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David Libra

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 7:14 am
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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

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 7:27 am
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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 Libra

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 7:37 am
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You wouldn’t be thinking of anyone whose name rhymes with “Horace Ronson”, would you? Wink

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.

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 8:04 am
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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.

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David Libra

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 11:06 pm
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Third time unlucky for May, even with self-serving hypocrites like Johnson and Rees-Mogg now on board. Apparently an election might be on the cards if the next vote fails.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/mar/29/mps-reject-theresa-mays-brexit-deal-third-time

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 09, 2019 8:49 pm
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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.
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https://www.smh.com.au/national/right-wing-nationalists-are-learning-from-the-uk-s-pointless-ugliness-20190408-p51bwg.html
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 09, 2019 9:14 pm
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Britain leads the way again. I daresay you could find worse clusterfucks in their history.

Where is Mugwump?

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 11:39 am
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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 Libra

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 12:14 pm
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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).
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stui magpie Gemini

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 5:53 pm
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Completely unrelated to Brexit, other than to reinforce the growing opinion that the English really aren't very bright anymore.

https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/comedians-pay-tribute-to-ian-cognito-after-standup-comic-dies-onstage/news-story/a2031c6c886c273941fe7473c011503e

A stand up comedian, sat down and died (literally) on stage while the audience kept laughing for 5 minutes as they thought it was part of the act. Confused

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David Libra

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:28 pm
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To be fair, I expect most of us here would have done the same!
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PostPosted: Fri May 24, 2019 8:25 pm
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https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/theresa-may-announces-her-resignation-20190524-p51qzo.html
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PostPosted: Fri May 24, 2019 8:31 pm
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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 Virgo

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PostPosted: Fri May 24, 2019 8:44 pm
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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.

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PostPosted: Fri May 24, 2019 11:45 pm
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June's a week away, I guess this is the end of May.
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