Bad portrayal. JRM's suits look like they were handed down to him by an uncle who weighed more than him or who worked out. The suits in the cartoon are too well-fitting.
Yes, I got that, but I still don't really get the cartoon either. Why JRM and what looks like a mini-JRM? Without whose help are they doing what? Who is the USA meant to represent here?
Yes, I got that, but I still don't really get the cartoon either. Why JRM and what looks like a mini-JRM? Without whose help are they doing what? Who is the USA meant to represent here?
If you haven't seen the photo of Mogg and mini-Mogg outside the BBC last week, then this is the inspiration..
Yes, I got that, but I still don't really get the cartoon either. Why JRM and what looks like a mini-JRM? Without whose help are they doing what? Who is the USA meant to represent here?
It's ironic that many of those who most vociferously say that Theresa May should stand up to über-Brexiteer bullies in her party are precisely those who voted to deny her the parliamentary numbers to do so.
Yes, I got that, but I still don't really get the cartoon either. Why JRM and what looks like a mini-JRM? Without whose help are they doing what? Who is the USA meant to represent here?
This was a recent pic of JRM and sprog.
Ah, thanks. I'm still not sure I get it though. The original cartoon expressed Britain's determination to fight on, alone if need be, despite apparently wavering allies. Who are JRM's wavering allies supposed to be? TMay and co.? And what does the inclusion of his sprog add?
It's ironic that many of those who most vociferously say that Theresa May should stand up to über-Brexiteer bullies in her party are precisely those who voted to deny her the parliamentary numbers to do so.
Yes, I got that, but I still don't really get the cartoon either. Why JRM and what looks like a mini-JRM? Without whose help are they doing what? Who is the USA meant to represent here?
This was a recent pic of JRM and sprog.
Nowhere in the Ronaldo and Ronaldo Jr class. The suit, the shirt, the tie - all would have matched.
It's ironic that many of those who most vociferously say that Theresa May should stand up to über-Brexiteer bullies in her party are precisely those who voted to deny her the parliamentary numbers to do so.
So the people are at fault ?
Yes, of course, they gave her a near-impossible task and then they made it even more impossible. Votes have consequences, you know.
It's ironic that many of those who most vociferously say that Theresa May should stand up to über-Brexiteer bullies in her party are precisely those who voted to deny her the parliamentary numbers to do so.
It's ironic that many of those who most vociferously say that Theresa May should stand up to über-Brexiteer bullies in her party are precisely those who voted to deny her the parliamentary numbers to do so.
Help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it.
Theresa May has not asked for it, though there she has ample reinforcements available to her if she does.
It's ironic that many of those who most vociferously say that Theresa May should stand up to über-Brexiteer bullies in her party are precisely those who voted to deny her the parliamentary numbers to do so.
So the people are at fault ?
Yes, of course, they gave her a near-impossible task and then they made it even more impossible. Votes have consequences, you know.
If given the opportunity, the people could change their collective mind - now that they know what the original "wish" actually means.
It's ironic that many of those who most vociferously say that Theresa May should stand up to über-Brexiteer bullies in her party are precisely those who voted to deny her the parliamentary numbers to do so.
So the people are at fault ?
Yes, of course, they gave her a near-impossible task and then they made it even more impossible. Votes have consequences, you know.
If given the opportunity, the people could change their collective mind - now that they know what the original "wish" actually means.
Unfortunately the option of going back to Cameron and Osborne, and remaining in the EU under the excellent terms negotiated, is no longer available. Hell, even the option of going back to Ed Miliband has vanished. We are where we are.
It's ironic that many of those who most vociferously say that Theresa May should stand up to über-Brexiteer bullies in her party are precisely those who voted to deny her the parliamentary numbers to do so.
So the people are at fault ?
Yes, of course, they gave her a near-impossible task and then they made it even more impossible. Votes have consequences, you know.
If given the opportunity, the people could change their collective mind - now that they know what the original "wish" actually means.
