Tory MSP Miles Briggs just isn't having a good time of it recently, is he?
Briggs has shot to fame on the Scottish political scene recently for routinely getting round-house kicked during First Minister's Questions on a weekly basis... so the following experience must have felt quite familiar to him.
Briggs made a wild claim on Twitter that he couldn't get into an M&S at the weekend for people coming up to him to complain about the SNP.
I couldn't get into M&S tonight for people coming up to me to say how angry and fed up they are with the useless Westminster SNP MPs undermining Scottish businesses with their cheap political stunts.
— Miles Briggs MSP (@MilesBriggsMSP) June 25, 2018
It turns out he may have been referencing something Joanna Cherry said, as reported second hand. The BBC's Nick Eardley tweeted that she had made a similar statement, though the context isn't clear.
The problem is that it took Miles Briggs a solid week to come up with a funny quip in response to it. You wonder how his constituents must feel waiting to hear from him...
His response was, in fact, so delayed and obscure that it was impossible not to read it as anything other than a genuine attempt at political shenanigans. And as such, Twitter users mocked him. Relentlessly.
Here's a few of our favourites.
This is not just *any* old bullshit... https://t.co/tfEwpOEU2b
— Craig Smith (@Smicht) June 26, 2018
M&S Staff: Sorry, we're closed now.
— Stephen Paton (@stephenpaton134) June 26, 2018
Miles: Yes, we're all tired of the SNP's cheap stunts.
Staff: What? I said we're closed.
Miles: They undermine business.
Staff: I'm just trying to go home.
Miles: Essss Nnnnn Peeee https://t.co/4tITVKHRSY
Pics or it didn't happen. https://t.co/RMsSa8TMmU
— Jane Carnall (@EyeEdinburgh) June 26, 2018
And then his 93-year old, registered blind mum walks in, shouting 'WHERE IS IT I VOTE LEAVE?' https://t.co/h1nsjUSYJJ
— Anthony Carroll (@the_tweed) June 25, 2018
Who's going to explain 'ratioed' to this guy that nobody would recognise in a crowed? https://t.co/LWy2R565ZO
— OOR Cath Maguire (@scarycath) June 25, 2018
Miles Goes Shopping pic.twitter.com/vEd0nfBYW4
— Vikings Eat Spam (@thatscot) June 26, 2018
"Miles!"
— Graham Purnell (@gwpurnell) June 25, 2018
"Yes mate!"
"You wouldn't believe how angry and fed up I am"
"How angry and fed up?"
"Very"
"What about mate?"
"The useless Westminster SNP MPs undermining Scottish businesses with their cheap political stunts"
"Christ! Not another one. Just let me get to the Foodhall"
ah now i get it. pic.twitter.com/fpxN9TKARq
— Dox (@adam4indy) June 26, 2018
Just took 93yr Mum to M&S, she's registered blind. In a very loud voice she said, "I'm very angry and fed up with the useless Westminster SNP MPs" A cheer went up from waiting shoppers. https://t.co/I6GwMghG9U
— Bunty 'Stripey' Bull (@BingoLittle75) June 25, 2018
Ouch.
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