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I would rather see anger at democracy being respected than anger at democracy being cheated.OnlyLivingBoy said:So the problem of voter anger is going to get worse not better. It's just that this time the angry people will be the young, city dwellers and the well educated, and each of those groups is in a far better position to make their anger felt. I just hope the Brexiteers are ready for it.
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Lots of things are obvious, but two of them are these: the EU isn't going to agree a deal which further sets apart the two halves of the island of Ireland and there is a deal on the table which would for now at least enable leaving. This should be put to parliament and agreed now - at least TM will vote for it.spudgfsh said:
It has been clear for some time now that there is no deal that the EU are prepared to countenance that the Tory party would be willing to accept. In fact it is better put as "If the EU think it's a good deal then it's not a good deal for us".MarqueeMark said:19 Labour MPs write to Juncker and Tusk saying (I precis) "For fucks sake, find a fucking deal!"
https://twitter.com/EmmaLewellBuck/status/1181589582397235202/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1181589582397235202|twgr^363937393b636f6e74726f6c&ref_url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-parliaments-49973468
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I have indeed considered venturing into male modelling at one point, but then became aware that 'male model' is, on the continent, used as a polite euphemism for 'bum boy, in a Tank Top'.Byronic said:
You have messed up the blockquotes, but your English is exceptional.matthiasfromhamburg said:From Byronic:
Matthias wants us to believe, IIRC, that he is a humble condom vending machine repair man, from a small town near Stuttgart.
I have my doubts. BUT he is a valuable asset to the site, and very articulate in his second language, so I say Wilkommen to him, as it is part of our Kultur.
Thank you for your warm welcome.
Just one little correction.
I'm a resident of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg which is farther away from Stuttgart than from London.
And on the 'second language':
I am in fact an Anglian. A real Anglian. From the real Anglia.
I originally hail from a small hamlet near Arnis in Schleswig-Holstein, about halfway between the historic site of Haithabu/Hedeby and the ancestral home of the Duke of Edinburgh's family.
Right at the heart of the real Anglia, where the real Anglians came from.
A particularly industrious selection of my ancestors was invited by the crumbling remnants of the Brythannic province of the Roman Empire to migrate over there to earn their daily bread by defending your lot against the constant Pictish invasions.
The boys stayed their welcome in full - and then some - and then proceeded to persuade your ancestors - by means unknown - to adopt my forefather's tongue - the Anglish language - as your new vernacular.
(I hope I haven't messed up the blockquote)
You are wasted on condom vending machine repair work.0 -
It is an intense quirk of history, that the world ended up speaking English, and not French, Spanish, Latin, Chinese, Arabic, Hindu....matthiasfromhamburg said:
Ours is the Anglosphere. All your bases are belong to us.williamglenn said:
East Anglia should really be called West Anglia.matthiasfromhamburg said:I am in fact an Anglian. A real Anglian. From the real Anglia.
I originally hail from a small hamlet near Arnis in Schleswig-Holstein, about halfway between the historic site of Haithabu/Hedeby and the ancestral home of the Duke of Edinburgh's family.
Right at the heart of the real Anglia, where the real Anglians came from.
Imagine being a Martian and landing on the planet in the 4th, 9th, 12th, 15h century. Imagine you were asked to guess which of the many languages you could hear, would end up dominating the planet, with all the consequences that come with.
The chances of you, a Martian, pointing to a small wet offshore island, near Europe, would have been minuscule.
So we Brits must thank you sturdy Anglians, for giving us this cultural hegemony.0 -
[Deleted: not as funny as I thought]matthiasfromhamburg said:From Byronic:
Matthias wants us to believe, IIRC, that he is a humble condom vending machine repair man, from a small town near Stuttgart.
I have my doubts. BUT he is a valuable asset to the site, and very articulate in his second language, so I say Wilkommen to him, as it is part of our Kultur.
Thank you for your warm welcome.
Just one little correction.
I'm a resident of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg which is farther away from Stuttgart than from London.
And on the 'second language':
I am in fact an Anglian. A real Anglian. From the real Anglia.
I originally hail from a small hamlet near Arnis in Schleswig-Holstein, about halfway between the historic site of Haithabu/Hedeby and the ancestral home of the Duke of Edinburgh's family.
Right at the heart of the real Anglia, where the real Anglians came from.
A particularly industrious selection of my ancestors was invited by the crumbling remnants of the Brythannic province of the Roman Empire to migrate over there to earn their daily bread by defending your lot against the constant Pictish invasions.
The boys stayed their welcome in full - and then some - and then proceeded to persuade your ancestors - by means unknown - to adopt my forefather's tongue - the Anglish language - as your new vernacular.
(I hope I haven't messed up the blockquote)1 -
🙌Nigelb said:Interesting Trump impeachment poll:
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/10/new-poll-20-point-increase-impeachment-inquiry-republicans.html
Very significant movement in the Republican party.0 -
Hahahamatthiasfromhamburg said:
I have indeed considered venturing into male modelling at one point, but then became aware that 'male model' is, on the continent, used as a polite euphemism for 'bum boy, in a Tank Top'.Byronic said:
You have messed up the blockquotes, but your English is exceptional.matthiasfromhamburg said:From Byronic:
Matthias wants us to believe, IIRC, that he is a humble condom vending machine repair man, from a small town near Stuttgart.
I have my doubts. BUT he is a valuable asset to the site, and very articulate in his second language, so I say Wilkommen to him, as it is part of our Kultur.
Thank you for your warm welcome.
Just one little correction.
I'm a resident of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg which is farther away from Stuttgart than from London.
And on the 'second language':
I am in fact an Anglian. A real Anglian. From the real Anglia.
I originally hail from a small hamlet near Arnis in Schleswig-Holstein, about halfway between the historic site of Haithabu/Hedeby and the ancestral home of the Duke of Edinburgh's family.
Right at the heart of the real Anglia, where the real Anglians came from.
A particularly industrious selection of my ancestors was invited by the crumbling remnants of the Brythannic province of the Roman Empire to migrate over there to earn their daily bread by defending your lot against the constant Pictish invasions.
The boys stayed their welcome in full - and then some - and then proceeded to persuade your ancestors - by means unknown - to adopt my forefather's tongue - the Anglish language - as your new vernacular.
(I hope I haven't messed up the blockquote)
You are wasted on condom vending machine repair work.
Much needed humour from a Teuton. Truly, the end-times.0 -
The Dems won't hold a vote on impeachment proceedings as that formalizes the process and allows Republicans to subpoena and open the whole can of Democrat worms too. They are trying to impeach without impeaching. Sneaky.HYUFD said:
Only 49% back removing Trump from office though, little different to the 48% who voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016, even if 58% back an impeachment inquiryNigelb said:Interesting Trump impeachment poll:
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/10/new-poll-20-point-increase-impeachment-inquiry-republicans.html
Very significant movement in the Republican party.0 -
My experience of male models is peripheral, but I'd say your English is also exceptional.Byronic said:
You have messed up the blockquotes, but your English is exceptional.matthiasfromhamburg said:From Byronic:
Matthias wants us to believe, IIRC, that he is a humble condom vending machine repair man, from a small town near Stuttgart.
I have my doubts. BUT he is a valuable asset to the site, and very articulate in his second language, so I say Wilkommen to him, as it is part of our Kultur.
Thank you for your warm welcome.
Just one little correction.
I'm a resident of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg which is farther away from Stuttgart than from London.
And on the 'second language':
I am in fact an Anglian. A real Anglian. From the real Anglia.
I originally hail from a small hamlet near Arnis in Schleswig-Holstein, about halfway between the historic site of Haithabu/Hedeby and the ancestral home of the Duke of Edinburgh's family.
Right at the heart of the real Anglia, where the real Anglians came from.
A particularly industrious selection of my ancestors was invited by the crumbling remnants of the Brythannic province of the Roman Empire to migrate over there to earn their daily bread by defending your lot against the constant Pictish invasions.
The boys stayed their welcome in full - and then some - and then proceeded to persuade your ancestors - by means unknown - to adopt my forefather's tongue - the Anglish language - as your new vernacular.
