HITTING A CAR WITH TREE : An aged Basil Fawlty used his maiden speech in the EU parliament to compare the unique right of Freedom of Movement across a continent today to slavery.
”Slaves were given burgundy passports too you know!” Basil informed a despairing crowd of democratically elected and well paid multi-national representatives, “it was the mark of slavery in the ancient world to allow people to move of their own free will. The very stamp of it.”
The speech, thought to be highly amusing to Basil and the other desperate characters representing the Fawlty Party in the EU, was an interesting comparison.
”Completely insulting to the millions who suffered and died under slavery of course,” our resident historian notes, “much like Jeremy Hunt’s atrocious attempt to use Auschwitz for political point scoring the other day. There’s something about Brexit that rots the moral core out lock and stock.”
It also caused considerable embarrassment back in the U.K. to anyone who isn’t a cretinous bigot.
It is thought to perhaps signal a change in strategy by the Brexiters. And could well bear fruit as people formally opposed to Brexit begin to switch to supporting Leave if it at least means idiots like Widdecombe and co have to shut up and come home. Stop making us cringe so deeply on the world stage.
How the actual hardworking, principled EU representatives will react to the roll call of horror that is Brexit Party MEPs isn’t clear, but one did offer us a clue.
”Just between you and me we’re all going to move back to Brussels,” the source said, “the moment those idiots turn their backs again. Given they never turn up to actually work, it’s highly likely they won’t notice we’re we’ve gone.”