15 of the most insane moments in UK politics
You only have to glance at the news to appreciate that UK politics – and, let’s face it, US politics – is a very odd thing indeed.
If the writers of Yes, Prime Minister had included Jim Hacker hiding in a fridge to avoid a TV interviewer, we’d have thought it a little far fetched – never mind if he’d been involved in a scandal in which he claimed to have been unable to identify a party, despite nibbles, drinks and party games.
But the insanity of politics certainly didn’t start with Johnson, and the ‘insane moments in british politics‘ Twitter account curates some of the most bizarre.
Do you remember all these?
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Sir Peter Viggers MP steps down after having claimed £30,000 for gardening expenses over three years, including £1645 for an ornamental 'floating duck island' (2010) pic.twitter.com/w1HzHm4Qbb
— insane moments in british politics (@PoliticsMoments) March 31, 2022
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The MP George Galloway pretends to be a cat on national TV (2006) pic.twitter.com/EC7WAdzUW0
— insane moments in british politics (@PoliticsMoments) April 6, 2022
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John Major's government introduces a Public Order Act which includes a ban on raves that plays music defined by 'sounds wholly or predominantly characterised by the emission of a succession of repetitive beats.' (1994) pic.twitter.com/mgvZSUsu1G
— insane moments in british politics (@PoliticsMoments) April 2, 2022
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Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott punches an egg-throwing protestor in the face (2001) pic.twitter.com/WAlgMRydyd
— insane moments in british politics (@PoliticsMoments) March 28, 2022
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In a Blue Peter interview, Margaret Thatcher claims that there are two wings to the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, one of which is 'very reasonable' and should play a part in any future government (1988) pic.twitter.com/roj6Y5yj7y
— insane moments in british politics (@PoliticsMoments) April 5, 2022
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Boris Johnson rugby tackles a 10 year old Japanese schoolboy in a game of touch rugby. The boy claimed that he 'felt a little pain' after the incident (2015) pic.twitter.com/WzEQ5boOGJ
— insane moments in british politics (@PoliticsMoments) March 29, 2022
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Elmo is restrained by the police as Jeremy Corbyn goes to cast his ballot in the General Election (2019) pic.twitter.com/vGSwNVpnDl
— insane moments in british politics (@PoliticsMoments) April 11, 2022
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Thatcher's government bans the voices (but not the words) of Irish paramilitary leaders such as Gerry Adams from being broadcast on television. In reality, this meant that his voice was always dubbed by an actor in real time (1988) pic.twitter.com/bfLqT5q5Ym
— insane moments in british politics (@PoliticsMoments) April 7, 2022