(I hope I haven't messed up the blockquote)
You are wasted on condom vending machine repair work.2 -
If Matthias turns out to be a(nother) SeanT pseudonym I shall be very disappointed.2
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Nothing lasts forever.Byronic said:
It is an intense quirk of history, that the world ended up speaking English, and not French, Spanish, Latin, Chinese, Arabic, Hindu....matthiasfromhamburg said:
Ours is the Anglosphere. All your bases are belong to us.williamglenn said:
East Anglia should really be called West Anglia.matthiasfromhamburg said:I am in fact an Anglian. A real Anglian. From the real Anglia.
I originally hail from a small hamlet near Arnis in Schleswig-Holstein, about halfway between the historic site of Haithabu/Hedeby and the ancestral home of the Duke of Edinburgh's family.
Right at the heart of the real Anglia, where the real Anglians came from.
Imagine being a Martian and landing on the planet in the 4th, 9th, 12th, 15h century. Imagine you were asked to guess which of the many languages you could hear, would end up dominating the planet, with all the consequences that come with.
The chances of you, a Martian, pointing to a small wet offshore island, near Europe, would have been minuscule.
So we Brits must thank you sturdy Anglians, for giving us this cultural hegemony.
There is a probability greater than zero that in a century from now a different language may be the Lingua Franca.1 -
I can sleep soundly I’m my bed tonight having had a letter from NHS Business Services, whoever they are, because they guarantee my health care till the end of next years and pension increases for three years. Totally reassuring my arse and as for the pension guarantee pails into insignificance against what this shower have done to the value of the pound.0
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Far be it for me to coach the remainers on expectation management but should we leave without a deal then unless their predictions of empty shelves, thousands of medical related deaths and unemployment up to 3 million actually materialize then their credibility will be shot.Richard_Nabavi said:
If we crash out in three weeks' time, the angriest will be those who voted Leave, because they are going to find what they voted for is a disaster rather than the promised land they were sold. The anger will probably be all over the place (they certainly won't want to admit they were wrong), but no doubt most of it will end up directed at the Conservative Party, for being in charge of the debacle.
And more seriously, it will hole below the waterline attempts to rejoin before they've even floated.0 -
Even the Germans are laughing at us now. Thanks Brexit.Byronic said:
Hahahamatthiasfromhamburg said:
I have indeed considered venturing into male modelling at one point, but then became aware that 'male model' is, on the continent, used as a polite euphemism for 'bum boy, in a Tank Top'.Byronic said:
You have messed up the blockquotes, but your English is exceptional.matthiasfromhamburg said:From Byronic:
Matthias wants us to believe, IIRC, that he is a humble condom vending machine repair man, from a small town near Stuttgart.
I have my doubts. BUT he is a valuable asset to the site, and very articulate in his second language, so I say Wilkommen to him, as it is part of our Kultur.
Thank you for your warm welcome.
Just one little correction.
I'm a resident of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg which is farther away from Stuttgart than from London.
And on the 'second language':
I am in fact an Anglian. A real Anglian. From the real Anglia.
I originally hail from a small hamlet near Arnis in Schleswig-Holstein, about halfway between the historic site of Haithabu/Hedeby and the ancestral home of the Duke of Edinburgh's family.
Right at the heart of the real Anglia, where the real Anglians came from.
A particularly industrious selection of my ancestors was invited by the crumbling remnants of the Brythannic province of the Roman Empire to migrate over there to earn their daily bread by defending your lot against the constant Pictish invasions.
The boys stayed their welcome in full - and then some - and then proceeded to persuade your ancestors - by means unknown - to adopt my forefather's tongue - the Anglish language - as your new vernacular.
(I hope I haven't messed up the blockquote)
You are wasted on condom vending machine repair work.
Much needed humour from a Teuton. Truly, the end-times.0 -
Spud, the Tories have voted for an EU approved deal three times. And now they've come up with another one that will carry the party, and likely the house.algarkirk said:
Lots of things are obvious, but two of them are these: the EU isn't going to agree a deal which further sets apart the two halves of the island of Ireland and there is a deal on the table which would for now at least enable leaving. This should be put to parliament and agreed now - at least TM will vote for it.spudgfsh said:
It has been clear for some time now that there is no deal that the EU are prepared to countenance that the Tory party would be willing to accept. In fact it is better put as "If the EU think it's a good deal then it's not a good deal for us".MarqueeMark said:19 Labour MPs write to Juncker and Tusk saying (I precis) "For fucks sake, find a fucking deal!"
https://twitter.com/EmmaLewellBuck/status/1181589582397235202/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1181589582397235202|twgr^363937393b636f6e74726f6c&ref_url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-parliaments-499734680 -
No, it won't be another language as we understand them. It will be a computer language, and mere humans will have instant translation for everything else.matthiasfromhamburg said:
Nothing lasts forever.Byronic said:
It is an intense quirk of history, that the world ended up speaking English, and not French, Spanish, Latin, Chinese, Arabic, Hindu....matthiasfromhamburg said:
Ours is the Anglosphere. All your bases are belong to us.williamglenn said:
East Anglia should really be called West Anglia.matthiasfromhamburg said:I am in fact an Anglian. A real Anglian. From the real Anglia.
I originally hail from a small hamlet near Arnis in Schleswig-Holstein, about halfway between the historic site of Haithabu/Hedeby and the ancestral home of the Duke of Edinburgh's family.
Right at the heart of the real Anglia, where the real Anglians came from.
Imagine being a Martian and landing on the planet in the 4th, 9th, 12th, 15h century. Imagine you were asked to guess which of the many languages you could hear, would end up dominating the planet, with all the consequences that come with.
The chances of you, a Martian, pointing to a small wet offshore island, near Europe, would have been minuscule.
So we Brits must thank you sturdy Anglians, for giving us this cultural hegemony.
There is a probability greater than zero that in a century from now a different language may be the Lingua Franca.
But the influence of English will be written into the code that makes the world.0 -
https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/1181625022550597633?s=19
I said that to a uni friend in 1993. Ought to fix something up I guess1 -
These people have spent their whole life blaming the wrong people for their problems. I wish I shared your faith that they were going to break the habit of a lifetime.Richard_Nabavi said:
If we crash out in three weeks' time, the angriest will be those who voted Leave, because they are going to find what they voted for is a disaster rather than the promised land they were sold. The anger will probably be all over the place (they certainly won't want to admit they were wrong), but no doubt most of it will end up directed at the Conservative Party, for being in charge of the debacle.OnlyLivingBoy said:
If there was any lying about the EU going on over the last half century it came mainly from the Eurosceptic press and all their bollocks stories about straight bananas and the like.
