Labour Minister, Jennifer Riddell-Carpenter, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Nature suggests that pubs, warm beer and black labradors are somehow βfar rightβ.
Ah yes, a far-right pint of slightly warm bitter, a far-right black Labrador snoring under the pub table, and a far-right pub that hasnβt been converted into luxury flats yet.
According to Labourβs nature minister, this entire aesthetic is a βfar-right fantasy that never really existed.β Which is a remarkable claim to make while being an MP in a country that still contains thousands of actual pubs, actual black Labradors, and actual people who drink actual ale.
The Labour minister says this vision βkeeps her awake at night.β while conveniently overlooking the fact that pubs are closing at a rate of two a day, or that rural communities are struggling with housing, transport and services. No. The real nightmare is that someone, somewhere, might still enjoy a pint with a Labrador at their feet and call it Britain.
One can only imagine the official replacement vision being workshopped right now: lukewarm oat milk stout, a hypoallergenic designer poodle in a high-vis jacket and a community hub that used to be a pub but now hosts mindfulness workshops and a charging point for e-scooters. Very inclusive.
Sleep well, minister. The far-right Labradors are coming.