OT @Byronic was right about David Cameron's memoirs: they are very badly written and dull. I am tempted to give up midway through chapter 13 when our hero reveals the special relationship with the USA is special. When it came to the ‘special relationship’ with the USA, I had always felt it was special to me personally: I had huge admiration for the United States, loved spending time there, and as a child of the Cold War I was clear that it was our best friend and ally. It seemed obvious that we should want to maintain, and where possible enhance, the special relationship. And I believe that word – ‘special’ – is merited.
OT @Byronic was right about David Cameron's memoirs: they are very badly written and dull. I am tempted to give up midway through chapter 13 when our hero reveals the special relationship with the USA is special. When it came to the ‘special relationship’ with the USA, I had always felt it was special to me personally: I had huge admiration for the United States, loved spending time there, and as a child of the Cold War I was clear that it was our best friend and ally. It seemed obvious that we should want to maintain, and where possible enhance, the special relationship. And I believe that word – ‘special’ – is merited.
Is it true the book is 700 pages long? That sounds far too many if so.
OT @Byronic was right about David Cameron's memoirs: they are very badly written and dull. I am tempted to give up midway through chapter 13 when our hero reveals the special relationship with the USA is special. When it came to the ‘special relationship’ with the USA, I had always felt it was special to me personally: I had huge admiration for the United States, loved spending time there, and as a child of the Cold War I was clear that it was our best friend and ally. It seemed obvious that we should want to maintain, and where possible enhance, the special relationship. And I believe that word – ‘special’ – is merited.
Is it true the book is 700 pages long? That sounds far too many if so.
700 pages after the publisher insisted on cutting 100,000 words.
I think the government will have been found to have acted lawfully. Any other verdict will create far too many complications.
I agree. The Supreme Court of the UK will not find that the Queen did something unlawful even though it will be couched in terms of PM's advice. Question: If the Queen has to do what the PM asks her to do, then why bother asking her ?
OT @Byronic was right about David Cameron's memoirs: they are very badly written and dull. I am tempted to give up midway through chapter 13 when our hero reveals the special relationship with the USA is special. When it came to the ‘special relationship’ with the USA, I had always felt it was special to me personally: I had huge admiration for the United States, loved spending time there, and as a child of the Cold War I was clear that it was our best friend and ally. It seemed obvious that we should want to maintain, and where possible enhance, the special relationship. And I believe that word – ‘special’ – is merited.
I think the government will have been found to have acted lawfully. Any other verdict will create far too many complications.
I agree, although I could see the Lords adding a James Comey style rider to explain why despite it being lawful there was all kinds of unethical behaviour underpinning it and hauling the PM/No. 10 over the coals so to speak.
I thought the consensus on Thursday was that the questions the Judges asked in the final hour about remedies strongly suggested they would find the Govt was in the wrong - because if they were finding in favour of the Govt then there would be no need to even think about remedies.
OT @Byronic was right about David Cameron's memoirs: they are very badly written and dull. I am tempted to give up midway through chapter 13 when our hero reveals the special relationship with the USA is special. When it came to the ‘special relationship’ with the USA, I had always felt it was special to me personally: I had huge admiration for the United States, loved spending time there, and as a child of the Cold War I was clear that it was our best friend and ally. It seemed obvious that we should want to maintain, and where possible enhance, the special relationship. And I believe that word – ‘special’ – is merited.
You’d almost think he KNEW something about writing?
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When it came to the ‘special relationship’ with the USA, I had always felt it was special to me personally: I had huge admiration for the United States, loved spending time there, and as a child of the Cold War I was clear that it was our best friend and ally. It seemed obvious that we should want to maintain, and where possible enhance, the special relationship. And I believe that word – ‘special’ – is merited.
Question: If the Queen has to do what the PM asks her to do, then why bother asking her ?
I thought the consensus on Thursday was that the questions the Judges asked in the final hour about remedies strongly suggested they would find the Govt was in the wrong - because if they were finding in favour of the Govt then there would be no need to even think about remedies.