Our problem is that half the country wants to be in the EU and half wants to be out. When we were in we were only half in, which seemed like a compromise, but now we are to be out we are to be completely out, which sure as hell doesn't feel like a compromise. So the problem of voter anger is going to get worse not better. It's just that this time the angry people will be the young, city dwellers and the well educated, and each of those groups is in a far better position to make their anger felt. I just hope the Brexiteers are ready for it.0 -
35 years ago. That was 1984. Casting away those Conservative "Europhiles" in the same mould as Phillip Hammond would have been a mutiny.MarqueeMark said:
Those Europhiles have had a sway mssively out of proportion to the number of voters they represent. Should have been cast adrift 35 years ago.spudgfsh said:
The conservative party has been pulling in different directions on Europe at the edges for 35 years. it's amazing when moderate centre right conservatives are considered europhile headbangers. It's been the ERG that's been banging on about europe for all of that time not the Europhiles, especially following the ERM debacle.MarqueeMark said:
A handful of Europhile headbangers got it to that state.Richard_Nabavi said:
In its current state? Of course he has. He's not a raving loon.MarqueeMark said:
I see Gauke has given up on returning to the Conservative Party then.....AlastairMeeks said:
They will not be missed.0 -
There’s a few weird stories out there at the moment about things the media are choosing to report or ignore.dyedwoolie said:
Apart from Stokes, there’s a royal scandal circulating in often-accurate US ‘blind gossip’ blogs that no-one is picking up either (not Andrew).0 -
Probably better for them you don't.dyedwoolie said:https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/1181625022550597633?s=19
I said that to a uni friend in 1993. Ought to fix something up I guess0 -
Delusion is one thing, I could give you insight into that! Actual legal basis and the fundamental basis of law is another. I dont have a problem with a deal as you advocate but i cannot see it happening under BJ! I dont think No Deal is democratically the way to go unless a. confirmatory vote is held!Richard_Tyndall said:
Like I said keep deluding yourself. The narrative will be.one of complete betrayal and you Remaniacs will own thatThe_Taxman said:
Parliament is soverign where as advisory referendum are not!0 -
The Epstein shit will hit the fan soon, and a galaxy of scandal will be on offerSandpit said:
There’s a few weird stories out there at the moment about things the media are choosing to report or ignore.dyedwoolie said:
Apart from Stokes, there’s a royal scandal circulating in often-accurate US ‘blind gossip’ blogs that no-one is picking up either (not Andrew).0 -
The means was the introduction of swear words. We still use pretty well the same ones as you now, derived from those of your forefathers, not the Normans. Macron can go f**k himself.matthiasfromhamburg said:
The boys stayed their welcome in full - and then some - and then proceeded to persuade your ancestors - by means unknown - to adopt my forefather's tongue - the Anglish language - as your new vernacular.0 -
I'm sure they'd be a better judge of that than youNoo said:
Probably better for them you don't.dyedwoolie said:https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/1181625022550597633?s=19
I said that to a uni friend in 1993. Ought to fix something up I guess0 -
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I’ve heard it said that by 2050, pretty much the whole world will speak at least one of English and Mandarin to a conversational standard.matthiasfromhamburg said:
Nothing lasts forever.Byronic said:
It is an intense quirk of history, that the world ended up speaking English, and not French, Spanish, Latin, Chinese, Arabic, Hindu....matthiasfromhamburg said:
Ours is the Anglosphere. All your bases are belong to us.williamglenn said:
East Anglia should really be called West Anglia.matthiasfromhamburg said:I am in fact an Anglian. A real Anglian. From the real Anglia.
I originally hail from a small hamlet near Arnis in Schleswig-Holstein, about halfway between the historic site of Haithabu/Hedeby and the ancestral home of the Duke of Edinburgh's family.
Right at the heart of the real Anglia, where the real Anglians came from.
Imagine being a Martian and landing on the planet in the 4th, 9th, 12th, 15h century. Imagine you were asked to guess which of the many languages you could hear, would end up dominating the planet, with all the consequences that come with.
The chances of you, a Martian, pointing to a small wet offshore island, near Europe, would have been minuscule.
So we Brits must thank you sturdy Anglians, for giving us this cultural hegemony.
There is a probability greater than zero that in a century from now a different language may be the Lingua Franca.0 -
English is only the third most spoken language after Chinese (obvious definition issues) and Spanish.Byronic said:
No, it won't be another language as we understand them. It will be a computer language, and mere humans will have instant translation for everything else.matthiasfromhamburg said:
Nothing lasts forever.Byronic said:
It is an intense quirk of history, that the world ended up speaking English, and not French, Spanish, Latin, Chinese, Arabic, Hindu....matthiasfromhamburg said:
Ours is the Anglosphere. All your bases are belong to us.williamglenn said:
East Anglia should really be called West Anglia.matthiasfromhamburg said:I am in fact an Anglian. A real Anglian. From the real Anglia.
I originally hail from a small hamlet near Arnis in Schleswig-Holstein, about halfway between the historic site of Haithabu/Hedeby and the ancestral home of the Duke of Edinburgh's family.
Right at the heart of the real Anglia, where the real Anglians came from.
Imagine being a Martian and landing on the planet in the 4th, 9th, 12th, 15h century. Imagine you were asked to guess which of the many languages you could hear, would end up dominating the planet, with all the consequences that come with.
The chances of you, a Martian, pointing to a small wet offshore island, near Europe, would have been minuscule.
So we Brits must thank you sturdy Anglians, for giving us this cultural hegemony.
There is a probability greater than zero that in a century from now a different language may be the Lingua Franca.
But the influence of English will be written into the code that makes the world.0 -
Not me, I'm just back from Costco!AlastairMeeks said:0 -
English is twice as widely spoken as Spanish, although Spanish is the first language of slightly more peoplenichomar said:
English is only the third most spoken language after Chinese (obvious definition issues) and Spanish.Byronic said:
No, it won't be another language as we understand them. It will be a computer language, and mere humans will have instant translation for everything else.matthiasfromhamburg said:
Nothing lasts forever.Byronic said:
It is an intense quirk of history, that the world ended up speaking English, and not French, Spanish, Latin, Chinese, Arabic, Hindu....matthiasfromhamburg said:
Ours is the Anglosphere. All your bases are belong to us.williamglenn said:
East Anglia should really be called West Anglia.matthiasfromhamburg said:I am in fact an Anglian. A real Anglian. From the real Anglia.
I originally hail from a small hamlet near Arnis in Schleswig-Holstein, about halfway between the historic site of Haithabu/Hedeby and the ancestral home of the Duke of Edinburgh's family.
Right at the heart of the real Anglia, where the real Anglians came from.
Imagine being a Martian and landing on the planet in the 4th, 9th, 12th, 15h century. Imagine you were asked to guess which of the many languages you could hear, would end up dominating the planet, with all the consequences that come with.
The chances of you, a Martian, pointing to a small wet offshore island, near Europe, would have been minuscule.
So we Brits must thank you sturdy Anglians, for giving us this cultural hegemony.
There is a probability greater than zero that in a century from now a different language may be the Lingua Franca.
But the influence of English will be written into the code that makes the world.0 -
I'd probably Rereferend (I say that as someone who voted Leave). But I'll be damned if I know what the question should be, or the options (two or more) to reach a happy conclusion.AlastairMeeks said:Possible outcomes:
Revoke: democratically disastrous
Rereferend: highly divisive and a recognition of failure by the political class
Leave with a deal: discredited
Leave without a deal: highly disruptive, chaotic and highly divisive.
Pick your preferred disaster.
I'd probably try:
"Theresa May's Deal - Yes or No?"
"If result is No, Remain or No Deal?"
Answer either or both questions.
It's bad, but lets be honest, just as bad as any other option out there.0 -
Just because something is legal does not mean it is either right or wise.The_Taxman said:
Delusion is one thing, I could give you insight into that! Actual legal basis and the fundamental basis of law is another. I dont have a problem with a deal as you advocate but i cannot see it happening under BJ! I dont think No Deal is democratically the way to go unless a. confirmatory vote is held!Richard_Tyndall said:
Like I said keep deluding yourself. The narrative will be.one of complete betrayal and you Remaniacs will own thatThe_Taxman said:
Parliament is soverign where as advisory referendum are not!
Suicide is legal but it is not something I would advocate or pursue. Revocation, either with or without a referendum is democracy committing suicide.0 -
I have four months supply! After that it is the Brexit supporting media i will relie on!AlastairMeeks said:1 -
The Chronicle is unable to evaluate the veracity of widespread rumors that Trudeau regularly received fellatio from students while on the private school’s campus.dyedwoolie said:
This phrase is almost artistic in terms of getting the story out while disclaiming any responsibility for it...0 -
Option 1: RevokeTheValiant said:
I'd probably Rereferend (I say that as someone who voted Leave). But I'll be damned if I know what the question should be, or the options (two or more) to reach a happy conclusion.AlastairMeeks said:Possible outcomes:
Revoke: democratically disastrous
Rereferend: highly divisive and a recognition of failure by the political class
Leave with a deal: discredited
Leave without a deal: highly disruptive, chaotic and highly divisive.
Pick your preferred disaster.
I'd probably try:
"Theresa May's Deal - Yes or No?"
"If result is No, Remain or No Deal?"
Answer either or both questions.
It's bad, but lets be honest, just as bad as any other option out there.
Option 2: Remain
Job done.0 -
But not as widely spoken as Mandarin. You can Canton that being true.dyedwoolie said:
English is twice as widely spoken as Spanish, although Spanish is the first language of slightly more peoplenichomar said:
English is only the third most spoken language after Chinese (obvious definition issues) and Spanish.Byronic said:
No, it won't be another language as we understand them. It will be a computer language, and mere humans will have instant translation for everything else.matthiasfromhamburg said:
Nothing lasts forever.Byronic said:
It is an intense quirk of history, that the world ended up speaking English, and not French, Spanish, Latin, Chinese, Arabic, Hindu....matthiasfromhamburg said:
Ours is the Anglosphere. All your bases are belong to us.williamglenn said:
East Anglia should really be called West Anglia.matthiasfromhamburg said:I am in fact an Anglian. A real Anglian. From the real Anglia.
