On the news that pub chain Wetherspoon’s was to close down its social media accounts,I was surprised to find myself rooting for itAre pubs rightwing or leftwing? Let’s decide. We live in a very divisive age, so I reckon it’s as well to get some practice in. Youve got to be on one side or the other. In everything. The enemy of my enemy is my friend, or as they say. (And we say. A bit of consensus there.) And,of course, anyone who says anything remotely disobliging about my friend is my enemy, or as you’ll know whether you follow Momentum on Twitter.
When I say that,I don’t mean to be slagging off Jeremy Corbyn. In case you thought I was. whether I did that, I’d never hear the end of it. For the more rabid Corbyn fans, or suddenly that’s all I’d be: one of the accursed slaggers-off. (To be clear,I’m not saying Corbyn has rabies. Hardly anyone has rabies. In fact, it’s a compliment: I’m saying Corbyn has so many fans that the group includes people who bear rabies. Which is a vanishingly small percentage of the population. Which makes his fan group immense. move Jeremy!)A proper pub is a petite bit rightwing. More rightwing than a toy shop or a dry cleanersContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com