UK Home Office’s anti-immigrant propaganda campaign still going swimmingly

So, not content with their hugely successful Racist Van from last week, yesterday the UK Home Office took their campaign against people who look foreign to Twitter, with a series of tweets like this:

14 #immigrationoffenders arrested at Walthamstow following Home Office operations http://t.co/bRWNrGYMXd

— The Home Office (@ukhomeoffice) August 1, 2013

Notice the lack of the word “suspected” there. Don’t worry, it’s not like that’s possible contempt of court or anything!

Any defence lawyer for those arrested by @ukhomeoffice as #immigrationoffenders should point out prejudice and possible contempt of court.

— Jack of Kent (@JackofKent) August 1, 2013

They also tweeted several pictures of brown-skinned people being led away in handcuffs and being put into the back of vans (we’re not linking to those, because they’re bad).

Judging by their Twitter account, the @ukhomeoffice appears to be a cross between the Gestapo and Dog The Bounty Hunter.

— The Occupied Times (@OccupiedTimes) August 1, 2013

Anyway, Twitter was so delighted that the Home Office were doing such a brave job of protecting us True Brits from the invading hordes that they all joined in.

RT @ukhomeoffice Man who looked a bit brownish and was wearing scuffed shoes now in custody.

— John Niven (@NivenJ1) August 1, 2013

RT @ukhomeoffice We’re not racist but we just saw a man looking at the World Foods section in Tesco’s so we put him in the back of the van

— Tiernan Douieb (@TiernanDouieb) August 1, 2013

RT @ukhomeoffice Just seen someone try to start a conversation on the tube. They’re nicked.

— Carol Fanning (@ComedyNerd) August 1, 2013

RT @ukhomeoffice: YES! Arrests made at tanning salon. An illegal who worked there, plus everyone inside cos they were brown.

— Jack Seale (@jackseale) August 1, 2013

RT @ukhomeoffice: A total of 139 spiders had their legs pulled off as part of a sustained campaign in our office today.

— Andy Dawson (@profanityswan) August 1, 2013

RT @ukhomeoffice 45 non-natives have been captured in Delta Sector. All citizens report to Square C for death ceremony. God save the Queen.

— Andy Kelly (@ultrabrilliant) August 1, 2013

RT @ukhomeoffice Good morning London. This is the Voice of Fate.

— Michael Noble (@Contact_Light) August 1, 2013

RT @ukhomeoffice War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.

— Alan White (@aljwhite) August 1, 2013

The replies they got on Twitter were also overwhelmingly positive:

Great PR for the @ukhomeoffice, these immigrant-catching tweets. pic.twitter.com/oCwpSFQ4Nc

— John Self (@john_self) August 1, 2013