Unfortunately the option of going back to Cameron and Osborne, and remaining in the EU under the excellent terms negotiated, is no longer available. Hell, even the option of going back to Ed Miliband has vanished. We are where we are.
What are these "excellent terms negotiated", Mr Navabi? I think we should be told.
It's ironic that many of those who most vociferously say that Theresa May should stand up to über-Brexiteer bullies in her party are precisely those who voted to deny her the parliamentary numbers to do so.
So the people are at fault ?
Yes, of course, they gave her a near-impossible task and then they made it even more impossible. Votes have consequences, you know.
It's ironic that many of those who most vociferously say that Theresa May should stand up to über-Brexiteer bullies in her party are precisely those who voted to deny her the parliamentary numbers to do so.
So the people are at fault ?
Yes, of course, they gave her a near-impossible task and then they made it even more impossible. Votes have consequences, you know.
If given the opportunity, the people could change their collective mind - now that they know what the original "wish" actually means.
Unfortunately the option of going back to Cameron and Osborne, and remaining in the EU under the excellent terms negotiated, is no longer available. Hell, even the option of going back to Ed Miliband has vanished. We are where we are.
What are these "excellent terms negotiated", Mr Navabi? I think we should be told.
Can they arrest him? That would be good. Taking back control, and all that!
Yes, according to the Font Of All Knowledge:
In the United Kingdom, it has been alleged that arresting a member of Parliament in the course of carrying out his duties may constitute contempt of Parliament,[16] although immunity from criminal arrest was removed by the Parliamentary Privilege Acts of the 18th century.
It is further contempt to bribe or attempt to bribe any member (and for any member to accept or solicit a bribe), to disrupt the sittings of the House or a committee—wherever it is sitting, to refuse to appear before a committee to testify, to refuse to answer any question put by a committee, to lie to a committee or to refuse to swear an oath when testifying, or to otherwise obstruct the business of the House.
MPs accused of Contempt of Parliament may be suspended or expelled.[17] They may also be committed to the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster,[17] although this practice has not been used since Charles Bradlaugh was detained in 1880. Strangers (those who are not members of the House) may be committed to prison during the life of the Parliament. The House of Lords has the power to fine as well as to order imprisonment for a term of years.
It's ironic that many of those who most vociferously say that Theresa May should stand up to über-Brexiteer bullies in her party are precisely those who voted to deny her the parliamentary numbers to do so.
So the people are at fault ?
Of course!! It is inconceivable that it could be the fault of the Conservative party.
Can they arrest him? That would be good. Taking back control, and all that!
Yes, according to the Font Of All Knowledge:
In the United Kingdom, it has been alleged that arresting a member of Parliament in the course of carrying out his duties may constitute contempt of Parliament,[16] although immunity from criminal arrest was removed by the Parliamentary Privilege Acts of the 18th century.
It is further contempt to bribe or attempt to bribe any member (and for any member to accept or solicit a bribe), to disrupt the sittings of the House or a committee—wherever it is sitting, to refuse to appear before a committee to testify, to refuse to answer any question put by a committee, to lie to a committee or to refuse to swear an oath when testifying, or to otherwise obstruct the business of the House.
MPs accused of Contempt of Parliament may be suspended or expelled.[17] They may also be committed to the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster,[17] although this practice has not been used since Charles Bradlaugh was detained in 1880. Strangers (those who are not members of the House) may be committed to prison during the life of the Parliament. The House of Lords has the power to fine as well as to order imprisonment for a term of years.
You still have to question the wisdom of asking him to appear, he will treat them with contempt and have a large and favourable audience urging him to do so. I can only see the committee undermining its own credibility.
It's ironic that many of those who most vociferously say that Theresa May should stand up to über-Brexiteer bullies in her party are precisely those who voted to deny her the parliamentary numbers to do so.
My door, for one, was ajar to the idea of voting Tory.
