"Rescue Charity"

As you can see last issue, one of the main gimmicks of this series is depicting UK politicians in various forms of the undead. I'll get more into Labour next issue, but Conservatives are ghosts for representing what once was (themselves after being crushed in the 2024 General Election) and the lingering trauma of neoliberalism and right-wing politics which can be traced back to them. Depicting Reform UK as vampires is something I may have done in the past, but with them posing the main threat to UK politics now, I think saving the bloodsucking exploiters for the far-right is fitting.

For context, there was a wave of Conservative defections to Reform, leading to Farage coming out and urging people that the party isn't becoming a 'rescue charity' for Tories. Yeah, okay.

Originally posted on Instagram on 27th January 2026.

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