Osborne says lazy poor should eat their own babies

[LeftishBrit]

Chancellor George Osborne says it is about time lazy poor people ate their own babies, rather than relying on Tories to do it for them....


Osborne said if poor people ate their own babies, they would learn self-reliance, the value of hard work, and discover just how tasty babies are with proper seasoning and a glass or two of Pimms.

Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed Osborne’s modest proposal but emphasised there was no room for complacency.

“Just this morning outside Downing Street there was a group of disabled people in wheelchairs protesting against benefit cuts. I managed to push a few of them under a passing bus, but I can’t be expected to do everything myself."

http://eveningharold.com/2015/07/08/osborne-says-lazy-poor-should-eat-their-own-babies/

[Mnemosyne]

1. Please tell me this is satire. I'm surprised the R's here haven't thought of it anyway. nt

[LeftishBrit]

2. It is; this is a satire site, and the article seems to be following up Jonathan Swift's satirical

'Modest Proposal' on the treatment of poor Irish people in the 18th century.

But Osborne is certainly not very fond of poor people, or of young people.

[Mnemosyne]

3. Whew, was hoping. Satire is sadly becoming much harder to distinguish these days. nt