The Tories lost the Election in July ending up with their worst defeat since 1832. It might be thought that the penny might have dropped that more or less their only actual strategy- culture wars- did not work except with the small audience for GB News.
Yet they are still launching new Culture Wars even though Lisa Nandy the Minister for Culture, Media and Sport has made it clear that the Government is not playing having more serious matters to deal with.
On September 7th a confected row about the interim England football manager not singing the National anthem at an obscure England football game was promoted by the Mail and Telegraph. England beat Ireland 2-0 btw.
Also on September 7th the same right-wing sources were attacking one of their favourite subjects the National Trust. Its the time of year when the Trust elects its national lay leadership. In recent years a group of weirdoes, the ‘Restore Trust’ has been trying to get support by the use of culture wars.
The latest focuses on the aim of making 50% of the food in NT cafes plant based. Its currently 40% so a rather modest change which one suspects must be popular unless the cafes waste lots of uneaten plant based food. The reference to scones is a perpetual and made up story btw. The recipe hasnt changed since 1066
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