I originally hail from a small hamlet near Arnis in Schleswig-Holstein, about halfway between the historic site of Haithabu/Hedeby and the ancestral home of the Duke of Edinburgh's family.
Right at the heart of the real Anglia, where the real Anglians came from.
Imagine being a Martian and landing on the planet in the 4th, 9th, 12th, 15h century. Imagine you were asked to guess which of the many languages you could hear, would end up dominating the planet, with all the consequences that come with.
The chances of you, a Martian, pointing to a small wet offshore island, near Europe, would have been minuscule.
So we Brits must thank you sturdy Anglians, for giving us this cultural hegemony.
There is a probability greater than zero that in a century from now a different language may be the Lingua Franca.
But the influence of English will be written into the code that makes the world.1 -
Totally support what you are saying Richard. Once the government’s policy is no deal, leavers are not allowed to use the term remainers. Remainers followed Boris into the lobby to vote for brexit at one point, they cannot now be called traitors for rejecting the madness of No Deal. The history books will be clear who exactly lost their senses and let UK down, the promises of the security of an easy deal and more besides to get brexit vote over the line, and now playing on the “don’t you just want this done and over with” when it’s yet another damn lie No Deal will be the end of it. No Deal actually means a failure to deliver on the 2016 win.Richard_Nabavi said:
You are confused because you insist on dividing people into a false pair of categories. If by 'Remainer' you mean people who voted Remain, then it is totally false to assume they are all people who want to overturn the referendum. Very few of them do, or at least very few of them did, until the nutjobs and careerists who were prominent in Vote Leave and Leave.EU changed their minds and redefined leaving the EU as crashing out in chaos. Unsurprisingly, anyone who voted Remain, and anyone who voted Leave but hasn't lost their marbles, are saying: hang on a sec, we agreed to implement the referendum result, not an economic suicide pact and something disastrous for Northern Ireland and for the union generally.SunnyJim said:I find a deep contradiction in the remainer position.
If they do eventually succeed in overturning the referendum result before it is implemented they must know that the UK will be an awful and uncooperative member of the EU forever on the periphery. There would be no political gain for any PM to be anything else.
And I assume their deeper wish would be for the UK to be in the centre of the project without the opt-outs, with the Euro etc etc. The only way that will ever happen is if the UK comes out without a deal and their predictions are proved correct. The UK would readily vote to rejoin in those circumstances.
Which leads me to the conclusion that remainers are actually terrified of the UK making a success of leaving, without the sky falling in as predicted and consequently never rejoining.
Of course, you are right that Revoking would be a very bad course, partly for the reasons you give, but if the choice is down to Revoke or Crash Out, then many sensible people will judge that Revoke is the lesser of the two evils.
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As their teacher? He must resign if so. As a student? Good luck to him.Charles said:
The Chronicle is unable to evaluate the veracity of widespread rumors that Trudeau regularly received fellatio from students while on the private school’s campus.dyedwoolie said:
This phrase is almost artistic in terms of getting the story out while disclaiming any responsibility for it...0 -
Oh yeah, there’s precisely no chance of there not being a very big black book of scandal left with his lawyer.dyedwoolie said:
The Epstein shit will hit the fan soon, and a galaxy of scandal will be on offerSandpit said:
There’s a few weird stories out there at the moment about things the media are choosing to report or ignore.dyedwoolie said:
Apart from Stokes, there’s a royal scandal circulating in often-accurate US ‘blind gossip’ blogs that no-one is picking up either (not Andrew).
I’m also wondering what Lori Loughlin might have to say to authorities about Hollywood, when it finally dawns on her that she’s going to get several years for college bribery.0 -
...or I could just read the link. Teacher. That's vile if true.Noo said:
As their teacher? He must resign if so. As a student? Good luck to him.Charles said:
The Chronicle is unable to evaluate the veracity of widespread rumors that Trudeau regularly received fellatio from students while on the private school’s campus.dyedwoolie said:
This phrase is almost artistic in terms of getting the story out while disclaiming any responsibility for it...0 -
Actually the most recent study has them neck and neck, English slightly ahead when taking first and second language speakers together. As a first language, firmly third.ydoethur said:
But not as widely spoken as Mandarin. You can Canton that being true.dyedwoolie said:
English is twice as widely spoken as Spanish, although Spanish is the first language of slightly more peoplenichomar said:
English is only the third most spoken language after Chinese (obvious definition issues) and Spanish.Byronic said:
No, it won't be another language as we understand them. It will be a computer language, and mere humans will have instant translation for everything else.matthiasfromhamburg said:
Nothing lasts forever.Byronic said:
It is an intense quirk of history, that the world ended up speaking English, and not French, Spanish, Latin, Chinese, Arabic, Hindu....matthiasfromhamburg said:
Ours is the Anglosphere. All your bases are belong to us.williamglenn said:
East Anglia should really be called West Anglia.matthiasfromhamburg said:I am in fact an Anglian. A real Anglian. From the real Anglia.
I originally hail from a small hamlet near Arnis in Schleswig-Holstein, about halfway between the historic site of Haithabu/Hedeby and the ancestral home of the Duke of Edinburgh's family.
Right at the heart of the real Anglia, where the real Anglians came from.
Imagine being a Martian and landing on the planet in the 4th, 9th, 12th, 15h century. Imagine you were asked to guess which of the many languages you could hear, would end up dominating the planet, with all the consequences that come with.
The chances of you, a Martian, pointing to a small wet offshore island, near Europe, would have been minuscule.
So we Brits must thank you sturdy Anglians, for giving us this cultural hegemony.
There is a probability greater than zero that in a century from now a different language may be the Lingua Franca.
But the influence of English will be written into the code that makes the world.0 -
Depends if you are referring only to native Speakers/first languagenichomar said:
English is only the third most spoken language after Chinese (obvious definition issues) and Spanish.Byronic said:
No, it won't be another language as we understand them. It will be a computer language, and mere humans will have instant translation for everything else.matthiasfromhamburg said:
Nothing lasts forever.Byronic said:
It is an intense quirk of history, that the world ended up speaking English, and not French, Spanish, Latin, Chinese, Arabic, Hindu....matthiasfromhamburg said:
Ours is the Anglosphere. All your bases are belong to us.williamglenn said:
East Anglia should really be called West Anglia.matthiasfromhamburg said:I am in fact an Anglian. A real Anglian. From the real Anglia.
I originally hail from a small hamlet near Arnis in Schleswig-Holstein, about halfway between the historic site of Haithabu/Hedeby and the ancestral home of the Duke of Edinburgh's family.
Right at the heart of the real Anglia, where the real Anglians came from.
Imagine being a Martian and landing on the planet in the 4th, 9th, 12th, 15h century. Imagine you were asked to guess which of the many languages you could hear, would end up dominating the planet, with all the consequences that come with.
The chances of you, a Martian, pointing to a small wet offshore island, near Europe, would have been minuscule.
So we Brits must thank you sturdy Anglians, for giving us this cultural hegemony.
There is a probability greater than zero that in a century from now a different language may be the Lingua Franca.
But the influence of English will be written into the code that makes the world.0 -
Yes as first language or mother tongue. English is third depending on how you view Chinese dialectsdyedwoolie said:
English is twice as widely spoken as Spanish, although Spanish is the first language of slightly more peoplenichomar said:
English is only the third most spoken language after Chinese (obvious definition issues) and Spanish.Byronic said:
No, it won't be another language as we understand them. It will be a computer language, and mere humans will have instant translation for everything else.matthiasfromhamburg said:
Nothing lasts forever.Byronic said:
It is an intense quirk of history, that the world ended up speaking English, and not French, Spanish, Latin, Chinese, Arabic, Hindu....matthiasfromhamburg said:
Ours is the Anglosphere. All your bases are belong to us.williamglenn said:
East Anglia should really be called West Anglia.matthiasfromhamburg said:I am in fact an Anglian. A real Anglian. From the real Anglia.
