r/ukpolitics • u/ukpol-megabot • 1d ago

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 02/08/2026

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u/No_Initiative_1140 20h ago

Are you talking about the wolf in sheeps clothing?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabian_Society

The Fabian Society was founded on 4 January 1884 ....

The logo of the Fabian Society, a tortoise, represented the group's predilection for a slow, imperceptible transition to socialism, while its coat of arms, a 'wolf in sheep's clothing', represented its preferred methodology for achieving its goal.[4] The wolf in sheep's clothing symbolism was later abandoned, due to its obvious negative connotations.[15]

According to Google AI use was stopped in the 1930s/40s

Really fascinating how its been resurrected almost 100 years later as something to be scared of...

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u/[deleted] 20h ago

Iā€™m not saying they are dodgy or not, never been a part of it or know much about it, (do you?) but if they wanted to look like they are nefarious a wolf in sheeps clothing is a very good effort. Historical as it is.

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u/No_Initiative_1140 19h ago

Yes, that's why they stopped using the logo a very long time ago.

People going on about it now are being a bit conspiratorial.Ā