Northern powerhouse: (compound noun) a mythical construct promoted by politicians (see below) during electioneering then ignored once the election is won
Tweet: (noun or verb) an inflammatory comment deleted by the person who when questioned denies any knowledge of it
Sleaze: what the governing party claim the opposition does
Hi-viz: (compound noun) varied attire representing a vast range of occupations worn spontaneously by the PM on pre-arranged photo ops
Lie: (verb intrans) an utterance produced whenever PM opens his mouth
Northern Powerhouse Rail: (composite expression) a venture characterised by overpromising and underdelivering
To shapp: (verb, ambiguous) to express misleading optimism in the face of contrary evidence
Second Job: (adj+ noun) what an MP does
BBC: (compound noun) an organisation unwilling to hold power to account
Cakeism: (noun)
1) wanting to look good on climate change by withholding cash from the transport system
2) wanting to spend big and keep taxes low.
3) wanting to leave the EU and to keep Northern Ireland exactly as it was
4) wanting to hold the red wall and to keep giving preferential treatment to their own blue-wall faithful
Social Care: (compound adj+noun)
a way of helping the better off such that the £86,000 cap on lifetime care costs leaves tens of thousands of England’s poorest pensioners paying the same as wealthier people
Business: (noun) which the PM says should be f**ked
Falklands: (noun) island in the south Atlantic where refugee migrants to the UK could be deported (see Home Secretary)
Moses: (noun) another name the PM uses to describe himself
*Peppa Pig: (compound noun) a new community which the PM is promoting
Shambolic: (adj) any one of the PM’s speeches
Taxation: (noun) an imposition which many wealthy individuals (even encouraged by some Tory MPs) find ways of avoiding
Home Secretary: (compound noun) no entry
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