Gaslight much?

Labour labelled their critics 'deplorables' and 'conspiracy theorists', which led to the extensive pasture damage at Parliament in 2022, and now threatens to derail the review of our Covid response.

The Hound can't help but see a parallel here with how farmers are treated by their own representatives when they refuse to get in line on issues like signing up to the Paris Accord on climate change.

The tactic is to label them as 'fringe nutters' and bully them into line.

That hasn't stopped the likes of Groundswell's 'Quit Paris' campaign though, and Chippy's gaslighting shouldn't be allowed to discredit the Covid inquiry either.