdof
— THE SECRET TORY 🗽 (@secrettory12) May 22, 2022
HappyToast spotted another huge problem with the former chancellor’s plan.
A cheque? finger on the pulse of finance as ever
— HappyToast ★ (@IamHappyToast) May 22, 2022
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