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Childish it may be, but ‘two-tier Keir’ chant chimes with the disenchanted | Alison Phillips
The prime minister’s attempts to rationalise media accusations are falling on deaf ears – all bullies know the power of rhyme
If only his parents could have foreseen it. Naming the future Labour leader and prime minister after Keir Hardie once seemed wonderfully auspicious. But they didn’t consider the rhyme. Scan across an extensively hostile media – established and social – and he is now “two-tier Keir”. Presiding over two-tier Britain. Trust me, unless there’s a radical shift very soon, it’s going to stick.
It started during the riots when legions of whatabouterists insisted racist thugs were being disproportionately harshly treated by the justice system.
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