"John My father was an army officer, my mother was a teacher, and we served the state. We did what the government told us to do. So service connected Jonny and me he's a nurse, he has a really strong sense of service. But one of the reasons I joined the Conservative party, the reasons I always vote, is I believe I have a voice, I believe I can make a difference, I believe in we"
"Jonny I had momo dumplings, and then goat curry with coconut rice. I'm fond of goats when they're alive, I'm fond of goats after they die. When they knock me flying in the paddock, I remind them that they're going to be in a curry all too soon. The big beef John My father was an army officer, my mother was a teacher, and we served the state."
Two retired men share a meal and contrast lives and political identities. John is a retired banknote manufacturer and consultant, a tribal Conservative who has always voted Tory and sailed the Clipper round-the-world race. Jonny is a retired mental health nurse who voted for Jeremy Corbyn in 2017 and 2019, usually skips general elections, tends to back independents locally, and raises goats and makes quick farmhouse cheese. They enjoy Indian and Thai food together, trade affable impressions, and reveal differing senses of service and community: John embraces collective "we" and voice, Jonny resists that collective identification.
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