Jacob Rees-Mogg’s colonial comments have been slammed

Jacob Rees-Mogg MP “ If we could rule a quarter of the world’s population with 175 Foreign Office staff there is no reason we cannot run our island nation today with 40,000 civil servants” pic.twitter.com/6O7gY30opJ

— Sangita Myska (@SangitaMyska) August 9, 2023

Astounding that anyone thinks JRM is actually smart when he comes out with tripe like this.

— bass4themasses (@bass4themasses) August 9, 2023

Just shows all that expensive education isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

— 10ep (@10ep1) August 10, 2023

History has never been Rees-Mogg's strong point. Throw in a financial incentive to say stupid things, and it's like the enlightenment never happened.

— Robert Saunders (@redhistorian) August 10, 2023

I too generate my figures from atmospheric noise https://t.co/dJbo66ks6X

— Andrew Papenheim ⍰ (@apapenheim) August 9, 2023

Yup! Of which, famously only 5 fought the Battle of Britain to keep the whole
Luftwaffe at bay!

— H (@Maxiedoggie2026) August 9, 2023

I’m sorry, no one is interested in administrative advice from the guy who brought his nanny to campaign with him https://t.co/jZlDPhZ3PA

— Rajan Narang (@rdnarang) August 10, 2023

If you spout nonsense with a posh accent you can get away with anything it seems

— Sangita Myska (@SangitaMyska) August 9, 2023

He might want to crack open his HR manual and add slavery, brutal violence, and pillaging as vital skills.

It’s frightening that we let a Victorian ghost have so much say in this country. https://t.co/XT2GzqzLtQ

— Darshan Sanghrajka (@chiefchimpanzee) August 9, 2023

As the war on woke heats up…

I want to remind you of what @Jacob_Rees_Mogg had to say

When I asked him how their “anti-woke policies” would help recover the country…

Spoiler: they won’t. pic.twitter.com/IugEKfnhWp

— Marina Purkiss (@MarinaPurkiss) August 10, 2023