If she had given a hint of understanding the public services challenge, other than very obliquely via the dementia tax. I had spent three months up to GE17 regularly visiting a number of hospitals and the travails were pretty fresh in my mind. May started so well on the doorstep of no 10. We saw none of that.
If she had given a hint at how she was going to play Brexit beyond a policy that seemed to pander to the hard line of her party, with no hint as to the underlying game (Saboteur crushing or no). She needed help for Brexit? OK, but from whom and why I never knew.
My door is still ajar to voting Tory ata some point in the battle against Corbyn, despite their being an utter shower, but it is going to take something a teency bit different.
You still have to question the wisdom of asking him to appear, he will treat them with contempt and have a large and favourable audience urging him to do so. I can only see the committee undermining its own credibility.
Unfortunately, Select Committees on controversial issues have become excuses for MP grandstanding, which is a great pity since more obscure Select Committees do excellent work. It would be better if they weren't televised.
It's ironic that many of those who most vociferously say that Theresa May should stand up to über-Brexiteer bullies in her party are precisely those who voted to deny her the parliamentary numbers to do so.
So the people are at fault ?
Of course!! It is inconceivable that it could be the fault of the Conservative party.
You still have to question the wisdom of asking him to appear, he will treat them with contempt and have a large and favourable audience urging him to do so. I can only see the committee undermining its own credibility.
Unfortunately, Select Committees on controversial issues have become excuses for MP grandstanding, which is a great pity since more obscure Select Committees do excellent work. It would be better if they weren't televised.
I'm afraid that's true, but MPs just cant help themselves.
It's ironic that many of those who most vociferously say that Theresa May should stand up to über-Brexiteer bullies in her party are precisely those who voted to deny her the parliamentary numbers to do so.
My door, for one, was ajar to the idea of voting Tory.
If she had given a hint of understanding the public services challenge, other than very obliquely via the dementia tax. I had spent three months up to GE17 regularly visiting a number of hospitals and the travails were pretty fresh in my mind. May started so well on the doorstep of no 10. We saw none of that.
If she had given a hint at how she was going to play Brexit beyond a policy that seemed to pander to the hard line of her party, with no hint as to the underlying game (Saboteur crushing or no). She needed help for Brexit? OK, but from whom and why I never knew.
My door is still ajar to voting Tory ata some point in the battle against Corbyn, despite their being an utter shower, but it is going to take something a teency bit different.
Well it's certainly true that during the campaign she did a great job of putting voters off, with much help from Fiona Hill and Nick Timothy.
I note Sajid Javid is 10/1 Next Con Leader with Betfair Sportsbook (and also Betfred). This won't last. Especially now I've told you lot.
I also note he's 14/1 Next PM with William Hill. Ditto.
Ahead of him in Hills market are
Corbyn @ 7-2 : Possibly but 7-2 is far far too short. Mogg @ 9-2 : LOL - Deep red on Betfair for me. Gove @11-2 : Possible, but too short Johnson @ 12-1 : Looks long enough, but a value trap Leadsom @ 14-1 : Hahaha Hunt @ 16-1 : A fair price but not in one of the big 4 offices.. Williamson 20-1 : Who is backing him ?!?!?! Davidson 25-1 : Wishful thinking. Hammond 33-1 : OK (But 33-1 seems fair) Cleverly 40-1 : Well liked by Tories but not experienced enough to go for the top job Thornberry 40-1 : Any Labour person other than Corbyn should probably be automatically over 100-1 here as the Labour leadership is open post Corbyn. Rudd 40-1 : Joined the no hoper list as soon as she lost the Home Sec job tbh. Davis 40-1 : If Brexit goes well (No laughing at the back), May gets the glory. If Brexit goes badly, Davis carries the can.. Tugendhat 50-1 : Into the realm of AN Other Tory here, there's alot of them and if you give the big jobs a certain % of the market; Labour another smaller slice then 50-1 is actually looking quite a large slice of the rags pie you have left Patel 50-1 : Again - Into the realm of AN Other Tory here, there's alot of them and if you give the big jobs a certain % of the market; Labour another smaller slice then 50-1 is actually looking quite a large slice of the rags pie you have left Sadiq Khan 80-1 : Huge amount of unlikely scenarios here Tom Watson 80-1 : 1000-1 more like. McDonnell 80-1: He might do it, personally I'm asking for another 0 onto the price on Betfair. Farage 250-1 : A lay at any price, red on Betfair for me.
