Debate Showdown: Blue Collar PM’s Bold Political Commentary

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2021 / TV Series

Introduction

We’re in a local political debate. On stage behind microphones stand Nick and current MP Sarah Baldwin, they’re deep in the debate. There are more a hundred people in attendance. Mostly Sarah’s followers (who she looks after especially) but there are some in support of Nick.
The moderator sits just below the stage bringing up topics of discussion for the contenders. The next topic is public perception of government.
“I’m glad this has been brought up” answers Sarah, giving the moderator a knowing look. Clearly she’s stacked the deck with him. “What’s been going on in government recently is appalling. The revolving door at Number Ten, the sleaze and scandals. When I’m elected again I will do everything in my power to put a stop to it all” the crowd cheers.
Nick takes a deep breath before his answer “That’s interesting because you’ve been in part of parliament for many years now. All while it’s been going on and you’ve done nothing “in your power” to dispel it so far. In fact if there’s been any form of policy going through parliament that doesn’t fit with your own personal agenda, you’ve ignored it. I mean you seem to be pregnant again so are we back on the maternity leave for politicians train? You did drop it fairly quickly when maternity leave no longer applies to you.”
Sarah tries to interrupt.
Nick stops her “I’m not done. In fact, when the local council wanted to bulldoze St Clemet’s car park to build flats, you did nothing. You were busy using your “power” to make sure you still received your £75,000 salary while you were on maternity leave as well a £75,000 salary for your assistant to do your job for you. All while local businesses we going to suffer at the loss of this essential car park. It was the people who used their power to petition the abandonment of this plan. Every single person in this room and beyond those doors gave a shit about the local area while you worried about you, and no one else.”
There’s murmurs in the crowd. Sarah struggle to find words to respond, but Nick continues.
“All you did was send out a half-arsed, bullshit tweet about how “WE” did it and stopped it. Yes, WE did it. Not you. You really don’t give a shit about local businesses”
“Erm, that’s not true” she tries to refute.
“But it is. You certainly don’t care about my business, or other local pubs and breweries. As evidenced by the time you and cronies decided to barge your way into my pub. How many of you were there? 30, 40?”
Sarah is speechless, she looks to the moderator to get him to shut it down. He pipes up “My Monaghan…” but Nick keeps going on.
“Lets be kind and say 30 of you. All barging in taking over the entire pub, rude, loud, spoke to me, my staff and other customers like shit. There was three sweet little old ladies sat in the corner having a lovely catch up. They felt so uncomfortable they left. Leaving half a bottle of red behind them because of this mob. And. In the centre of it all Sarah Baldwin MP, absolutely loving the attention. Breaking glasses all over the floor. That’s fine, we’ve all broken a few glasses. I sure as shit have, haven’t i?”
The crowd chuckles.
“But you people were breaking my furniture” the crowd gasps.
“Then, as quick as you come in, you all leave. Leaving only you. Asking if I had a good night. Asking if I made lots of money because of all of you. I replied no. Do you remember?”
Sarah’s speechlessness continues. She wasn’t prepared for this.
“I told you that because the furniture you broke I wouldn’t have made any money. You shrugged.”
The crowd goes silent as Nick’s rant continues, he’s getting intense.
“I told about you about the little old dears in the corner that you and your cronies chased away. Do you remember what you did?”
Sarah slightly, fearfully shakes her head.
“You laughed. You said they don’t matter because they were Liberal Democrats. You didn’t care because they didn’t vote for you. Well, I cared. You know why? Because they weren’t just customers. They were somebody’s mother, grandmother, sister, aunt. They were the local people. So they didn’t help you get your £75,000 salary while on maternity leave doing nothing about any of the policies going through parliament, doing nothing about local businesses and the support they so desperately need, you don’t care about them. We’ll I do.”
He turns to the crowd.
“Whether you vote for me or not, I will be your voice, much as I have done in the local community for years. Because I care.”
The crowd stands up to cheer for him.
Almost breathless, the moderator concludes the debate and calls for pictures. Sarah looking around the room completely shocked, she wasn’t expecting anything like that.
They stand next to one another for the pictures. Nick with a beaming smile, Sarah forcing one out.
Nick slightly turns to Sarah to mutter one thing only she can hear through his smile.
“I’m going to fuck you so hard, it’ll make your dead grandmother come”
This sends shockwaves through Sarah, she can’t contain it anymore. Nick simply thanks everyone before walking away.