Reactions on Twitter
The network laughs about the government crisis in Great Britain – and celebrates a German journalist
Great Britain is in a deep political crisis. Prime Minister Liz Truss has been in office for just 44 days. A head of lettuce lasted longer than her. Twitter is happy about that these days. And about a German journalist.
Who was Prime Minister when Queen Elizabeth II died? In 20 years, that will be a quiz question that will be almost impossible to crack, predicts a user on Twitter. This is well received with more than 200,000 likes. It’s a hoax by many at the expense of outgoing British Prime Minister Liz Truss and the political crisis Britain is currently mired in.
After just six weeks in office, Truss announced her resignation on Thursday. Her political course had not been under a lucky star from the start. Her plans for big tax breaks amid inflation failed miserably as Prime Minister.
For Twitter users, it was all found food
The network laughs. It’s cynicism in dark times, an outlet for the absurdities of political reality. The head of lettuce, which lasted longer than the prime minister, is already legendary. The tabloid “Daily Star” had placed a head of lettuce next to a picture of Truss about a week before Truss’ resignation and asked which of the two would last longer. Well – the greens won.
BREAKING NEWS: ???? THE LETTUCE HAS OFFICIALLY OUTLASTED LIZ TRUSS AND WON ???? ALL HAIL THE LETTUCE. ???????????? https://t.co/o1zi8UEXXd — Daily Star (@dailystar) October 20, 2022
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Food also features in a well-publicized tweet that at least Italians and Greeks have good food. “We’ve got to get through all of this with beans on fucking toast.”
Christ. At least the Italians and the Greeks have decent food. We’re going through all this with beans on fucking toast. — Sean McLoughlin (@SeanMcLoughlin) October 19, 2022
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Video of a German journalist goes viral
And right in the middle of the viral posts about Truss’s resignation is a German journalist who has become a Twitter hit herself these days. Annette Dittert, head of the ARD studios in London, quoted the deputy leader of the conservative group in the “Tagesschau”. He left Parliament with the words: “I am fucking furious and I don’t fucking care anymore”. As usual, Dittert adds that she’s not going to translate it. How angry and vulgar Craig Whittaker must have been at this point could be heard even without the translation of his curses.
German TV news on what is happening in British politics is amazing. No need to understand German, watch to the end pic.twitter.com/RFPnD1iOFF — Ben Phillips (@benphillips76) October 20, 2022