I note Sajid Javid is 10/1 Next Con Leader with Betfair Sportsbook (and also Betfred). This won't last. Especially now I've told you lot.
I also note he's 14/1 Next PM with William Hill. Ditto.
Ahead of him in Hills market are
Corbyn @ 7-2 : Possibly but 7-2 is far far too short. Mogg @ 9-2 : LOL - Deep red on Betfair for me. Gove @11-2 : Possible, but too short Johnson @ 12-1 : Looks long enough, but a value trap Leadsom @ 14-1 : Hahaha Hunt @ 16-1 : A fair price but not in one of the big 4 offices.. Williamson 20-1 : Who is backing him ?!?!?! Davidson 25-1 : Wishful thinking. Hammond 33-1 : OK (But 33-1 seems fair) Cleverly 40-1 : Well liked by Tories but not experienced enough to go for the top job Thornberry 40-1 : Any Labour person other than Corbyn should probably be automatically over 100-1 here as the Labour leadership is open post Corbyn. Rudd 40-1 : Joined the no hoper list as soon as she lost the Home Sec job tbh. Davis 40-1 : If Brexit goes well (No laughing at the back), May gets the glory. If Brexit goes badly, Davis carries the can.. Tugendhat 50-1 : Into the realm of AN Other Tory here, there's alot of them and if you give the big jobs a certain % of the market; Labour another smaller slice then 50-1 is actually looking quite a large slice of the rags pie you have left Patel 50-1 : Again - Into the realm of AN Other Tory here, there's alot of them and if you give the big jobs a certain % of the market; Labour another smaller slice then 50-1 is actually looking quite a large slice of the rags pie you have left Sadiq Khan 80-1 : Huge amount of unlikely scenarios here Tom Watson 80-1 : 1000-1 more like. McDonnell 80-1: He might do it, personally I'm asking for another 0 onto the price on Betfair. Farage 250-1 : A lay at any price, red on Betfair for me.
It's ironic that many of those who most vociferously say that Theresa May should stand up to über-Brexiteer bullies in her party are precisely those who voted to deny her the parliamentary numbers to do so.
So the people are at fault ?
Yes, of course, they gave her a near-impossible task and then they made it even more impossible. Votes have consequences, you know.
If given the opportunity, the people could change their collective mind - now that they know what the original "wish" actually means.
Unfortunately the option of going back to Cameron and Osborne, and remaining in the EU under the excellent terms negotiated, is no longer available. Hell, even the option of going back to Ed Miliband has vanished. We are where we are.
What are these "excellent terms negotiated", Mr Navabi? I think we should be told.
We were.
There now! It quite passed me by..... Did the Conservative leadership fight for Remain on those terms? I feel sure I would have noticed i they had.......
This has so much resonance of the Blair/Brown years. Outwardly what on earth does Joe Public know, seeming all calm and harmonious while the protagonists themselves are going at it like cats in a sack.
Quite the opposite of what is good for the country.
It's ironic that many of those who most vociferously say that Theresa May should stand up to über-Brexiteer bullies in her party are precisely those who voted to deny her the parliamentary numbers to do so.
My door, for one, was ajar to the idea of voting Tory.
If she had given a hint of understanding the public services challenge, other than very obliquely via the dementia tax. I had spent three months up to GE17 regularly visiting a number of hospitals and the travails were pretty fresh in my mind. May started so well on the doorstep of no 10. We saw none of that.
If she had given a hint at how she was going to play Brexit beyond a policy that seemed to pander to the hard line of her party, with no hint as to the underlying game (Saboteur crushing or no). She needed help for Brexit? OK, but from whom and why I never knew.
