Funny how people only tend to have given their lives retrospectively, when it is too late for anyone to check whether they really wanted to give it in the first place. How the sacrifice always tends to be made on their behalf.
— Tom Peck on the absurdity of politicians hiding behind wartime cliches.
It was so incredibly disrespectful and offensive to be celebrating NHS staff for their sacrifices when they are the sacrifice. As one twitter so succinctly put in, our country is the “gaslighting supreme.”
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