It started with a Star Wars announcement from Chancellor George Osborne.
On set of Episode VII tonight, can announce another #StarWars film will be made in UK. A #LongTermEconomicPlan in a galaxy far far away
So far, so good. Then the responses began.
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@George_Osborne please remove yourself to a galaxy far far away tyvm
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@George_Osborne your Labour friends are falling into a trap .... This recovery is fully operational!
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@George_Osborne except Sith happens ...
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@George_Osborne I'd have gone with #HardWookieeingPeople myself. You need better writers.
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@George_Osborne the best you could do? Restore balance to the budget... You have your moments... This is some rescue! That… is why you fail
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@thalesians @George_Osborne "These are not the government bonds you are looking for"
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@George_Osborne these are not the tweets you're looking for
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Is this a chance for hard-wookie families and for the Sith empire to crack down on the disabled, the homeless and Alderaan? @George_Osborne
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Osbo-Wan Kenobi MT @George_Osborne can announce another #StarWars film will be made in UK. A #LongTermEconomicPlan in a galaxy far far away
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@George_Osborne I fear the farce is strong in this one.
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@George_Osborne oh George. #itsatrap
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@George_Osborne fuck off jabba
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@George_Osborne fuck off Gideon Palpatine