I've come to the conclusion that the best thing for America is for Trump to lose in 2020.
If he's impeached and convicted then his fans will see it as the swamp taking back control and they'll become even more angry.
That is my view too. Needs to run, lose big, then jail.
On Topic: What should we say to a 2 year extension?
Yes, of course! - So long as we are not tormented with a REF2.
There would be every chance that the Dem president in such a scenario would "do an Obama" and fail to persue the crimes of the previous administration.
In this circumstance trump would have already sighed his own pardon and only federal crimes could be pursued. If (when) Mueller comes up blank then there are no federal crimes to pursue. The hysteria over trump should tell you everything, he's a clear and present danger to the establishment, they are absolutely crapping themselves
Ummm: surely you mean only state crimes could be pursued?
It would be somewhat, errr, odd for a sitting US President to be unable to visit his home state due to an outstanding arrest warrant.
Right. Until this evening I didn't believe there would be a second referendum, but now I think it is going to happen....
1. May loses meaningful vote by ~60 votes 2. Parliament decides to break the deadlock by putting the WA to a referendum. (Leave/Remain will probably be on the ballot too, but it's not guaranteed.) 3. Article 50 is paused/suspended/revoked. 4. Euro elections in May 5. Referendum in June 6. By this point I assume May will have gone. Depending on the result of the referendum, a general election is likely in the autumn. No idea what the political landscape will be, what with the emergence of the Tiggers and the Farage party.
Of course all this drama could've been avoided if May hadn't made Brexit a Tory project. If she'd made it a cross-party project, there'd be a sizeable chunk of Labour who'd be voting to support the WA. As it is, she has effectively handed Labour a veto.
Skint Britain on 4 at the moment on UC in Hartlepool
Compelling viewing, but hard to see how Brexit is going to lead them to the sunlight uplands.
Unless it reduces the price of heroin or explains to unemployed people they need to look for work and attend job centre interviews to avoid been sanctioned, none whatsoever.
' Some homeless people in Sheffield have told a council they are better off begging on the streets than being placed in accommodation.
The Housing First scheme works with single homeless people to provide housing and other support.
Sheffield City Council said funding would be pulled because of a lack of suitable single accommodation.
One man told of earning up to £300 a day from begging, and said many people immediately spent the money on drugs. '
Where to begin with that? Rashid, who at one stage had figures of 4-0-50-0, ends with 10-0-85-5. Chris Gayle and Jos Buttler made staggering hundreds, Eoin Morgan made a hundred that was merely brilliant, and captained expertly under extreme pressure. And the rejuvenated Mark Wood kept England in the game with four top-order wickets while Gayle was running riot at the other end. He was the Man of the Match for me.
There were 805 runs, including a record-obliterating 46 sixes. And it ended with a four-wicket over. I have not a solitary clue what we have just seen.
Of course all this drama could've been avoided if May hadn't made Brexit a Tory project. If she'd made it a cross-party project, there'd be a sizeable chunk of Labour who'd be voting to support the WA. As it is, she has effectively handed Labour a veto.
Cross-party would have meant BINO, at best.
You could argue we are in a similar position now but there is no way any Tory PM could have outsourced Brexit in that manner from the outset.
This way TM has a route to pinning the blame of failure on Labour for never having any intention of honoring the result.
Right. Until this evening I didn't believe there would be a second referendum, but now I think it is going to happen....
1. May loses meaningful vote by ~60 votes 2. Parliament decides to break the deadlock by putting the WA to a referendum. (Leave/Remain will probably be on the ballot too, but it's not guaranteed.) 3. Article 50 is paused/suspended/revoked. 4. Euro elections in May 5. Referendum in June 6. By this point I assume May will have gone. Depending on the result of the referendum, a general election is likely in the autumn. No idea what the political landscape will be, what with the emergence of the Tiggers and the Farage party.
Of course all this drama could've been avoided if May hadn't made Brexit a Tory project. If she'd made it a cross-party project, there'd be a sizeable chunk of Labour who'd be voting to support the WA. As it is, she has effectively handed Labour a veto.
Given the number of Labour MPs who have said they will not back a second referendum hopefully you are wrong on this. But we will wait and see.
I've come to the conclusion that the best thing for America is for Trump to lose in 2020.
If he's impeached and convicted then his fans will see it as the swamp taking back control and they'll become even more angry.
That is my view too. Needs to run, lose big, then jail.
On Topic: What should we say to a 2 year extension?
Yes, of course! - So long as we are not tormented with a REF2.
There would be every chance that the Dem president in such a scenario would "do an Obama" and fail to persue the crimes of the previous administration.
