The Big Issue

LETTERS

I’m with stupid

John Bird’s article [Who will form an Anti-Stupidity Party to save us from ourselves?, Issue 1573, 17 July] bristles with the frustrations of so many. However, you missed one key component. In life, you get what you put up with. The vast majority of the populace will “put up with” whoever promises them Christmas every day. There is no anti-stupidity party because we all act stupid when it comes to politics. When a politician stands up and tells me some hard

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