My door is still ajar to voting Tory ata some point in the battle against Corbyn, despite their being an utter shower, but it is going to take something a teency bit different.
Well it's certainly true that during the campaign she did a great job of putting voters off, with much help from Fiona Hill and Nick Timothy.
The problem was Lynton Crosby who sidelined the rest of the Cabinet, and had Theresa May respond to any question by parroting "strong and stable" which was immediately undermined by the dementia tax U-turn (stable) and running away from debates (strong).
It's ironic that many of those who most vociferously say that Theresa May should stand up to über-Brexiteer bullies in her party are precisely those who voted to deny her the parliamentary numbers to do so.
So the people are at fault ?
Yes, of course, they gave her a near-impossible task and then they made it even more impossible. Votes have consequences, you know.
In a sense Richard, they gave her a very easy task. The referendum result imposed no condition other than to leave the EU. So any kind of Brexit, from WTO terms to BRINO, ticks the box.
The problem as we both know is that wherever on that spectrum we finish up, the voters will be dissatisfied. Now it would be perfectly fair to point out that the voters gave a stupid answer to the question put. And then of course it would be fair to say that it was a stupid question to which a stupid answer was given.
But true as this may be, it really doesn't help Theresa May, or any of us who wish a fiasco to be avoided. So what to do?
Personally apart from leaving the country there isn't much one can do. As for the Government, I suppose it could grow a pair and tell the voters the true consequences of the decision to which they were bound.
No, I don't think that's likely either, so what then?
Buggered if I know, Richard, but I wouldn't rule out the scenario you and I have contemplated here before - Brexit followed by Corbyn and a spin down the road towards Venezuela.
This has so much resonance of the Blair/Brown years. Outwardly what on earth does Joe Public know, seeming all calm and harmonious while the protagonists themselves are going at it like cats in a sack.
Quite the opposite of what is good for the country.
Not really. These are fundamental policy differences inside the Cabinet, and is more reminiscent of Mrs Thatcher's cabinets. Blair and Brown just disagreed on when Blair should retire.
Simple, offer a free method of proving citizenship/right of abode, and have that have the same status as passports in the check.
Checking right to work in the UK has been a legal requirement for employers for well over a decade now. I fail to see any difference between that and this.
It's ironic that many of those who most vociferously say that Theresa May should stand up to über-Brexiteer bullies in her party are precisely those who voted to deny her the parliamentary numbers to do so.
So the people are at fault ?
Yes, of course, they gave her a near-impossible task and then they made it even more impossible. Votes have consequences, you know.
In a sense Richard, they gave her a very easy task. The referendum result imposed no condition other than to leave the EU. So any kind of Brexit, from WTO terms to BRINO, ticks the box.
The problem as we both know is that wherever on that spectrum we finish up, the voters will be dissatisfied. Now it would be perfectly fair to point out that the voters gave a stupid answer to the question put. And then of course it would be fair to say that it was a stupid question to which a stupid answer was given.
But true as this may be, it really doesn't help Theresa May, or any of us who wish a fiasco to be avoided. So what to do?
Personally apart from leaving the country there isn't much one can do. As for the Government, I suppose it could grow a pair and tell the voters the true consequences of the decision to which they were bound.
No, I don't think that's likely either, so what then?
Buggered if I know, Richard, but I wouldn't rule out the scenario you and I have contemplated here before - Brexit followed by Corbyn and a spin down the road towards Venezuela.
Toodle pip.
Until recently I assumed that since neither side wanted a cliff edge departure such an eventuality would be avoided. But there is now only about 4 months to go before a draft withdrawal treaty needs to be ready for ratification if the 29 March deadline is to be met. And we are nowhere near agreement on the text of such a treaty and no progress toward agreement is currently being made.
It is not clear that the UK government is capable of agreeing with itself let alone the EU. And if it did manage to agree with itself there is no guarantee that it could take parliament with it.
