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Cameron borrows fascist slogan?

Published 09 October 2009

Calm down: this is tongue-in-cheek

A historically knowledgeable friend has just pointed out that the new Tory slogan used repeatedly by David Cameron in his speech yesterday -- "Family. Community. Country" -- echoes another from decades ago.

That is: "Travail. Famille. Patrie [Work. Family. Nation]."

Where's it from?

Marshal Pétain's collaborationist, fascist regime in Second World War France.

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16 comments from readers

Silent Hunter
09 October 2009 at 17:07

Oh!

And where does he phrase "British jobs for British workers" originate from James?

You have to go back to the last century to 'evidence' your point.

Mine is contemporary.

dave
09 October 2009 at 17:39

And what about labours policy on homes for young single mums? wasnt that a BNP policy first?

john
09 October 2009 at 17:48

Tragic. Tragic. Tragic. Another 3 word phrase that handily describes your career trajectory based on drivel like this.

Graham
09 October 2009 at 18:46

This pathetic!

Francisco Franco
09 October 2009 at 18:47

Viva Brown

undercoveragent
09 October 2009 at 20:14

Where is your sense of humour?

James said ... calm down.

Also, Silent Hunter, when you ask about the Brown slogan, why address Macintyre?

The NS hates Brown. Read their leaders.

Under the Robinson-Kampfner axis and the Robinson-Wilby axis they were pro-Brown. Not now. If anything, Macintyre is a Blairite, though some say he's a pro-Europe liberal Tory who became disgusted by Tory extremism when he worked for Ken Clarke.

Problem for the New Statesman
09 October 2009 at 22:17

Are you a serious political commentator, or deranged ? The New Statesman needs to get rid of you quickly.

puzzlebobble
09 October 2009 at 23:24

Quiet! Nothing to see! No one must say anything that could be construed as a criticism of Dave!

Keep your toys in the pram children

Tony
10 October 2009 at 09:40

You really are starting to look pathetic, not only that you are dragging The New Statesman down IMO

Angela
10 October 2009 at 09:46

I am speechless that you are being allowed to get away with this by your bosses.

This is just lazy and quite frankly bad journalism

People should be able to criticise, yes - but I really don't know where you are coming from and very disappointed with The New Statesman - this does them no good IMO

RandHobart
10 October 2009 at 10:57

Oh dear, some humourless twunts about...

stop the barbarians
10 October 2009 at 18:45

the majority of the great British public are as thick as s*** so I think it will serve them right if Cameron wins and destroys this country. A long as they don't take the Jeremy Kyle show off TV and they can still buy frozen pieces of mechanically reclaimed meat for their 'tea' the ignorant masses will be content.

James
11 October 2009 at 22:33