NADINE Dorries is a government minister.
She's one of the people in the UK that people trust to share information with them relating to the workings of the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
But Dorries seems more inclined to hop on a Twitter trend than engage seriously with the work she is paid heartily to do and at a critical time.
Dorries got the DCMS role after a Cabinet reshuffle in September last year and everyone was as bemused about that appointment as they are about her current antics.
A picture of previous Tory PM David Cameron has been doing the rounds because he looks a bit like he's at a car boot sale.
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Actually, he's the guy who called a referendum on the EU then when his former Bullingdon Club pal Boris mounted a campaign to Leave in an effort to cement his own ambitions to become PM, Cameron summarily left.
He would eventually join Greensill Capital which would collapse but only after Cameron made millions and lobbied Tory ministers to let the failed finance company get access to Covid loans.
Anyway, here's that image of David Cameron - what fun.
Whether it’s a major music festival, sporting event or concert, it's important that people pay a fair price to see the events they love. Please remain vigilant when considering to buy from ticket touts. Guidance is available if you are unsure: https://t.co/KtbLBcD0wK pic.twitter.com/XGCnISBkgk
— Nadine Dorries (@NadineDorries) January 24, 2022
The picture shows Cameron at Cocklebarrow races in Gloucestershire and it's fun because he's a toff dressed in the clothes of a commoner.
Ha. Ha. Ha.
Possibly at the behest of some savvy young staffer, Dorries included the picture in a tweet about ticket touts, saying: "Whether it’s a major music festival, sporting event or concert, it's important that people pay a fair price to see the events they love. Please remain vigilant when considering to buy from ticket touts."
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Dorries had a wild start to last week as well after plans to freeze the TV licence were "leaked" to a newspaper with a subtle inference that the method of BBC funding could be scrapped altogether.
But hey, hopping on a Twitter trend is always likely to be favoured by the algorithm.
We suppose a Secretary of State for the Government of the United Kingdom will therefore be happy to be in the company of user HappyToast, who created this image:
"The dildos, 3 for a quid love, can't say fairer than that" pic.twitter.com/4HpGN9gfim
— HappyToast ★ (@IamHappyToast) January 24, 2022
That's fun, isn't it Nadine? We're sure your serious message won't be diluted by association ...
One Twitter user responded to the tweet saying: "I think she's trying to be funny but I just read it as her saying Conservatives are grifters who will overcharge you."
Guardian journalist Aditya Chakrabortty shared the Tweet saying: "Do not buy tickets for the festival of Brexit from this guy."
Many more were confused, many others felt that she might have gotten into the cheese and wine a little early on a Monday.
Whatever you think about this, it's clear that the Tory party is in shambles.
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