I originally hail from a small hamlet near Arnis in Schleswig-Holstein, about halfway between the historic site of Haithabu/Hedeby and the ancestral home of the Duke of Edinburgh's family.
Right at the heart of the real Anglia, where the real Anglians came from.
Imagine being a Martian and landing on the planet in the 4th, 9th, 12th, 15h century. Imagine you were asked to guess which of the many languages you could hear, would end up dominating the planet, with all the consequences that come with.
The chances of you, a Martian, pointing to a small wet offshore island, near Europe, would have been minuscule.
So we Brits must thank you sturdy Anglians, for giving us this cultural hegemony.
There is a probability greater than zero that in a century from now a different language may be the Lingua Franca.
But the influence of English will be written into the code that makes the world.0 -
Wow. If that is as indicated, surely he would face criminal charges?Noo said:
...or I could just read the link. Teacher. That's vile if true.Noo said:
As their teacher? He must resign if so. As a student? Good luck to him.Charles said:
The Chronicle is unable to evaluate the veracity of widespread rumors that Trudeau regularly received fellatio from students while on the private school’s campus.dyedwoolie said:
This phrase is almost artistic in terms of getting the story out while disclaiming any responsibility for it...0 -
Jesus. That is absolutely spot on so far. In fact, get the GE and its exactly right.SouthamObserver said:This bloke called it back in July ...
https://twitter.com/syrpis/status/11542863276990054400 -
Not sure what the law would have been like back then. If it wasn't illegal then, it ought to have been.ydoethur said:
Wow. If that is as indicated, surely he would face criminal charges?Noo said:
...or I could just read the link. Teacher. That's vile if true.Noo said:
As their teacher? He must resign if so. As a student? Good luck to him.Charles said:
The Chronicle is unable to evaluate the veracity of widespread rumors that Trudeau regularly received fellatio from students while on the private school’s campus.dyedwoolie said:
This phrase is almost artistic in terms of getting the story out while disclaiming any responsibility for it...0 -
What exactly is prohibiting him from doing it now?HYUFD said:
It will be leave with No Deal unless the EU back down on the backstop (though if the Tories do win a majority I suspect Boris would just remove the GB backstop and let Northern Ireland voters decide by referendum on the NI backstop to get a Deal )kinabalu said:
Question for you - answer to inform my betting.HYUFD said:Most likely if the EU does not agree a new Deal by October 19th at the EU council Boris loses a VONC the subsequent week, then either MPs approve a new PM within 14 days, probably Bercow, to extend, then vote for an election or no new PM is agreed and there is a general election anyway
If we get a GE, will the Tory manifesto Brexit position be a pure and simple leave asap with No Deal?
Or will it be fudged up with the possibility of trying one last time to get a Deal but leave with No Deal if that effort fails?
(Perhaps with the spin that the 'Surrender Act' screwed Johnson's negotiating position this time, so without that, with No Deal back as a credible threat, he remains confident that a Deal is on.)
Keen to be able to predict this because I think it could potentially make a difference to the GE outcome.
Again, he has been actively encouraged to do so.0 -
I hope nobody kills themselves over Brexit!Richard_Tyndall said:
Just because something is legal does not mean it is either right or wise.The_Taxman said:
Delusion is one thing, I could give you insight into that! Actual legal basis and the fundamental basis of law is another. I dont have a problem with a deal as you advocate but i cannot see it happening under BJ! I dont think No Deal is democratically the way to go unless a. confirmatory vote is held!Richard_Tyndall said:
Like I said keep deluding yourself. The narrative will be.one of complete betrayal and you Remaniacs will own thatThe_Taxman said:
Parliament is soverign where as advisory referendum are not!
Suicide is legal but it is not something I would advocate or pursue. Revocation, either with or without a referendum is democracy committing suicide.
Many people were for it but you have to remeber many were against as it removed rights!
You like Brexit because it fit your world view! There are others it did not!0 -
It was an attempt at an awesome pun to lighten the mood a bit. I thought some humour might come in Han-dy but it seems to have failed.dyedwoolie said:
Actually the most recent study has them neck and neck, English slightly ahead when taking first and second language speakers together. As a first language, firmly third.ydoethur said:
But not as widely spoken as Mandarin. You can Canton that being true.dyedwoolie said:
English is twice as widely spoken as Spanish, although Spanish is the first language of slightly more peoplenichomar said:
English is only the third most spoken language after Chinese (obvious definition issues) and Spanish.Byronic said:
No, it won't be another language as we understand them. It will be a computer language, and mere humans will have instant translation for everything else.matthiasfromhamburg said:
Nothing lasts forever.Byronic said:
It is an intense quirk of history, that the world ended up speaking English, and not French, Spanish, Latin, Chinese, Arabic, Hindu....matthiasfromhamburg said:
Ours is the Anglosphere. All your bases are belong to us.williamglenn said:
East Anglia should really be called West Anglia.matthiasfromhamburg said:I am in fact an Anglian. A real Anglian. From the real Anglia.
I originally hail from a small hamlet near Arnis in Schleswig-Holstein, about halfway between the historic site of Haithabu/Hedeby and the ancestral home of the Duke of Edinburgh's family.
Right at the heart of the real Anglia, where the real Anglians came from.
Imagine being a Martian and landing on the planet in the 4th, 9th, 12th, 15h century. Imagine you were asked to guess which of the many languages you could hear, would end up dominating the planet, with all the consequences that come with.
The chances of you, a Martian, pointing to a small wet offshore island, near Europe, would have been minuscule.
So we Brits must thank you sturdy Anglians, for giving us this cultural hegemony.
There is a probability greater than zero that in a century from now a different language may be the Lingua Franca.
But the influence of English will be written into the code that makes the world.0 -
No deal is a lie in itself. it's no-deal for now and there'll be decades of negotiations eventually ending somewhere near TMs deal.egg said:
Totally support what you are saying Richard. Once the government’s policy is no deal, leavers are not allowed to use the term remainers. Remainers followed Boris into the lobby to vote for brexit at one point, they cannot now be called traitors for rejecting the madness of No Deal. The history books will be clear who exactly lost their senses and let UK down, the promises of the security of an easy deal and more besides to get brexit vote over the line, and now playing on the “don’t you just want this done and over with” when it’s yet another damn lie No Deal will be the end of it. No Deal actually means a failure to deliver on the 2016 win.Richard_Nabavi said:
You are confused because you insist on dividing people into a false pair of categories. If by 'Remainer' you mean people who voted Remain, then it is totally false to assume they are all people who want to overturn the referendum. Very few of them do, or at least very few of them did, until the nutjobs and careerists who were prominent in Vote Leave and Leave.EU changed their minds and redefined leaving the EU as crashing out in chaos. Unsurprisingly, anyone who voted Remain, and anyone who voted Leave but hasn't lost their marbles, are saying: hang on a sec, we agreed to implement the referendum result, not an economic suicide pact and something disastrous for Northern Ireland and for the union generally.SunnyJim said:I find a deep contradiction in the remainer position.
If they do eventually succeed in overturning the referendum result before it is implemented they must know that the UK will be an awful and uncooperative member of the EU forever on the periphery. There would be no political gain for any PM to be anything else.
And I assume their deeper wish would be for the UK to be in the centre of the project without the opt-outs, with the Euro etc etc. The only way that will ever happen is if the UK comes out without a deal and their predictions are proved correct. The UK would readily vote to rejoin in those circumstances.
Which leads me to the conclusion that remainers are actually terrified of the UK making a success of leaving, without the sky falling in as predicted and consequently never rejoining.
