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David
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May has offered to resign as leverage to get her Brexit deal passed. Not sure I totally understand why that’s supposed to work, but it seems to be having the desired effect:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-47725529 _________________ All watched over by machines of loving grace |
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Pies4shaw
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Because certain spineless Brexiteers need someone to be their fall-girl. When Brexit finishes up with its wheels on top, like a dead blue-bus, the then-current PM won't have to accept any responsibility. This is important for people who want to be PM but might be hopelessly comprised politically by their support of Brexit if the consequences of withdrawal from the EU turn out to be very bad. |
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David
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You wouldn’t be thinking of anyone whose name rhymes with “Horace Ronson”, would you?
Seriously can’t believe people think that guy has a good shot of being the next PM. Still, given the state of the UK right now, every circus needs a clown. _________________ All watched over by machines of loving grace |
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pietillidie
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David wrote: | May has offered to resign as leverage to get her Brexit deal passed. Not sure I totally understand why that’s supposed to work, but it seems to be having the desired effect:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-47725529 |
Well, the whole nonsense was an internal Tory squabble foisted upon the public to begin with, so it makes sense internal Tory muck would be central to its resolution.
Pity there has been nothing but an insipid beige void on the other side of parliament through the whole saga. _________________ In the end the rain comes down, washes clean the streets of a blue sky town.
Help Nick's: http://www.magpies.net/nick/bb/fundraising.htm |
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David
I dare you to try
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Pies4shaw
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"Now that Brexit is indisputably established as one of the most monumentally stupid pieces of self-inflicted injury by a developed nation this century, other nations are learning key lessons from its mistakes.
The concept behind Britain's decision to leave the European Union was that it would recover its sovereignty. On the day that Britons voted by 52 per cent to 48 in favour, its main cheerleader, Nigel Farage, declared it "independence day". That was nearly three years ago.
Today the country is a global laughing stock. It's in an interminable dead-end, neither able to move forwards nor back. It's lost investment and jobs, political stability, national credibility and, perhaps worst of all, it's inflicted new anger and division within British society.
Across the other 27 members of the EU, the main lesson learnt is that it'd be a bad idea to follow Britain out the door. In one country after another, the political parties that were inspired by Brexit have dumped their campaigns.
Two years ago, the French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was demanding a referendum on whether to leave the EU, a Frexit, as was known. Today she speaks of making the EU work better. Italy's Matteo Salvini of the League ran a right-wing nationalist campaign to reject the EU common currency, the euro, but now, as deputy prime minister, he has stopped using the hashtag #BastaEuro – enough of the euro. The idea is now effectively moribund. In Austria, the Freedom Party dropped its call for a referendum on dumping the euro and joined a coalition government that favours the status quo.
Britain's experience with Brexit has shown the world such pointless ugliness that it has boosted support for the EU to its highest in 35 years. Specifically, according to a Eurobarometer survey last year, two-thirds of Europeans say that their country has benefited from EU membership."
https://www.smh.com.au/national/right-wing-nationalists-are-learning-from-the-uk-s-pointless-ugliness-20190408-p51bwg.html |
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stui magpie
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Joined: 03 May 2005 Location: In flagrante delicto
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Britain leads the way again. I daresay you could find worse clusterfucks in their history.
Where is Mugwump? _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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regan is true fullback
Joined: 27 Dec 2002 Location: Granville. nsw
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100 years ago the English were arguing over the Irish border. The only people who had not much of a say were the Irish themselves.
100 years later the English are still arguing over the Irish border amongst other things. This time not only do the Irish have not much say but also the people of Scotland and Gibraltar, and all the other littlies administered by the Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland... |
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David
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Although, in some irony, the Northern Irish conservatives actually hold the balance of power in parliament for once, and are using it to make the British prime minister’s life difficult (albeit ably assisted by many members of her own party). _________________ All watched over by machines of loving grace |
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stui magpie
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Joined: 03 May 2005 Location: In flagrante delicto
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David
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To be fair, I expect most of us here would have done the same! _________________ All watched over by machines of loving grace |
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swoop42
Whatcha gonna do when he comes for you?
Joined: 02 Aug 2008 Location: The 18
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Pies4shaw
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“... she was looking kind of dumb with her finger and her thumb in the shape of an ‘L’ on her forehead”.
Now Boris can have a go. I expect him to enter to the strains of the Grand March from Aida (By Joe Green). |
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swoop42
Whatcha gonna do when he comes for you?
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This Brexit thing is going swimmingly so far.
Sometimes the voting public really don't understand the machinations that can arise from their decision at the polling booth. _________________ He's mad. He's bad. He's MaynHARD! |
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Wokko
Come and take it.
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June's a week away, I guess this is the end of May. |
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