In this circumstance trump would have already sighed his own pardon and only federal crimes could be pursued. If (when) Mueller comes up blank then there are no federal crimes to pursue. The hysteria over trump should tell you everything, he's a clear and present danger to the establishment, they are absolutely crapping themselves
Ummm: surely you mean only state crimes could be pursued?
It would be somewhat, errr, odd for a sitting US President to be unable to visit his home state due to an outstanding arrest warrant.
Right. Until this evening I didn't believe there would be a second referendum, but now I think it is going to happen....
1. May loses meaningful vote by ~60 votes 2. Parliament decides to break the deadlock by putting the WA to a referendum. (Leave/Remain will probably be on the ballot too, but it's not guaranteed.) 3. Article 50 is paused/suspended/revoked. 4. Euro elections in May 5. Referendum in June 6. By this point I assume May will have gone. Depending on the result of the referendum, a general election is likely in the autumn. No idea what the political landscape will be, what with the emergence of the Tiggers and the Farage party.
Of course all this drama could've been avoided if May hadn't made Brexit a Tory project. If she'd made it a cross-party project, there'd be a sizeable chunk of Labour who'd be voting to support the WA. As it is, she has effectively handed Labour a veto.
Brexit was always a Tory project though!
If Labour had been in government or the Lib Dems we would never had the advisory referendum in the first place!
I've come to the conclusion that the best thing for America is for Trump to lose in 2020.
If he's impeached and convicted then his fans will see it as the swamp taking back control and they'll become even more angry.
That is my view too. Needs to run, lose big, then jail.
On Topic: What should we say to a 2 year extension?
Yes, of course! - So long as we are not tormented with a REF2.
There would be every chance that the Dem president in such a scenario would "do an Obama" and fail to persue the crimes of the previous administration.
In this circumstance trump would have already sighed his own pardon and only federal crimes could be pursued. If (when) Mueller comes up blank then there are no federal crimes to pursue. The hysteria over trump should tell you everything, he's a clear and present danger to the establishment, they are absolutely crapping themselves
Ummm: surely you mean only state crimes could be pursued?
It would be somewhat, errr, odd for a sitting US President to be unable to visit his home state due to an outstanding arrest warrant.
Um yes I got that muddled
The real problem for President Trump is a financial one: his empire has been funded by Deutsche Bank and a few others.
Legal issues in the US could quickly land the Trump organisation in big trouble. You can be a highly profitable firm, but if you can't refinance your loans when they come due, you can lose everything.
See Barry O'Callaghan, who went from billionaire to bust in a few months in 2008/9.
The real problem for President Trump is a financial one: his empire has been funded by Deutsche Bank and a few others.
Legal issues in the US could quickly land the Trump organisation in big trouble. You can be a highly profitable firm, but if you can't refinance your loans when they come due, you can lose everything.
See Barry O'Callaghan, who went from billionaire to bust in a few months in 2008/9.
Labour really are hopeless at messaging re the second EU vote .
If you’re going to do this you need to deliver it with lots of fanfare and have a clear plan .
The message should be we’ve tried every possible route to avoid a damaging Tory Brexit , our sensible plan hasn’t got through and May has refused to compromise . We’re left with no choice but to go for the second vote .
A news conference should have been called at prime time , and they should have squarely laid the blame on May .
Instead you get an incoherent mess with different MPs saying different things , they’ve allowed the Tories and right wing press to push home the betrayal narrative .
On topic, if I was on the EU side I'd offer the British a choice of *either* 1 month or their choice of anything from 6 months to 2 years.
I see why anyone would expect them to put themselves in a position where the British are still faffing around after the first extension and they have to choose between imposing No Deal on NI and creating a load of legal confusion about whether their parliament is properly constituted.
You can bowl shit and take wickets - Ian Botham was famous/ notorious for it.
I've umpired U13 cricket matches, so I've seen plenty of awful bowling get wickets while good bowling didn't because the batsman couldn't hit it. At that level any ball which was aimed at the stumps has a good chance of getting a wicket.
Labour really are hopeless at messaging re the second EU vote .
If you’re going to do this you need to deliver it with lots of fanfare and have a clear plan .
The message should be we’ve tried every possible route to avoid a damaging Tory Brexit , our sensible plan hasn’t got through and May has refused to compromise . We’re left with no choice but to go for the second vote .
A news conference should have been called at prime time , and they should have squarely laid the blame on May .
Instead you get an incoherent mess with different MPs saying different things , they’ve allowed the Tories and right wing press to push home the betrayal narrative .
Nice to see that , by implication, you concede that there is a betrayal motive to push home.