Of course, you are right that Revoking would be a very bad course, partly for the reasons you give, but if the choice is down to Revoke or Crash Out, then many sensible people will judge that Revoke is the lesser of the two evils.0 -
Interesting that the Epstein accuser court papers talk about other individualis among them a 'prominent prime minister'. Murky old world.ydoethur said:
Wow. If that is as indicated, surely he would face criminal charges?Noo said:
...or I could just read the link. Teacher. That's vile if true.Noo said:
As their teacher? He must resign if so. As a student? Good luck to him.Charles said:
The Chronicle is unable to evaluate the veracity of widespread rumors that Trudeau regularly received fellatio from students while on the private school’s campus.dyedwoolie said:
This phrase is almost artistic in terms of getting the story out while disclaiming any responsibility for it...0 -
The only one I can think of (not Andrew and Epstein linked) concerns a royal in law rather than a royal as suchSandpit said:
There’s a few weird stories out there at the moment about things the media are choosing to report or ignore.dyedwoolie said:
Apart from Stokes, there’s a royal scandal circulating in often-accurate US ‘blind gossip’ blogs that no-one is picking up either (not Andrew).1 -
I am now trying to get my head round the idea of an obscure Prime Minister. Would Rupert Mountjoy fit the bill?dyedwoolie said:
Interesting that the Epstein accuser court papers talk about other individualis among them a 'prominent prime minister'. Murky old world.ydoethur said:
Wow. If that is as indicated, surely he would face criminal charges?Noo said:
...or I could just read the link. Teacher. That's vile if true.Noo said:
As their teacher? He must resign if so. As a student? Good luck to him.Charles said:
The Chronicle is unable to evaluate the veracity of widespread rumors that Trudeau regularly received fellatio from students while on the private school’s campus.dyedwoolie said:
This phrase is almost artistic in terms of getting the story out while disclaiming any responsibility for it...0 -
As the DUP will veto itmatthiasfromhamburg said:
What exactly is prohibiting him from doing it now?HYUFD said:
It will be leave with No Deal unless the EU back down on the backstop (though if the Tories do win a majority I suspect Boris would just remove the GB backstop and let Northern Ireland voters decide by referendum on the NI backstop to get a Deal )kinabalu said:
Question for you - answer to inform my betting.HYUFD said:Most likely if the EU does not agree a new Deal by October 19th at the EU council Boris loses a VONC the subsequent week, then either MPs approve a new PM within 14 days, probably Bercow, to extend, then vote for an election or no new PM is agreed and there is a general election anyway
If we get a GE, will the Tory manifesto Brexit position be a pure and simple leave asap with No Deal?
Or will it be fudged up with the possibility of trying one last time to get a Deal but leave with No Deal if that effort fails?
(Perhaps with the spin that the 'Surrender Act' screwed Johnson's negotiating position this time, so without that, with No Deal back as a credible threat, he remains confident that a Deal is on.)
Keen to be able to predict this because I think it could potentially make a difference to the GE outcome.
Again, he has been actively encouraged to do so.0 -
Sorry I missed the pun! I am easily confusciedydoethur said:
It was an attempt at an awesome pun to lighten the mood a bit. I thought some humour might come in Han-dy but it seems to have failed.dyedwoolie said:
Actually the most recent study has them neck and neck, English slightly ahead when taking first and second language speakers together. As a first language, firmly third.ydoethur said:
But not as widely spoken as Mandarin. You can Canton that being true.dyedwoolie said:
English is twice as widely spoken as Spanish, although Spanish is the first language of slightly more peoplenichomar said:
English is only the third most spoken language after Chinese (obvious definition issues) and Spanish.Byronic said:
No, it won't be another language as we understand them. It will be a computer language, and mere humans will have instant translation for everything else.matthiasfromhamburg said:
Nothing lasts forever.Byronic said:
It is an intense quirk of history, that the world ended up speaking English, and not French, Spanish, Latin, Chinese, Arabic, Hindu....matthiasfromhamburg said:
Ours is the Anglosphere. All your bases are belong to us.williamglenn said:
East Anglia should really be called West Anglia.matthiasfromhamburg said:I am in fact an Anglian. A real Anglian. From the real Anglia.
I originally hail from a small hamlet near Arnis in Schleswig-Holstein, about halfway between the historic site of Haithabu/Hedeby and the ancestral home of the Duke of Edinburgh's family.
Right at the heart of the real Anglia, where the real Anglians came from.
Imagine being a Martian and landing on the planet in the 4th, 9th, 12th, 15h century. Imagine you were asked to guess which of the many languages you could hear, would end up dominating the planet, with all the consequences that come with.
The chances of you, a Martian, pointing to a small wet offshore island, near Europe, would have been minuscule.
So we Brits must thank you sturdy Anglians, for giving us this cultural hegemony.
There is a probability greater than zero that in a century from now a different language may be the Lingua Franca.
But the influence of English will be written into the code that makes the world.0 -
I would agree with most of this except for "cold and overly analytical". You could easily repalce "cold" with calm and level headed, the opposite of hot headed. She is analytical, as you say she is a scientist, and unlike Margaret Thatcher actually had a career as a scientist. I have not seen her lose the big picture though, no one accuses her of War Gaming, which I consider to be a synonym for "over analysing".Byronic said:
Why do you not accept that Merkel might, on the evidence we have in front of us, have genuinely said something blunt, clumsy, and forthright?
It is in keeping with her character. She can be quite cold, and overly analytical when she wants. She is also a scientist: she sees things logically. And the description of her words does give the impression of someone giving a brutally logical and politically unfortunate exposition of the EU's point of view.
I can see how it might have happened, too. I imagine Boris was full of bonhomie and bluster, and then Merkel got bored of it, and set him straight, but she did it in a rather maladroit and Germanic way.
Bob's your German uncle. There's your catastrophic phone-call. No need for further conspiracies, on either side.0 -
Trudeau is apparently the 'sexiest politician in the world' so no surprise he got plenty of action when youngerCharles said:
The Chronicle is unable to evaluate the veracity of widespread rumors that Trudeau regularly received fellatio from students while on the private school’s campus.dyedwoolie said:
This phrase is almost artistic in terms of getting the story out while disclaiming any responsibility for it...
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/justin-trudeau-sexiest-politician-world-66664950 -
Leavers understood that the sovereignty that the European Communities Act and subsequent EU treaties had ceded could be got back by leaving the EU. What they didn't understand was that the Good Friday Agreement with another EU member state had also ceded sovereignty. And there is no analogue to an "Article 50" route available for a British withdrawal from the GFA.Casino_Royale said:
Very simple: Brexiteers feel British identity and sovereignty is threatened by the EU, like a slowly boiling frog.The_Taxman said:
I dont agree.MarqueeMark said:
A handful of Europhile headbangers got it to that state.Richard_Nabavi said:
In its current state? Of course he has. He's not a raving loon.MarqueeMark said:
I see Gauke has given up on returning to the Conservative Party then.....AlastairMeeks said:
They will not be missed.
I cannot understand the Brexit psychosis. Rational people have become advocates of implementing the worse deal possible. What has happened to these people?
NI must stay in the SM and CU because otherwise there would have to be border checks, which would be in breach of the GFA. Talk of technological solutions and arguments over whether a border counts as a border if it's in a warehouse are cack. Since the GFA signatories won't all agree to meet on the Isle of Man and burn what they signed, Britain has three options: 1) renege on the GFA; 2) revoke, or 3) agree a BINO. A hard Brexit and a crashout count under 1). Unfortunately exactly none of the political parties, and so far none of the 28 governments, and no EU institution, has had the guts to say this.0 -
They already have, inquest verdict this week named fear of brexit a contributing factor.The_Taxman said:
I hope nobody kills themselves over Brexit!Richard_Tyndall said:
Just because something is legal does not mean it is either right or wise.The_Taxman said:
Delusion is one thing, I could give you insight into that! Actual legal basis and the fundamental basis of law is another. I dont have a problem with a deal as you advocate but i cannot see it happening under BJ! I dont think No Deal is democratically the way to go unless a. confirmatory vote is held!Richard_Tyndall said:
Like I said keep deluding yourself. The narrative will be.one of complete betrayal and you Remaniacs will own thatThe_Taxman said:
Parliament is soverign where as advisory referendum are not!
Suicide is legal but it is not something I would advocate or pursue. Revocation, either with or without a referendum is democracy committing suicide.
Many people were for it but you have to remeber many were against as it removed rights!