And the EU is preparing for a no deal - France and Holland are hiring the additional customs officers that would be needed for example. The UK, on the other hand, is playing the part of the rabbit in the headlights.
It's ironic that many of those who most vociferously say that Theresa May should stand up to über-Brexiteer bullies in her party are precisely those who voted to deny her the parliamentary numbers to do so.
So the people are at fault ?
Yes, of course, they gave her a near-impossible task and then they made it even more impossible. Votes have consequences, you know.
In a sense Richard, they gave her a very easy task. The referendum result imposed no condition other than to leave the EU. So any kind of Brexit, from WTO terms to BRINO, ticks the box.
The problem as we both know is that wherever on that spectrum we finish up, the voters will be dissatisfied. Now it would be perfectly fair to point out that the voters gave a stupid answer to the question put. And then of course it would be fair to say that it was a stupid question to which a stupid answer was given.
But true as this may be, it really doesn't help Theresa May, or any of us who wish a fiasco to be avoided. So what to do?
Personally apart from leaving the country there isn't much one can do. As for the Government, I suppose it could grow a pair and tell the voters the true consequences of the decision to which they were bound.
No, I don't think that's likely either, so what then?
Buggered if I know, Richard, but I wouldn't rule out the scenario you and I have contemplated here before - Brexit followed by Corbyn and a spin down the road towards Venezuela.
Toodle pip.
Until recently I assumed that since neither side wanted a cliff edge departure such an eventuality would be avoided. But there is now only about 4 months to go before a draft withdrawal treaty needs to be ready for ratification if the 29 March deadline is to be met. And we are nowhere near agreement on the text of such a treaty and no progress toward agreement is currently being made.
It is not clear that the UK government is capable of agreeing with itself let alone the EU. And if it did manage to agree with itself there is no guarantee that it could take parliament with it.
And the EU is preparing for a no deal - France and Holland are hiring the additional customs officers that would be needed for example. The UK, on the other hand, is playing the part of the rabbit in the headlights.
Time to fasten our seatbelts....
The deal at least in terms of through the transition period was already agreed in December ie the size of the exit bill, EU citizens rights and enough regulatory alignment by the UK to avoid a hard border in Ireland.
A FTA may not be agreed by next March but that was never likely when Canada took 7 years to agree its EU FTA
It's ironic that many of those who most vociferously say that Theresa May should stand up to über-Brexiteer bullies in her party are precisely those who voted to deny her the parliamentary numbers to do so.
My door, for one, was ajar to the idea of voting Tory.
If she had given a hint of understanding the public services challenge, other than very obliquely via the dementia tax. I had spent three months up to GE17 regularly visiting a number of hospitals and the travails were pretty fresh in my mind. May started so well on the doorstep of no 10. We saw none of that.
If she had given a hint at how she was going to play Brexit beyond a policy that seemed to pander to the hard line of her party, with no hint as to the underlying game (Saboteur crushing or no). She needed help for Brexit? OK, but from whom and why I never knew.
My door is still ajar to voting Tory ata some point in the battle against Corbyn, despite their being an utter shower, but it is going to take something a teency bit different.
Well it's certainly true that during the campaign she did a great job of putting voters off, with much help from Fiona Hill and Nick Timothy.
Theresa May and Nick Timothy are to blame for the result of the GE2017, in my opinion.
She for not turning up or living up to her pitch and providing piss poor leadership, and Timothy for his arrogance, complacency and piss poor manifesto.
Both for their secretive do-as-you’re-told style of Government. We didn’t have to be where we are now.
It's ironic that many of those who most vociferously say that Theresa May should stand up to über-Brexiteer bullies in her party are precisely those who voted to deny her the parliamentary numbers to do so.
So the people are at fault ?
Yes, of course, they gave her a near-impossible task and then they made it even more impossible. Votes have consequences, you know.
In a sense Richard, they gave her a very easy task. The referendum result imposed no condition other than to leave the EU. So any kind of Brexit, from WTO terms to BRINO, ticks the box.
