Louise Mensch on Occupy London - LSX (HIGNFY)

(see also http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qZGSnsYalg Jeremy Hardy on Louise Mensch on Occupy LSX)

Tory MP Louise Mensch trots out a particularly lame criticism of the Occupy LSX protestors, based on their buying coffee from Starbucks, cos they're supposedly 'anti-capitalist' but Starbucks is, like, a big company. A variant of the "why don't you f*** off to Russia then" gambit.

(From Have I Got a Bit More News for You - Series 42 - Episode 2 - team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop, guest host Alexander Armstrong, guest panellists Danny Baker and Louise Mensch. First broadcast BBC One, 10:25PM Sun, 23 Oct 2011)

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News & Politics

Tags:

• HIGNFY
• Occupy London
• Occupy LSX
• Louise Mensch
• Paul Merton
• Ian Hislop
• Danny Baker
• Have I Got News for You
• Louise Bagshawe
• Coffee
• Capitalism
• Protest

[larry149]

So glad Ian Hislop destroyed her for her idiocy

[myopium]

It's tragic that this woman takes herself seriously as an MP when she can't even understand the most rudimentary of points on capitalism. I mean, it's like saying: "I think it's perfectly in my rights as a slave to resent the slave system I'm condemned to, but if I take the rations that my owner occasionally provides, my belief -- you know, the one about not wanting to be a slave! -- well, naturally, it'll swiftly become redundant."

Thank you, Ian Hislop.

[Jinda89]

@Tom0749 its not hypocrisy when its the only option. I don't see many conservatives avoiding nationalised services like healthcare when they say socialism is a modern evil. Seriously, Its like cutting a fart in a lift, then telling people off when they complain it smells, because "they didn't have to breathe the air"

[footyfan65]

this woman is a totally useless piece of tory trash.,there is only one way she ever got where she is today , a brown nose,no brains,loads of mates with cash and a dyson. forget the dyson as she probably sucks harder .

[6969dazzagazza]

If the Government guaranteed your gambling loses would be paid for by the taxpayer you would expect alot of angry taxpayers.

This is what happened with the gamblers in the City Of London, but to the sum of billions of taxpayer money, inflation, job loses, public service cuts, and currency devaluation.

For millions of people.....this isn't funny.

[willhum]

....."even if your having a cup of coffee and own a tent"... well said that man!

[grimblebrumble17889]

Their not against capitalism you stupid cunt.

[pmmccurdy]

Is that espresso on your breath? Get outta here!

[enmac500]

I guess I'll have to go get my phone created by a commune or my coffee from worker run companies...wait.