You like Brexit because it fit your world view! There are others it did not!0 -
That was a pathetic attempt to shanghai the name of a great philosopherdyedwoolie said:
Sorry I missed the pun! I am easily confusciedydoethur said:
It was an attempt at an awesome pun to lighten the mood a bit. I thought some humour might come in Han-dy but it seems to have failed.dyedwoolie said:
Actually the most recent study has them neck and neck, English slightly ahead when taking first and second language speakers together. As a first language, firmly third.ydoethur said:
But not as widely spoken as Mandarin. You can Canton that being true.dyedwoolie said:
English is twice as widely spoken as Spanish, although Spanish is the first language of slightly more peoplenichomar said:
English is only the third most spoken language after Chinese (obvious definition issues) and Spanish.Byronic said:
No, it won't be another language as we understand them. It will be a computer language, and mere humans will have instant translation for everything else.matthiasfromhamburg said:
Nothing lasts forever.Byronic said:
It is an intense quirk of history, that the world ended up speaking English, and not French, Spanish, Latin, Chinese, Arabic, Hindu....matthiasfromhamburg said:
Ours is the Anglosphere. All your bases are belong to us.williamglenn said:
East Anglia should really be called West Anglia.matthiasfromhamburg said:I am in fact an Anglian. A real Anglian. From the real Anglia.
I originally hail from a small hamlet near Arnis in Schleswig-Holstein, about halfway between the historic site of Haithabu/Hedeby and the ancestral home of the Duke of Edinburgh's family.
Right at the heart of the real Anglia, where the real Anglians came from.
Imagine being a Martian and landing on the planet in the 4th, 9th, 12th, 15h century. Imagine you were asked to guess which of the many languages you could hear, would end up dominating the planet, with all the consequences that come with.
The chances of you, a Martian, pointing to a small wet offshore island, near Europe, would have been minuscule.
So we Brits must thank you sturdy Anglians, for giving us this cultural hegemony.
There is a probability greater than zero that in a century from now a different language may be the Lingua Franca.
But the influence of English will be written into the code that makes the world.0 -
I have to say, the more I hear about Trudeau, the more loathsome he seems. I never knew very much about him hut if what's come out in the last few weeks is in any way accurate this is a man who is unfit to be Clerk to Claresholm Town Council.1
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Lol. There are quite a few PMs of island nations and micro states that are eminently obscure.ydoethur said:
I am now trying to get my head round the idea of an obscure Prime Minister. Would Rupert Mountjoy fit the bill?dyedwoolie said:
Interesting that the Epstein accuser court papers talk about other individualis among them a 'prominent prime minister'. Murky old world.ydoethur said:
Wow. If that is as indicated, surely he would face criminal charges?Noo said:
...or I could just read the link. Teacher. That's vile if true.Noo said:
As their teacher? He must resign if so. As a student? Good luck to him.Charles said:
The Chronicle is unable to evaluate the veracity of widespread rumors that Trudeau regularly received fellatio from students while on the private school’s campus.dyedwoolie said:
This phrase is almost artistic in terms of getting the story out while disclaiming any responsibility for it...
Just reread the court stuff, the actual phrase was 'well known' PM. Outside their own country I guess they mean!0 -
Minging commentydoethur said:
That was a pathetic attempt to shanghai the name of a great philosopherdyedwoolie said:
Sorry I missed the pun! I am easily confusciedydoethur said:
It was an attempt at an awesome pun to lighten the mood a bit. I thought some humour might come in Han-dy but it seems to have failed.dyedwoolie said:
Actually the most recent study has them neck and neck, English slightly ahead when taking first and second language speakers together. As a first language, firmly third.ydoethur said:
But not as widely spoken as Mandarin. You can Canton that being true.dyedwoolie said:
English is twice as widely spoken as Spanish, although Spanish is the first language of slightly more peoplenichomar said:
English is only the third most spoken language after Chinese (obvious definition issues) and Spanish.Byronic said:
No, it won't be another language as we understand them. It will be a computer language, and mere humans will have instant translation for everything else.matthiasfromhamburg said:
Nothing lasts forever.Byronic said:
It is an intense quirk of history, that the world ended up speaking English, and not French, Spanish, Latin, Chinese, Arabic, Hindu....matthiasfromhamburg said:
Ours is the Anglosphere. All your bases are belong to us.williamglenn said:
East Anglia should really be called West Anglia.matthiasfromhamburg said:I am in fact an Anglian. A real Anglian. From the real Anglia.
I originally hail from a small hamlet near Arnis in Schleswig-Holstein, about halfway between the historic site of Haithabu/Hedeby and the ancestral home of the Duke of Edinburgh's family.
Right at the heart of the real Anglia, where the real Anglians came from.
Imagine being a Martian and landing on the planet in the 4th, 9th, 12th, 15h century. Imagine you were asked to guess which of the many languages you could hear, would end up dominating the planet, with all the consequences that come with.
The chances of you, a Martian, pointing to a small wet offshore island, near Europe, would have been minuscule.
So we Brits must thank you sturdy Anglians, for giving us this cultural hegemony.
There is a probability greater than zero that in a century from now a different language may be the Lingua Franca.
But the influence of English will be written into the code that makes the world.0 -
I don't see he has done any worse than many other politicians have done in their private lives, many of whom have won electionsydoethur said:I have to say, the more I hear about Trudeau, the more loathsome he seems. I never knew very much about him hut if what's come out in the last few weeks is in any way accurate this is a man who is unfit to be Clerk to Claresholm Town Council.
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It means leaving the EU without a deal. If you want to buy a new outfit you don't walk naked to the shops in winter.spudgfsh said:
No deal is a lie in itself. it's no-deal for now and there'll be decades of negotiations eventually ending somewhere near TMs deal.egg said:
Totally support what you are saying Richard. Once the government’s policy is no deal, leavers are not allowed to use the term remainers. Remainers followed Boris into the lobby to vote for brexit at one point, they cannot now be called traitors for rejecting the madness of No Deal. The history books will be clear who exactly lost their senses and let UK down, the promises of the security of an easy deal and more besides to get brexit vote over the line, and now playing on the “don’t you just want this done and over with” when it’s yet another damn lie No Deal will be the end of it. No Deal actually means a failure to deliver on the 2016 win.Richard_Nabavi said:
You are confused because you insist on dividing people into a false pair of categories. If by 'Remainer' you mean people who voted Remain, then it is totally false to assume they are all people who want to overturn the referendum. Very few of them do, or at least very few of them did, until the nutjobs and careerists who were prominent in Vote Leave and Leave.EU changed their minds and redefined leaving the EU as crashing out in chaos. Unsurprisingly, anyone who voted Remain, and anyone who voted Leave but hasn't lost their marbles, are saying: hang on a sec, we agreed to implement the referendum result, not an economic suicide pact and something disastrous for Northern Ireland and for the union generally.SunnyJim said:I find a deep contradiction in the remainer position.
If they do eventually succeed in overturning the referendum result before it is implemented they must know that the UK will be an awful and uncooperative member of the EU forever on the periphery. There would be no political gain for any PM to be anything else.
And I assume their deeper wish would be for the UK to be in the centre of the project without the opt-outs, with the Euro etc etc. The only way that will ever happen is if the UK comes out without a deal and their predictions are proved correct. The UK would readily vote to rejoin in those circumstances.
Which leads me to the conclusion that remainers are actually terrified of the UK making a success of leaving, without the sky falling in as predicted and consequently never rejoining.
Of course, you are right that Revoking would be a very bad course, partly for the reasons you give, but if the choice is down to Revoke or Crash Out, then many sensible people will judge that Revoke is the lesser of the two evils.0 -
Does the DUP still hold a veto in a situation where his parliamentary majority stands at -43 (or whatever it is today) ?HYUFD said:
As the DUP will veto itmatthiasfromhamburg said:
What exactly is prohibiting him from doing it now?HYUFD said:
It will be leave with No Deal unless the EU back down on the backstop (though if the Tories do win a majority I suspect Boris would just remove the GB backstop and let Northern Ireland voters decide by referendum on the NI backstop to get a Deal )kinabalu said:
Question for you - answer to inform my betting.HYUFD said:Most likely if the EU does not agree a new Deal by October 19th at the EU council Boris loses a VONC the subsequent week, then either MPs approve a new PM within 14 days, probably Bercow, to extend, then vote for an election or no new PM is agreed and there is a general election anyway
If we get a GE, will the Tory manifesto Brexit position be a pure and simple leave asap with No Deal?
Or will it be fudged up with the possibility of trying one last time to get a Deal but leave with No Deal if that effort fails?
