No, I haven't got it in for New Labour women (the men are just as bad) but I have to tell you this. Ms Smith is, somewhat surprisingly, the Home Secretary. The Times reports (HERE) that after she had seen members of the Youth Parliament (I shall try to find out what this is - the main one seems childish enough - and how much it costs) three representatives, Natalie Irvin of the North East, Dan Kent for Sutton and Natalie Hall for Staffordshire all said exactly the same thing in their press releases including 'It is good to hear that gun and knife crime is a key priority for the Government' (which will be news to anyone who lives in a British city).
So the government makes a big splash about consulting 'Yoof' and then tells them what to say, dressing it up as their own thoughts. This, in a nutshell, is how the country is run. And not even an apology this time.
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