Sajid Javid said he was off to ‘north England’ and the entire internet shook its head
It probably seemed like a good idea at the time. Chancellor Sajid Javid was on the train with a couple of his fellow cabinet ministers, Liz Truss and Dominic Raab, when they decided it might make a nice tweet.
So they did this.
On way to Cabinet meeting in north England with friends @DominicRaab @trussliz #BrexitDay pic.twitter.com/EuvoBfyGkE
— Sajid Javid (@sajidjavid) January 31, 2020
And it struck people as more than a little odd. Not the people in the picture – well, you can decide that for yourself – but the wording of the tweet.
Here’s just a few of the many, many responses it prompted.
“Eee lad, we’re off to that there North England” https://t.co/fvAcGSWkZE
— The Secret Barrister (@BarristerSecret) January 31, 2020
"I'm off to north England" said precisely no one ever from up north.https://t.co/QxH9VTKX9A
— Ashley Cowburn (@ashcowburn) January 31, 2020
"Hello, can I have a ticket for north England please" https://t.co/WLSF4IGeQu
— Owen Jones (@OwenJones84) January 31, 2020
'north England'?
It's not a flipping Disney film, and you're not our hero https://t.co/PtzVOezUqL— Alison McGovern (@Alison_McGovern) January 31, 2020
North England. There be dragons https://t.co/s7dDpDT9Pg
— Stuart Maconie (@StuartMaconie) January 31, 2020
https://twitter.com/HeatherLaff/status/1223257823473229824?s=20
You know how some people treat Africa as if it was a country not a continent…
I think the Tories just found a way to be xenophobic against their own country.
"North England" https://t.co/aesZu24K0U— Femi – REGISTER TO VOTE BY 18 JUNE (@Femi_Sorry) January 31, 2020
https://twitter.com/Chapakiin/status/1223257944864755713?s=20
https://twitter.com/jackremmington/status/1223274236271321088?s=20
But where exactly was he going?
By ‘north England’ he means they’re travelling to Milton Keynes doesn’t he? https://t.co/uVZjFDAwg6
— Tiernan Douieb (@TiernanDouieb) January 31, 2020
And would he be welcome anyway?
North England?
Unless you're bringing a train full of cash, we're not interested mate. You can piss off back to South England at your earliest convenience. https://t.co/EyiUh3nPbr
— Jonny McSwaggerton (@RuG_TheMunchies) January 31, 2020
Final word to @DavidHepworth.
There’s no smile quite as fixed as the smile of Cabinet minister being “sent north” on a Friday. pic.twitter.com/iRpbri9Sz2
— David Hepworth (@davidhepworth) January 31, 2020
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