Joey Barton is one of the most outspoken footballers of our time. In this age of social media, that means every and any of his opinions are out in the public scope through the wonder of twitter. Barton frequently engages in debates about various matters in the football world with fellow players, pundits and fans; even venturing out into the world of golf or boxing for events like the Masters and the recent Mayweather-Pacquaio fight of the century.
But now, Barton has delved into the UK General Election. For those who don't understand politics in this country, never mind across the Irish sea, don't worry - Joey is here to narrate the way.
Here is the UK General Election day as told by Mr. Joey Barton:
It started off so well, with Barton doing a think-piece with the Independent about what he would do if he was Prime Minister:
Here's what I'd do if I were Prime Minister, says @Joey7Barton http://t.co/xQ5iCK7tRx pic.twitter.com/8l5ARuwMT4
— Independent Voices (@IndyVoices) May 7, 2015
It seems that Joey Barton's hot-take on religion will appear on his twitter-feed any day now.
Then it came to the election day, and even Joseph himself was surprised at the turnout. It turns out that Barton was quite perceptive - it's being reported that it's the highest Election turnout since 1997, with 66% of people voting, especially in Scotland which had a whopping 71% turnout.
Just been and voted and there was a rather large queue. Suppose that's a good thing, right?
— Joey Barton (@Joey7Barton) May 7, 2015
You'd have thought that when following the counts with the General Election that the likes of BBC or Sky News would feature heavily in the coverage, but Barton's choice was clearly Channel 4's alternate election show. If you haven't seen anything about it - it's like this
Weirdly enjoying ch4's Alternative Election show, especially Gogglebox. Although, find it strange watching Paxman make jokes...
— Joey Barton (@Joey7Barton) May 7, 2015
Here's a clip of Paxman from last night, what do you think?
Then nighttime came, and the full extent of the Conservative's victory was revealed:
Miliband has to go. Labour need to get their act together. Did anybody seriously think he'd get elected. The guy is a dope.
— Joey Barton (@Joey7Barton) May 8, 2015
Good oul Joey not beating around the bush on Milliband on a tough day for the Labour leader.
The hard man act was laughable. Trying to be something you are not, always ends in tears. A political shake up needed.
— Joey Barton (@Joey7Barton) May 8, 2015
Or rather, the former Labour leader.
So who did Russell Brand actually help in the end?
— Joey Barton (@Joey7Barton) May 8, 2015
This was after Brand appeared in a video with then leader Ed Milliband promoting a Labour vote just four days ago. Sneaky Barton is wondering if Brand's appearance turned voters off Labour. Hmmm...
Then it was the turn of UKIP leader Nigel Farage to face the wrath of Barton.
Farage🔫...
— Joey Barton (@Joey7Barton) May 8, 2015
Needless to say that that was the final straw for Farage who - like Ed Milliband, and Liberal Democrats leader Nick Clegg - also resigned.
Thanks to Joey Barton for helping us through some major events in the world outside of sport. Next week,