Labour really are hopeless at messaging re the second EU vote .
If you’re going to do this you need to deliver it with lots of fanfare and have a clear plan .
The message should be we’ve tried every possible route to avoid a damaging Tory Brexit , our sensible plan hasn’t got through and May has refused to compromise . We’re left with no choice but to go for the second vote .
A news conference should have been called at prime time , and they should have squarely laid the blame on May .
Instead you get an incoherent mess with different MPs saying different things , they’ve allowed the Tories and right wing press to push home the betrayal narrative .
Nice to see that , by implication, you concede that there is a betrayal motive to push home.
It was always going to be a divisive move . Labour should be sending out leaflets to leave areas also to explain this decision. They can’t avoid some damage , the key for them is to minimize it but a second vote won’t happen anyway . Their hope is of course that Brexit is a car crash and they can blame the Tories . The Leave areas will soon forget the Labour move on a second vote if that’s the case .
Good to see (or rather not see) very light coverage of the Trump in Vietnam nonsense. The best way to combat narcissistic charlatans is to deny them the attention they crave. If the media had taken that approach in 2015 / 16 we would not have this ghastly creature in the White House.
On Labour, I am not sure how wise it is to have given Lord Falconer (or indeed anybody) the title of 'Antisemitism Surveillance Commissioner'. It sounds like something out of a Kafka novel.
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He is still going to be saying this on the 29th March.
It would be somewhat, errr, odd for a sitting US President to be unable to visit his home state due to an outstanding arrest warrant.
1. May loses meaningful vote by ~60 votes
2. Parliament decides to break the deadlock by putting the WA to a referendum. (Leave/Remain will probably be on the ballot too, but it's not guaranteed.)
3. Article 50 is paused/suspended/revoked.
4. Euro elections in May
5. Referendum in June
6. By this point I assume May will have gone. Depending on the result of the referendum, a general election is likely in the autumn. No idea what the political landscape will be, what with the emergence of the Tiggers and the Farage party.
Of course all this drama could've been avoided if May hadn't made Brexit a Tory project. If she'd made it a cross-party project, there'd be a sizeable chunk of Labour who'd be voting to support the WA. As it is, she has effectively handed Labour a veto.
The Housing First scheme works with single homeless people to provide housing and other support.
Sheffield City Council said funding would be pulled because of a lack of suitable single accommodation.
One man told of earning up to £300 a day from begging, and said many people immediately spent the money on drugs. '
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-47374336
Good night after surely one of the great ODIs.
Good night.
Where to begin with that? Rashid, who at one stage had figures of 4-0-50-0, ends with 10-0-85-5. Chris Gayle and Jos Buttler made staggering hundreds, Eoin Morgan made a hundred that was merely brilliant, and captained expertly under extreme pressure. And the rejuvenated Mark Wood kept England in the game with four top-order wickets while Gayle was running riot at the other end. He was the Man of the Match for me.
There were 805 runs, including a record-obliterating 46 sixes. And it ended with a four-wicket over. I have not a solitary clue what we have just seen.
You could argue we are in a similar position now but there is no way any Tory PM could have outsourced Brexit in that manner from the outset.
This way TM has a route to pinning the blame of failure on Labour for never having any intention of honoring the result.
What a good match.
If Labour had been in government or the Lib Dems we would never had the advisory referendum in the first place!
If so, then the headline is not strong enough.
Now double breasted waistcoats are all the rage.
Full disclosure, I own six double breasted waistcoats.
Legal issues in the US could quickly land the Trump organisation in big trouble. You can be a highly profitable firm, but if you can't refinance your loans when they come due, you can lose everything.
See Barry O'Callaghan, who went from billionaire to bust in a few months in 2008/9.
If you’re going to do this you need to deliver it with lots of fanfare and have a clear plan .
The message should be we’ve tried every possible route to avoid a damaging Tory Brexit , our sensible plan hasn’t got through and May has refused to compromise . We’re left with no choice but to go for the second vote .
A news conference should have been called at prime time , and they should have squarely laid the blame on May .
Instead you get an incoherent mess with different MPs saying different things , they’ve allowed the Tories and right wing press to push home the betrayal narrative .
Is it the 'hat'?
I see why anyone would expect them to put themselves in a position where the British are still faffing around after the first extension and they have to choose between imposing No Deal on NI and creating a load of legal confusion about whether their parliament is properly constituted.
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On Labour, I am not sure how wise it is to have given Lord Falconer (or indeed anybody) the title of 'Antisemitism Surveillance Commissioner'. It sounds like something out of a Kafka novel.