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muriel_volestrangler

(102,483 posts) Tue Jul 24, 2018, 11:57 AM Jul 2018

Not the metaphor Raab wanted to use: "shifting of the Whitehall deckchairs"

on the subject of May taking greater charge of Brexit negotiations:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-politics-44940844/brexit-dominic-raab-on-shifting-of-whitehall-deckchairs

"There is some changes and some shifting of the Whitehall deckchairs..."

Has anyone ever heard of "shifting" or "rearranging" of deckchairs in a metaphor without it being the Titanic?

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Not the metaphor Raab wanted to use: "shifting of the Whitehall deckchairs" (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Jul 2018 OP

No, but this is just as pointless bigbrother05 Jul 2018 #1

Nope TubbersUK Jul 2018 #2

Well, Boris did say that Brexit would be a Titanic success! LeftishBrit Jul 2018 #3

Dominic Raab stockpiling food for himself T_i_B Jul 2018 #4

bigbrother05

(5,995 posts)

1. No, but this is just as pointless

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Tue Jul 24, 2018, 12:15 PM

Jul 2018

TubbersUK

(1,441 posts)

2. Nope

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Tue Jul 24, 2018, 12:19 PM

Jul 2018

He's an idiot who inadvertently let the cat out of the bag.

God help us.

LeftishBrit

(41,303 posts)

3. Well, Boris did say that Brexit would be a Titanic success!

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Wed Jul 25, 2018, 07:57 PM

Jul 2018

T_i_B

(14,800 posts)

4. Dominic Raab stockpiling food for himself

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2018, 03:48 AM

Jul 2018

https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/politics/politics-headlines/dominic-raab-confirms-he-is-stockpiling-food-for-himself-20180725175646#.W1iyfO-fGOc.twitter

THE Brexit secretary has confirmed that he is stockpiling food and nobody else is having any of it.

Raab, who was made Brexit minister in-name-only two weeks ago, told press he has already amassed over 40 cans of food and 24 litres of water in case he fails to reach a deal with the EU.

He said: “Stockpiling food for Britain? Unacceptable, makes us look weak. Stockpiling it for myself? True Conservatism.

“I’ve got those M&S cans of lamb korma that cost like £4.50. We’ll save them for Saturday nights, after Brexit, watching the riots while insisting the last thing voters want is another election.

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