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In an exclusive interview, plucky PM Tony Blair has revealed that next
week his war cabinet will unleash 'Shop for Freedom!' Glowing with pride,
he outlined a bumper package of measures to win the war on terrorism once
and for all. 'I urge each and every Spun reader to get out and spend,
spend, spend for freedom!' he said.
He then summarised 'Shop for Freedom!'s key BULLET points:
- Chancellor Gordon Brown will launch the 'Half a Pound for Freedom'
scheme, where 50p in every pound you spend on British goods and services
will go to top UK defence company BAe Systems. BAe will use your cash to
build bigger, better Bin Laden-bashing weaponry.
- Pukka patriots will be able to 'Sponsor a Smart Bomb' to keep our boys
flying high and packing a full payload. Anyone pitching in with £1000 or
more will have their own personal message written on a bomb. Top brands
will pay a special rate to have video footage of their bombs raining down
on their targets transmitted live on primetime TV.
Radiant
Our radiant leader, taking time out to speak to us direct from pal
George Bush's underground chapel, told us 'When the economy grows,
freedom grows, so let's fight terrorism with trade. Praise the Lord and
pass the ammunition!'
Further plans include Police chiefs joining forces with The Spun to
launch 'Shop a terrorist for Freedom'. We can all do our bit by reporting
suspicious individuals. The Spun will be running mugshot centre-spreads
and offering BIG CASH PRIZES for any subversives nobbled by readers.
Last night anti-capitalist whinger Charlene Zoellick slammed the plans:
"This is madness!" she shrieked. "Statistics show that as world trade
grows, so does the gulf between rich and poor." Fellow wobbly peacenik
Mike Supachai added that "waging war on terrorism is like trying to put
out a fire with petrol."
The television cameras switched quickly between scenes. Three minutes
silence in the House of Commons, three minutes silence in Parliament
Square, three minutes silence at the BBC. MP's, pedestrians and
television staff, stood shock still in remembrance.
Then the picture flicked to the London Stock Exchange. Closest to the
camera, a trader, standing like the others but with his head cocked at an
odd angle. Remembering the dead? Praying for bereaved families? No. His
head was skewed towards a computer monitor, his eyes fixed on the
flickering financial information. Keen not to lose a single dollar for
the dead.
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