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Project Fear latest: Brexit means… super-gonorrhoea

Oh dear. With Tory MPs and Opposition MPs alike united in their dislike of Theresa May’s Chequers proposals, talk of a no deal Brexit is rife. Only this time around no-one seems able to agree on where Project Fear stops and Kamikaze begins. In today’s Telegraph, a Brexiteer MP accuses May of being the most Kamikaze of all thanks to her new penchant for releasing no deal preparation notices. Far from being the stuff the UK should show to Brussels to prove they are ready, they say, talk of plans to stockpile food and bring in the army to deliver it are aimed at scaring Brits into accepting her compromise.

What ever view you take, Mr S suspects that it’s hard to deny Project Fear is back in some form. Take for example George Osborne’s Standard, the paper has found a new problem they can blame Brexit for… super-gonorrhoea:

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