The problem as we both know is that wherever on that spectrum we finish up, the voters will be dissatisfied. Now it would be perfectly fair to point out that the voters gave a stupid answer to the question put. And then of course it would be fair to say that it was a stupid question to which a stupid answer was given.
But true as this may be, it really doesn't help Theresa May, or any of us who wish a fiasco to be avoided. So what to do?
Personally apart from leaving the country there isn't much one can do. As for the Government, I suppose it could grow a pair and tell the voters the true consequences of the decision to which they were bound.
No, I don't think that's likely either, so what then?
Buggered if I know, Richard, but I wouldn't rule out the scenario you and I have contemplated here before - Brexit followed by Corbyn and a spin down the road towards Venezuela.
Toodle pip.
Until recently I assumed that since neither side wanted a cliff edge departure such an eventuality would be avoided. But there is now only about 4 months to go before a draft withdrawal treaty needs to be ready for ratification if the 29 March deadline is to be met. And we are nowhere near agreement on the text of such a treaty and no progress toward agreement is currently being made.
It is not clear that the UK government is capable of agreeing with itself let alone the EU. And if it did manage to agree with itself there is no guarantee that it could take parliament with it.
And the EU is preparing for a no deal - France and Holland are hiring the additional customs officers that would be needed for example. The UK, on the other hand, is playing the part of the rabbit in the headlights.
Time to fasten our seatbelts....
People were saying the same about 10 months ago about the Phase 1 negotiations. Then suddenly everything was ready to be signed minus some last minute posturing.
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On the snout of a baleen whale.
http://www.psul4all.free-online.co.uk/2018.htm
Good afternoon, everybody.
Nothing can go wrong,
go wrong,
go wrong....
https://archive.cartoons.ac.uk/GetMultimedia.ashx?db=Catalog&type=default&fname=LSE2791.jpg
"I want to have full access to a pizza, but I don't want to eat in the restaurant"
- "How are you going to get a pizza?"
"I'll buy a takeaway"
*Eats pizza*
https://youtu.be/g4Hbz2jLxvQ
Might be the best movie of the year after Infinity War.
On Heathrow. Enough already. HR3 is not my favoured option, but we need something, and something ASAP. Just get the f***ing diggers in and start work.
Theresa May has not asked for it, though there she has ample reinforcements available to her if she does.
Also, Spiderman must be the most rebooted/origin storified of all the superheroes. But the trailer does look good.
I also note he's 14/1 Next PM with William Hill. Ditto.
He threatened to resign if Damian Green was fired for porn on his laptop.
the germans have decided to introduce a PMQ style session in the Bundestag, I hope Ask Angie is better than our charade
http://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/abgeordnete-fragen-merkel-eine-revolution-ohne-revolution-15625677.html
In the United Kingdom, it has been alleged that arresting a member of Parliament in the course of carrying out his duties may constitute contempt of Parliament,[16] although immunity from criminal arrest was removed by the Parliamentary Privilege Acts of the 18th century.
It is further contempt to bribe or attempt to bribe any member (and for any member to accept or solicit a bribe), to disrupt the sittings of the House or a committee—wherever it is sitting, to refuse to appear before a committee to testify, to refuse to answer any question put by a committee, to lie to a committee or to refuse to swear an oath when testifying, or to otherwise obstruct the business of the House.
MPs accused of Contempt of Parliament may be suspended or expelled.[17] They may also be committed to the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster,[17] although this practice has not been used since Charles Bradlaugh was detained in 1880. Strangers (those who are not members of the House) may be committed to prison during the life of the Parliament. The House of Lords has the power to fine as well as to order imprisonment for a term of years.
If she had given a hint of understanding the public services challenge, other than very obliquely via the dementia tax. I had spent three months up to GE17 regularly visiting a number of hospitals and the travails were pretty fresh in my mind. May started so well on the doorstep of no 10. We saw none of that.
