Thursday, 03 August 2023 14:25

Say what?

Written by  The Hound
Say what?

OPINION: A mate of your canine crusader reckons the Labour Party’s recently unveiled slogan for the upcoming election – ‘In it for you’ – is not only meaningless and confusing, but also could have some rather unfortunate connotations.

He suggested that by simply changing the slogan to ‘In it for ewe’ it could be viewed as Labour trying to court the farmer vote.

However, he suggests it is more appropriate – considering the way the Labour Government has treated the farming sector over the past six years – that the ‘In it for ewe’ slogan is a fitting metaphor for the way Labour has screwed farmers during its term in government!

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