littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Sweepstake on the timing of Cummings' going?
I'm going to go for tomorrow morning, 9 AM.
I'm going to go for tomorrow morning, 9 AM.
Is Brexit actually going to happen?
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Starry Wisdom
tomorrow lunchtime i think you'll find, when there's more on the news agenda to obscure it
SpackleFrog
Smash showy bell-bottom pants and sporty haircuts
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
"Joris Bonson " new Prime Minister
saw this bit on bbcnews live a lot of Brexit confusion among some
i thought joris bonson was a belgian confectioner from namur
Cid
Proper break this time
Not sure what your point is there.
a_chap
When the world came apart, where were you?
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Many words and expressions which only a matter of decades ago were considered so distastefully explicit that were they merely to be breathed in public, the perpetrator would be shunned, barred from polite society, and, in extreme cases, shot through the lungs, are now thought to be very healthy and proper, and their use in everyday speech is seen as evidence of a well-adjusted, relaxed, and totally unf**ked-up personality.
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Many words and expressions which only a matter of decades ago were considered so distastefully explicit that were they merely to be breathed in public, the perpetrator would be shunned, barred from polite society, and, in extreme cases, shot through the lungs, are now thought to be very healthy and proper, and their use in everyday speech is seen as evidence of a well-adjusted, relaxed, and totally unf**ked-up personality.
So, for instance, when in a recent national speech, the prime minister of the United Kingdom actually dared to say that due to one thing and another, and the fact that no one had made any food for awhile and parliament seemed to have died, and that most of the population had been on holiday now for over three years, the economy had now arrived at what he called, “One whole juju-flop situation,” everyone was so pleased he felt able to come out and say it, that they quite failed to notice that their two-thousand-year-old civilisation had just collapsed overnight.
But though even words like “juju-flop,” “swut,” and “turlingdrome” are now perfectly acceptable in common usage, there is one word that is still beyond the pale. The concept it embodies is so revolting that the publication or broadcast of the word is utterly forbidden in all parts of the galaxy except one - where they don’t know what it means.
That word is “Brexit”..."
With thanks to the late Douglas Adams.
Its been another day which seems like a pretty big thing has happened but its hard to work out the implications and if indeed much will change. Johnson is still in charge and the Brexit date still exists. Load of opposition people saying he should resign but very few calling for a vonc.
Parliament will be sitting again but what real difference will it make? Will it just be a load of self-important waffle or is anything concrete going to come out of it?
Parliament will be sitting again but what real difference will it make? Will it just be a load of self-important waffle or is anything concrete going to come out of it?
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Considering Weds is normally just the leaders speech, pretty much, they could move the FoM debate to then, I suppose.
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
It'll make Mail readers even angrier, which can only be a good thing
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
I'm hearing a Monty Python sketch ....
SpackleFrog
Smash showy bell-bottom pants and sporty haircuts
SpackleFrog
Smash showy bell-bottom pants and sporty haircuts
ska invita
back on the other side
have to wait and see but does any of this really change much? Unless Labour call a VONC which they don't plan to do till ...sometime in the future...doesn't Boris just stroll on?
SpackleFrog
Smash showy bell-bottom pants and sporty haircuts
Yeah basically.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Constitutional reform is generally something parties talk well about in opposition, then do fuck all about in office, finding the unwritten stuff rather convenient to their needs, especially if they have a working majority.
ska invita
back on the other side
only thing i can see it changing is them getting to go back to parliament early for non tories to fire more blanks
doubt it will effect polling even
SpackleFrog
Smash showy bell-bottom pants and sporty haircuts
Sure but they talk a grand job of it in opposition.
Cid
Proper break this time
I know it’s not a new idea. My point was that it can only have a limited effect... it’s fine if you just want to clear up all the conventions etc, and expect subsequent governments to go along with that. But you’ll always run up against parliamentary sovereignty if you try to go further than that.
andysays
Love and solidarity
Band on the Run wasn't too bad...
SpackleFrog
Smash showy bell-bottom pants and sporty haircuts
Proper Tidy
Arsed
I'm probably chatting shit here but is there any prospect of Johnson govt calling a VONC itself (lol) to get a GE (just) before 31 October? Have heard it bandied about, dunno if it's just bollocks
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
I was wondering exactly that as well. It feels like the next move tbh. Only problem is that it doesn't automatically trigger an election.
Proper Tidy
Arsed
Yeah true would gamble on nobody else forming a govt and it's 14 days to try isn't it? Shit then
8ball
Maximum Facepalm
I think there's a good chance things will get crazier and we'll see more actions that aren't on the standard menu.
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
A VONC looks a distant possibility as the liberals, dissident tories, possibly even PLP members wouldn’t support a Corbyn government.
So there either needs to be a GE. Or a 2nd ref. In the case of the former do we sense a genuine desire for one? In the case of the latter then we can expect the parliamentary chatter and game to move on to who leads the ‘national government of unity’ to oversee it.
So there either needs to be a GE. Or a 2nd ref. In the case of the former do we sense a genuine desire for one? In the case of the latter then we can expect the parliamentary chatter and game to move on to who leads the ‘national government of unity’ to oversee it.
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