‘This country is f****d’: Dave posts furious criticism of government’s coronavirus policy on Instagram
Acclaimed rapper also voiced his support for the NHS in an expletive-laden Instagram story
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Your support makes all the difference.Mercury Prize-winning rapper Dave has posted a strongly worded Instagram live story condemning the Conservative government’s actions during the coronavirus pandemic.
“This country is f***ed,” wrote the artist, before diving into a rant about the government’s history of cutting money to the National Health Service.
“You wanna talk about selfish,” he wrote. ”Selfish is having a government that had the measures to stop an outbreak before it came but decided to prioritise other things. Selfish is the people who voted for the people destroying the NHS that everybody loves so much now.”
“My mum’s been working in the NHS her whole f***ing life and ain’t no one given a damn until they had no other choice.
"How the f*** can a country elect a party that’s cut it to a point of no return and in the same breath start talking about how much they’re behind it?”
Dave then spoke about the “clapping” – the nationwide doorstep applause that took place on Thursday 26 March in recognition of the work of NHS staff during the pandemic.
“I actually support the clapping cause it’s still giving them support,” he wrote. “But damn. Did NHS staff not have rights before the virus? Did our parents not deserve free parking or wages that they could actually live on or support or basic human f***ing respect?”
Dave has been outspoken about his political views before, with the rapper calling Prime Minister Boris Johnson a “real racist” during a performance at the BRITs.
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