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SHOP 'tiL they drop
 

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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