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9 October 2009

Cameron borrows fascist slogan?

Calm down: this is tongue-in-cheek

By James Macintyre

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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