Porn mags in bushes and other areas of British nature in crisis

ADULT magazines used to be a common sight in Britain’s bushes, but they’re just one part of the country’s nature that is in crisis. Along with these.

Traditional picturesque flytipping 

Illegally dumped furniture used to be a common sight in this once beautiful country. Tourists would travel from all over to marvel at a Parkinson Cowan gas cooker idly strewn in a layby, or torn, yellowing mattresses rolling across the Yorkshire Dales. Sadly, this quintessentially British spectacle is on the decline thanks to lazy twats sticking ‘free, please take’ signs to their unwanted goods and leaving them on front garden walls. Sadiq Khan is surely somehow to blame.

Porn mags in bushes

The internet has robbed teenagers of what used to be the biggest joy of adolescence: stumbling across sun-faded scraps of pornography fluttering on the branches of a bush. Where’s the fun in having endless filth at the tap of a button when they could be making do with the crumpled remains of a used Razzle? As well as being character building, foraging for smut outdoors is also a good survival skill and should be taught at the Scouts.

Fields free from the scourge of rewilding

Allowing the foliage in a nature reserve to get overgrown is one thing, but rewilding has been adopted by local councils who can’t be arsed to maintain their green spaces. Who cares if a field could support greater biodiversity? They only exist so kids can play football. In an ideal world every field would be tarmacked over before badgers and ferrets move in.

The dulcet tones of foxes shagging

The number of foxes in urban areas is on the decline, meaning the nation’s streets may lose the rich harmonies of their mating calls for good. Their frantic cries of passion used to piss you off when you were trying to sleep, but just like pigeon warbles you’ll miss them when they’re gone. Listening to their yelps on YouTube just isn’t the same and will seriously mess up your recommended videos.

Parks covered in dog poo

You’ve probably heard your dad wax lyrical about the mythical white dog poo of the 70s and 80s, and you yourself can recall the not-to-distant past when you couldn’t visit the swings without getting shit on your shoe. Nowadays, everyone is much more considerate around the foul excrement their dog produces, and bags it before hanging it on a bush instead. They genuinely think they’re being thoughtful, but they’re actually just being massive bellends.

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Mash Blind Date: Can Labour's newest MP and its former leader prove opposites attract?

SHE’S proudly right-wing and new to Labour. He served 46 years before being defenestrated. Will Natalie Elphicke and Jeremy Corbyn make love or war? 

Natalie on Jeremy

First impression?

Oh. It’s everything I’ve ever hated and entered political life to eradicate. Wearing a scruffy jumper and ordering tap water.

How was conversation? 

How can a man who was an MP for almost half a century not do small talk? How do you move instantly from whether we order a starter to Venezuelan trade embargos? Did he actually just say ‘of course, what’s inevitable is a return to vanguard Leninism’?

Memorable moments?

He asked how I entered politics. I explained I succeeded my husband. He said it’s a powerful tradition, citing Winnie Mandela and Poland’s Danuta Walesa, asking if he was a political prisoner. I explained Charlie was charged with sexual assault. He coughed and asked if I’d seen Bũnuel’s The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie. 

Favourite thing about Jeremy? 

Often, if you say something that doesn’t fit into his worldview, he’s so taken aback that he just doesn’t speak. I took full advantage of that.

A capsule description? 

Retired South American dictator overly keen to engage those digging on adjacent allotments in unwanted conversation.

Was there a spark? 

More cold, implacable hatred.

What happened afterwards? 

I ordered creme brulee even though he’d explained it wasn’t revolutionary, and we went for a quick f**k up against an alleyway wall. He loves Tory fanny. It’s why he can’t leave parliament.

What would you change about the evening? 

That because I’m Labour now and he’s sitting as an independent the power dynamics were all wrong and he couldn’t get an election. ‘It’s factionalism,’ he explained.

Will you see each other again?  

The moment’s gone. He’ll never do a woman like he used to do Theresa again.

Jeremy on Natalie

First impression?

Evil, capitalist, part of the carceral state. But nice hair.

How was conversation? 

Rather one-sided, since I already know all her political positions, don’t need to hear more drivel from her and instead offered historical context and necessary correction. My throat got dry. And they were stingy with the tap water.

Memorable moments?

For her, yes. As a supposed Labour MP didn’t know the first thing about Maoism, which means you’ve no possibility of understanding the superstructures of colonial oppression we live in today. Though I wish she’d taken more notes.

Favourite thing about Natalie? 

None.

A capsule description? 

Woman, wrong, likely irredeemable.

Was there a spark? 

On her part, yes. Women are drawn to virtue. I believe Jesus – the real one, the teacher, the healer, the socialist – had much the same problem.

What happened afterwards? 

Nothing. Whatever the right-wing propaganda machine says.

What would you change about the evening? 

Why is she Labour now? And I’m not? What happened to all the old certainties? What if, at some point during my life, I’ve been wrong?

Will you see each other again?  

No. I could tell even when she accepted it that she won’t be taking me up on the offer of rhubarb cuttings.