PM Boris Johnson - monster thread for a monster twat

[Santino]

Whatever is called Brexit is not what was voted for in the 2016 referendum.
He has not ‘delivered’ (why does that word piss me off in this context, or most contexts?) ‘leave’ which is what was voted for, for the whole of the UK.
Boris Johnson has not delivered on the referendum vote, and he has left the country with what was called a ‘democratic deficit’.

What part of the UK hasn't left the EU?

 

[Ax^]

What part of the UK hasn't left the EU?

North Ireland sorta half in half out at this stage

 

[Santino]

North Ireland sorta half in half out at this stage

First I've heard of it.

 

[philosophical]

What part of the UK hasn't left the EU?

Northern Ireland.

 

[Kaka Tim]

Whatever is called Brexit is not what was voted for in the 2016 referendum.
He has not ‘delivered’ (why does that word piss me off in this context, or most contexts?) ‘leave’ which is what was voted for, for the whole of the UK.
Boris Johnson has not delivered on the referendum vote, and he has left the country with what was called a ‘democratic deficit’.

Whatever. That's only relevant if the leave voters feel that way. Don't think that's the case, but they won't be happy with their gas bills.

 

[Ax^]

First I've heard of it.

it the 6 counties of Ulster that England keep hold of after partition of Ireland act back in 1920

was a bit of bother back in the 70's about the place

 

[contadino]

First I've heard of it.

No it's not.

 

[philosophical]

Whatever. That's only relevant if the leave voters feel that way. Don't think that's the case, but they won't be happy with their gas bills.

Hard to fathom what people feel and why, but the continual brainwashing effect of ‘Brexit is done’ is a con, and in my view needs a push back every time it is mentioned.
Something has happened since the referendum, but it is certainly not what was voted for.

 

[contadino]

Whatever. That's only relevant if the leave voters feel that way. Don't think that's the case, but they won't be happy with their gas bills.

Maybe if the government tell people that their energy/food bills haven't gone up despite what receipts/bank statements say, they'll believe it in the same way they believe that Brexit is done depite it not yet having been implemented (import checks, etc..)

 

[two sheds]

Maybe if the government tell people that their energy/food bills haven't gone up despite what receipts/bank statements say, they'll believe it in the same way they believe that Brexit is done depite it not yet having been implemented (import checks, etc..)

I'm not even sure they need to do that - with Johnson having introduced the free bus passes old people at least can just ride round to keep warm now.

 

[gosub]

I'm not even sure they need to do that - with Johnson having introduced the free bus passes old people at least can just ride round to keep warm now.

Won't the tories sublet their homes while they are out?

 

[two sheds]

indeed - they clearly don't need their homes

 

[_Russ_]

Hard to fathom what people feel and why, but the continual brainwashing effect of ‘Brexit is done’ is a con, and in my view needs a push back every time it is mentioned.
Something has happened since the referendum, but it is certainly not what was voted for.

You know what "people" voted for? ...interesting
I can only imagine what that was

 

[philosophical]

You know what "people" voted for? ...interesting
I can only imagine what that was

No need to imagine, here it is in black and white.

 

[two sheds]

nothing about the Northern Ireland border then

 

[philosophical]

nothing about the Northern Ireland border then

But something about 'leave'.

 

[BassJunkie]

nothing about the Northern Ireland border then

Stop with your Project Fear. That won't be a problem.





Oh, erm.

 

[two sheds]

But something about 'leave'.

leave the Northern Ireland border

 

[maomao]

Johnson's response is astounding. OTOH, are we really supposed to believe that there are still people alive called Elsie?

You're old. There are three Elsies at the school where I work and I have a niece with the same name.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Whatever. That's only relevant if the leave voters feel that way. Don't think that's the case, but they won't be happy with their gas bills.

As opposed to all the many, many things they are happy about.

 

[_Russ_]

No need to imagine, here it is in black and white.

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..and you said they didnt get it, have we rejoined?

ETA I know what you really meant when you said they got something different from what they voted for implying you knew what they voted for, but then you came back with the wise ass reply of what was on the ballot paper which we both know isnt what you meant at all

 

[philosophical]

..and you said they didnt get it, have we rejoined?

ETA I know what you really meant when you said they got something different from what they voted for implying you knew what they voted for, but then you came back with the wise ass reply of what was on the ballot paper which we both know isnt what you meant at all

I didn’t imply that I knew what leavers voted for, I went by the wording on the ballot paper and assumed that’s what leavers voted for.
It is absolutely what I meant.

 

[teuchter]

I just called up EU customer services to confirm whether the UK has left the EU, and they said, let me just check on the system, Monsieur.... Yes it looks like their membership has indeed lapsed.

 

[philosophical]

I just called up EU customer services to confirm whether the UK has left the EU, and they said, let me just check on the system, Monsieur.... Yes it looks like their membership has indeed lapsed.

They were wrong.

 

[kabbes]

Apropos of nothing, anyone remember how the Heaven’s Gate cult confidently predicted the end of the world and then, when it didn’t happen, insisted that they were still right anyway and could explain away the clear fact that the world hadn’t ended? Don’t know WHAT would bring that piece of cognitive dissonance to mind.

 

[two sheds]

their prayers saved us all

 

[Boris Sprinkler]

Cambridge Analytica whistleblower: 'We spent $1m harvesting millions of Facebook profiles' – video

Whistleblower details workings of Cambridge Analytica and its use of targeted political advertising that could be used to influence people's opinions

www.theguardian.com

 

[_Russ_]

Cambridge Analytica whistleblower: 'We spent $1m harvesting millions of Facebook profiles' – video

Whistleblower details workings of Cambridge Analytica and its use of targeted political advertising that could be used to influence people's opinions

www.theguardian.com

Its easy when reading about the shit that shitty people have done to forget that the same and worse is still being done and mostly by the same shits that got away with it last time...but then I look at out government and it reminds me how that works

 

[teuchter]

They were wrong.

Can you clarify?

You can make an argument that certain things are still subject to EU policy and regulation and so on, but on the basic question of whether the UK has "left", in what way have they not?

 

[philosophical]

Can you clarify?

You can make an argument that certain things are still subject to EU policy and regulation and so on, but on the basic question of whether the UK has "left", in what way have they not?

Because the UK includes Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland is being treated differently.
Like one set of arrangements for Warwickshire and a different set of arrangements for Worcestershire, and this is not what the winners voted for.
This is why I say the UK has not left the UK, plus of course a wide open unregulated land border between the two systems says ‘joined’ to me.