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David Willetts says deaths of disabled people "are not a policy", gets pied.

anon | 25.09.2011 15:03 | Public sector cuts | Social Struggles | Oxford

David Willetts was pied after attending a private function in Oxford last
night.

the attempted pieing
the attempted pieing


A disabled rights activist told him, while hurling a plate of
whipped cream at the cabinet minister's face, that his government's cuts
will cause the deaths of some of the most vulnerable disabled people and
will condemn countless others to isolation and poverty.

Willetts' security guard reacted fast and intercepted the pie, causing a
brief shower of cream that sprayed the minister's expensive-looking suit,
but sadly left his face untarnished. Willetts, surprisingly, did not
counter the claim, but merely said that causing the deaths of disabled
people "is not a government policy."

A small group of protesters then followed him, chanting "Disabled people
shouldn't pay, while the bankers get away", while he disappeared into the
safety of Balliol College, presumably to sponge his suit before enjoying
further hospitality from Oxford's elite.

anon

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  1. Why "merely"? — MDN
  2. Merely why — xkcf