If she had given a hint at how she was going to play Brexit beyond a policy that seemed to pander to the hard line of her party, with no hint as to the underlying game (Saboteur crushing or no). She needed help for Brexit? OK, but from whom and why I never knew.
My door is still ajar to voting Tory ata some point in the battle against Corbyn, despite their being an utter shower, but it is going to take something a teency bit different.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/06/05/police-fear-career-lives-could-ruined-pursue-moped-gangs/
https://twitter.com/jackwmartin_/status/1004380285146890240
When will people learn to shoot videos like this horizontally.
You might as well not bother recording the video if you’re going to shoot it vertically.
Very sad, stayed there a few times, enjoyed my time there.
Corbyn @ 7-2 : Possibly but 7-2 is far far too short.
Mogg @ 9-2 : LOL - Deep red on Betfair for me.
Gove @11-2 : Possible, but too short
Johnson @ 12-1 : Looks long enough, but a value trap
Leadsom @ 14-1 : Hahaha
Hunt @ 16-1 : A fair price but not in one of the big 4 offices..
Williamson 20-1 : Who is backing him ?!?!?!
Davidson 25-1 : Wishful thinking.
Hammond 33-1 : OK (But 33-1 seems fair)
Cleverly 40-1 : Well liked by Tories but not experienced enough to go for the top job
Thornberry 40-1 : Any Labour person other than Corbyn should probably be automatically over 100-1 here as the Labour leadership is open post Corbyn.
Rudd 40-1 : Joined the no hoper list as soon as she lost the Home Sec job tbh.
Davis 40-1 : If Brexit goes well (No laughing at the back), May gets the glory. If Brexit goes badly, Davis carries the can..
Tugendhat 50-1 : Into the realm of AN Other Tory here, there's alot of them and if you give the big jobs a certain % of the market; Labour another smaller slice then 50-1 is actually looking quite a large slice of the rags pie you have left
Patel 50-1 : Again - Into the realm of AN Other Tory here, there's alot of them and if you give the big jobs a certain % of the market; Labour another smaller slice then 50-1 is actually looking quite a large slice of the rags pie you have left
Sadiq Khan 80-1 : Huge amount of unlikely scenarios here
Tom Watson 80-1 : 1000-1 more like.
McDonnell 80-1: He might do it, personally I'm asking for another 0 onto the price on Betfair.
Farage 250-1 : A lay at any price, red on Betfair for me.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-35635536
(Would be even better if it avoided the American euphemism for 'toilet')
Quite the opposite of what is good for the country.
The problem as we both know is that wherever on that spectrum we finish up, the voters will be dissatisfied. Now it would be perfectly fair to point out that the voters gave a stupid answer to the question put. And then of course it would be fair to say that it was a stupid question to which a stupid answer was given.
But true as this may be, it really doesn't help Theresa May, or any of us who wish a fiasco to be avoided. So what to do?
Personally apart from leaving the country there isn't much one can do. As for the Government, I suppose it could grow a pair and tell the voters the true consequences of the decision to which they were bound.
No, I don't think that's likely either, so what then?
Buggered if I know, Richard, but I wouldn't rule out the scenario you and I have contemplated here before - Brexit followed by Corbyn and a spin down the road towards Venezuela.
Toodle pip.
It is not clear that the UK government is capable of agreeing with itself let alone the EU. And if it did manage to agree with itself there is no guarantee that it could take parliament with it.
And the EU is preparing for a no deal - France and Holland are hiring the additional customs officers that would be needed for example. The UK, on the other hand, is playing the part of the rabbit in the headlights.
Time to fasten our seatbelts....
Well I say house warming, the police called it arson.
A FTA may not be agreed by next March but that was never likely when Canada took 7 years to agree its EU FTA
She for not turning up or living up to her pitch and providing piss poor leadership, and Timothy for his arrogance, complacency and piss poor manifesto.
Both for their secretive do-as-you’re-told style of Government. We didn’t have to be where we are now.
I'm fairly relaxed the same is happening now.