Never make a threat you’re not prepared to carry out.
And journalist Matthew Goodwin threatened to eat a copy of his book on Brexit if Jeremy Corbyn and Labour got more than 38% of the vote in the General Election.
Labour got over 40%, and Goodwin was as good as his word. Good man.
Man eats book live on Sky News
This man just ate (some of) his book live on Sky News after making an incorrect #GE2017 prediction
Posted by Sky News on Saturday, June 10, 2017
It’s great to see a bit of honesty in British politics these days, isn’t it?
And let’s hope he doesn’t get struck down by (oh ho!) verbal diarrhoea!!!