(UK, informal) The British tax on hot snacks, proposed in 2012, that led to the Pastygate controversy.
(UK, informal) The British tax on hot snacks, proposed in 2012, that led to the Pastygate controversy.
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(informal, UK) A 2012 British controversy around taxation of hot snacks such as pasties, where Conservative ministers were said to be out of touch with the eating habits of ordinary people.
(chiefly, British, slang, humorous) The national lottery.
(AU) A small pastie intended as a party snack.
(UK, humorous) A minor controversy of 2009, when prime minister Gordon Brown was accused of sidestepping questions about his favourite kind of biscuit during an online chat.
(UK, informal) A controversy in 2016 which Marmite and related products had their prices increased by the manufacturer, blamed on a fall in the pound after Brexit, and leading to the temporary withdrawal of those products from Tesco supermarkets.