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People - “Wow, it must be such an interesting time to be a Modern Studies teacher”
Me - *Flashbacks* I need a lie down
Me - *Flashbacks* I need a lie down
Me 2006: Leaves school having learned all the “rules” / “standard wisdoms” of politics / modern studies etc as things have always been.
2006 “yeah. Worlds your oyster. Nothing to see. Carry on. It’s all gonna be calm”
2006 “yeah. Worlds your oyster. Nothing to see. Carry on. It’s all gonna be calm”
2007: “Hold up wait! Let’s mix it up. Bye Labour, here #SNP you won the 2007 Scottish Parliament elections! Scotlands not always gonna be #Labour country.
2008 “Hang on...you thought 2007 was a surprising result? Get ready...for Obama”
2009 “yeah, nah here’s a little bit of 1930’s for you. I know. We will call it the Great Recession”
2010 “oh my turn - haha I know. First Past The Post #FPTP means majority rule at #Westminster ....not anymore. Time for a #HungParliament #GE2010 #CoalitionGovernment
2011 “if we are rewriting expectations then - oh. The #ScottishParliament is not supposed to have a Majority Government under Additional Member System #AMS? Well now it can - there you go #SNP
2012 - “I give to you #IndyRef. Yes it’s happening, that’s right. Scotland’s going to decide if it wants to leave the #UK but!!! Not until 2014 - have fun that”
2013 “Well shoot. I don’t know I can beat that...erm what about a #Horsemeat scandal? Nah. Something nicer. Oh they said this would never happen but here. A bit of equality for you #EqualMarriage”
2014 - “Hey remember me!!! Yup. It’s #IndyRef time!”
2015 - “ok ok, look you can all settle down. This General Election we are going to go back to the way thing used to be. #MajorityGovernment for the #Conservatives and no more independence chat!”
Cameron “Lets have a Brexit vote”
2015 “Wait”
Trump “I wanna be prez”
2015:
Cameron “Lets have a Brexit vote”
2015 “Wait”
Trump “I wanna be prez”
2015:
2016: “Yall behave now”
SNP: “Nae more Indy chat unless England votes leave and Scotland votes remain in the #Brexit referendum”
England: “Challenge accepted”
SNP: “Nae more Indy chat unless England votes leave and Scotland votes remain in the #Brexit referendum”
England: “Challenge accepted”
2017: “Theresa, I’m looking at you to sort this out”
Theresa May “oh I know....
... Election!
2017 “dammit...”
Brenda from Bristol “.....
Theresa May “oh I know....
... Election!
2017 “dammit...”
Brenda from Bristol “.....
2018 “I can’t. Ten years. I’m exhausted. Let’s play nice. Theresa, you have a #BrexitDeal grand. That will be fine, I know your kinda ignoring what’s going on in Scotland which isn’t ideal but you have done a deal with the #DUP in #NI so it’s happening...go on Arlene”
Arlene “..
Arlene “..
2019 “....
”
Theresa “I have a deal!”
#Conservative “Never”
Theresa “But...
Tories “nah!”
Theresa “but this might mean no Brexit”
Tories “bring it”
SNP “ #IndyRef2”
Theresa “fine I quit”
Boris “mwhahahahahahaaaaaaaa ELECTION”
2019 “...
”Theresa “I have a deal!”
#Conservative “Never”
Theresa “But...
Tories “nah!”
Theresa “but this might mean no Brexit”
Tories “bring it”
SNP “ #IndyRef2”
Theresa “fine I quit”
Boris “mwhahahahahahaaaaaaaa ELECTION”
2019 “...
2020 “you know what. You didn’t pick a Labour government people of the UK. But your getting one.”
UK “Eh....”
SNP “IndyRef2
2020 “one word”
UK “um”
2020 “Ready?
UK “look Brexits happening..we are ignoring #IndyRef2
2020 “Look at China”
China “Eh why?...oh...”
2020 #Coronavirus
UK “Eh....”
SNP “IndyRef2
2020 “one word”
UK “um”
2020 “Ready?
UK “look Brexits happening..we are ignoring #IndyRef2
2020 “Look at China”
China “Eh why?...oh...”
2020 #Coronavirus
People “It’s a really interesting time now to study Modern Studies, must be really engaging for students a lot to talk about!
Me “....
Me “....
