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Young candidates all the rage in Norwich North, it would seem. In the by-election Conservative PPC Chloe Smith, 27, stands a very good chance of becoming the youngest Member of Parliament.
But she isn’t the youngest candidate in this by-election, by some distance. There is a chance, albeit a remote one, that Libertarian Party candidate Thomas Burridge, 18, could be returned as the MP. Burridge seems philosophical about his candidacy, and has commented:
“Most sensible people will be saying, what the hell does he know about anything?
This is what I do know. The last twelve years of Labour has left my generation in massive debt. My generation will be paying off the excesses of the last twelve years for the rest of our lives. And we may even pass this debt on to our as yet unborn children. Did we have any say in the spending splurge that led to this debt mountain? No we did not.
Currently the Tories and Labour are arguing about cutting a piffling 5% off our current bloated state spending. The LPUK are talking about scrapping the whole rotten system. They will get rid of the high personal taxes, squalid services, corrupt Parliament and start again.
I may not win this time, but I will be back in five years, and in another five years and in another five years. By then the guilty ones will still be enjoying their gold-plated pensions or will be long dead, but the debt will remain.
I am from the Debt Generation and I believe only the LPUK has fresh answers for a new generation.“
If you see Gordon in pink soon it might well be that he’s sporting our little present. At least you’ll know he didn’t claim it on expenses…
Sadly, Gordon has yet to find time in between writing £6,500 cheques to his brother, at taxpayers’ expense, and building liberty-crushing databases, at taxpayers’ expense, to reply to our letter.
Sent Gordon a present? Let us know.
Henry North London, whom we featured a few days back, reports that he has confirmation that the ‘Shirt off his back’ has arrived at Downing Street.
Have you sent yours yet? Let us know.
As promised, today TYC did it’s bit for the Libertarian Party UK’s ‘Shirt off your back‘ campaign, and posted Gordon a suitable garment plus covering letter, the text of which is reproduced below. We also sent it recorded delivery so that we can confirm Broon has received our pressie…
“Dear Prime Minister,
Thank you for mortgaging my future.
On behalf of this nation’s youth, thank you for squandering a golden economy through 12 years of wilful fiscal ineptitude.
You tried to spin the Budget as sharing the pain with the highest earners. In fact, we all know that you merely expanded the pain to virtually every worker in this country.
I’m 24 years of age. Based on the numbers, by the time we repair the violence you have done the British economy (2032) I shall be 47 – effectively double my current age. I will spend the better part of half my working life paying for your recklessness.
This is truly generational debt you have lumbered Britain with – and for what? What will your legacy – and New Labour’s epitaph – be? I think I could write it…
One recalls Rousseau: “Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains.” Chains you wrought, Prime Minster – every Briton is now born owing in excess of £20,000. Thank you, Prime Minister, for making debt into a birthright.
In the years to come stringent savings will have to be made – not just by governments, but by every Briton.
And so I enclose the shirt off my back. For once this is a Briton giving you something, instead of having it taken. Does it feel novel?
Labour, New and old, will be remembered by my generation with enduring bitterness.”
Have you sent your shirt to Gordon yet? Send us a picture when you do: edward@theyoungconservative.co.uk
(Feel free to use any or all of our letter)
Libertarian Party UK member Henry North London has written in to say he has sent Gordon the shirt off his back, and has quite gone to town with it!
TYC’s shirt will be in tonight’s post – stay tuned.
Have you sent yours in yet? Let us know.
The Libertarian Party UK (LPUK) have a quirky campaign going in response to last week’s savage work and aspiration-taxing Budget.
They’re calling on activists to post Gordon your used shirts – because his fiscal mismanagement is taking the shirt’s off the backs of every Briton.
Shirts should be sent to :
Gordon Brown
10 Downing Street
London
SW1A 2AA
If you do take part be sure to send us a snap of your parcel before you post it.
The last thing New Labour needs is a laundering scandal!
Update: Full credit to Old Holborn for this – seems the campaign has made the Times!
Update #2: The Facebook group.