(Perhaps with the spin that the 'Surrender Act' screwed Johnson's negotiating position this time, so without that, with No Deal back as a credible threat, he remains confident that a Deal is on.)
Keen to be able to predict this because I think it could potentially make a difference to the GE outcome.
Again, he has been actively encouraged to do so.
He would have to win votes from the sensible moderates anyway.0 -
In the U.K., the law raising the age of consent from 16 to 18 where there was a relationship of trust was the Sexual Offences Act 2000. Until then, a sexual relationship between a 30 year old teacher and a 16 year old pupil wasn’t actually illegal.Noo said:
Not sure what the law would have been like back then. If it wasn't illegal then, it ought to have been.ydoethur said:
Wow. If that is as indicated, surely he would face criminal charges?Noo said:
...or I could just read the link. Teacher. That's vile if true.Noo said:
As their teacher? He must resign if so. As a student? Good luck to him.Charles said:
The Chronicle is unable to evaluate the veracity of widespread rumors that Trudeau regularly received fellatio from students while on the private school’s campus.dyedwoolie said:
This phrase is almost artistic in terms of getting the story out while disclaiming any responsibility for it...0 -
Indeed, I think that might be a true reflection of the reality that is Brexit. Is bad.nichomar said:
They already have, inquest verdict this week named fear of brexit a contributing factor.The_Taxman said:
I hope nobody kills themselves over Brexit!Richard_Tyndall said:
Just because something is legal does not mean it is either right or wise.The_Taxman said:
Delusion is one thing, I could give you insight into that! Actual legal basis and the fundamental basis of law is another. I dont have a problem with a deal as you advocate but i cannot see it happening under BJ! I dont think No Deal is democratically the way to go unless a. confirmatory vote is held!Richard_Tyndall said:
Like I said keep deluding yourself. The narrative will be.one of complete betrayal and you Remaniacs will own thatThe_Taxman said:
Parliament is soverign where as advisory referendum are not!
Suicide is legal but it is not something I would advocate or pursue. Revocation, either with or without a referendum is democracy committing suicide.
Many people were for it but you have to remeber many were against as it removed rights!
You like Brexit because it fit your world view! There are others it did not!
Being in a pub this evening , i conclude that brexit is bad and the rest stay silent!0 -
Indeed and nor should it be in my view if the affair was with someone over the age of consent, a grounds for a professional misconduct hearing and dismissal from post maybe but not jailSandpit said:
In the U.K., the law raising the age of consent from 16 to 18 where there was a relationship of trust was the Sexual Offences Act 2000. Until then, a sexual relationship between a 30 year old teacher and a 16 year old pupil wasn’t actually illegal.Noo said:
Not sure what the law would have been like back then. If it wasn't illegal then, it ought to have been.ydoethur said:
Wow. If that is as indicated, surely he would face criminal charges?Noo said:
...or I could just read the link. Teacher. That's vile if true.Noo said:
As their teacher? He must resign if so. As a student? Good luck to him.Charles said:
The Chronicle is unable to evaluate the veracity of widespread rumors that Trudeau regularly received fellatio from students while on the private school’s campus.dyedwoolie said:
This phrase is almost artistic in terms of getting the story out while disclaiming any responsibility for it...0 -
It's not a valid fear, but even if it was, fuck it. Let it boil. Culture is choice. If exposure to other cultures means we end up eating paella, speaking multiple languages, enjoying German opera and Danish beer, it's because we have grown to like those things better than pasties, monolingualism, Billie Piper and Carling.Casino_Royale said:
Very simple: Brexiteers feel British identity and sovereignty is threatened by the EU, like a slowly boiling frog.The_Taxman said:
I dont agree.MarqueeMark said:
A handful of Europhile headbangers got it to that state.Richard_Nabavi said:
In its current state? Of course he has. He's not a raving loon.MarqueeMark said:
I see Gauke has given up on returning to the Conservative Party then.....AlastairMeeks said:
They will not be missed.
I cannot understand the Brexit psychosis. Rational people have become advocates of implementing the worse deal possible. What has happened to these people?
The EU does very very little to assuage these fears.
So here we are.
The good bits of our culture will get picked up by others, too.
What a thing to get worked up about. What a blinkered view of the world.0 -
A good Town Clerk is worth their weight in gold, so in fairness that's a high bar you've set for him.ydoethur said:I have to say, the more I hear about Trudeau, the more loathsome he seems. I never knew very much about him hut if what's come out in the last few weeks is in any way accurate this is a man who is unfit to be Clerk to Claresholm Town Council.
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Yes it does as it would need at least 10 to 20 Labour MPs to vote for it if the DUP does not and probably more given not every one of the 21 Tory anti No Deal MPs or the ERG would vote for even a NI only backstop WAmatthiasfromhamburg said:
Does the DUP still hold a veto in a situation where his parliamentary majority stands at -43 (or whatever it is today) ?HYUFD said:
As the DUP will veto itmatthiasfromhamburg said:
What exactly is prohibiting him from doing it now?HYUFD said:
It will be leave with No Deal unless the EU back down on the backstop (though if the Tories do win a majority I suspect Boris would just remove the GB backstop and let Northern Ireland voters decide by referendum on the NI backstop to get a Deal )kinabalu said:
Question for you - answer to inform my betting.HYUFD said:Most likely if the EU does not agree a new Deal by October 19th at the EU council Boris loses a VONC the subsequent week, then either MPs approve a new PM within 14 days, probably Bercow, to extend, then vote for an election or no new PM is agreed and there is a general election anyway
If we get a GE, will the Tory manifesto Brexit position be a pure and simple leave asap with No Deal?
Or will it be fudged up with the possibility of trying one last time to get a Deal but leave with No Deal if that effort fails?
(Perhaps with the spin that the 'Surrender Act' screwed Johnson's negotiating position this time, so without that, with No Deal back as a credible threat, he remains confident that a Deal is on.)
Keen to be able to predict this because I think it could potentially make a difference to the GE outcome.
Again, he has been actively encouraged to do so.
He would have to win votes from the sensible moderates anyway.0 -
Its very simple - if the British dont put up border posts then they are not in breach of the GFA.Henry_C said:
Leavers understood that the sovereignty that the European Communities Act and subsequent EU treaties had ceded could be got back by leaving the EU. What they didn't understand was that the Good Friday Agreement with another EU member state had also ceded sovereignty. And there is no analogue to an "Article 50" route available for a British withdrawal from the GFA.Casino_Royale said:
Very simple: Brexiteers feel British identity and sovereignty is threatened by the EU, like a slowly boiling frog.The_Taxman said:
I dont agree.MarqueeMark said:
A handful of Europhile headbangers got it to that state.Richard_Nabavi said:
In its current state? Of course he has. He's not a raving loon.MarqueeMark said:
I see Gauke has given up on returning to the Conservative Party then.....AlastairMeeks said:
They will not be missed.
I cannot understand the Brexit psychosis. Rational people have become advocates of implementing the worse deal possible. What has happened to these people?
NI must stay in the SM and CU because otherwise there would have to be border checks, which would be in breach of the GFA. Talk of technological solutions and arguments over whether a border counts as a border if it's in a warehouse are cack. Since the GFA signatories won't all agree to meet on the Isle of Man and burn what they signed, Britain has three options: 1) renege on the GFA; 2) revoke, or 3) agree a BINO. A hard Brexit and a crashout count under 1). Unfortunately exactly none of the political parties, and so far none of the 28 governments, and no EU institution, has had the guts to say this.
Will Varadker though?1 -
I'm getting older, and finding new puns gets more difficult as a result of the Aegean process.Ishmael_Z said:
There was a golden period when your puns just seemed to get better and better by the day. No longer so, unfortunately, and the pundits are beginning to murmur that you may have Platoed.ydoethur said:
That was a pathetic attempt to shanghai the name of a great philosopher0 -
Trying to make Johnson’s indiscretions seem normal in the political world then.HYUFD said:
I don't see he has done any worse than many other politicians have done in their private lives, many of whom have won electionsydoethur said:I have to say, the more I hear about Trudeau, the more loathsome he seems. I never knew very much about him hut if what's come out in the last few weeks is in any way accurate this is a man who is unfit to be Clerk to Claresholm Town Council.
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Yes voters increasingly like Boris' Deal and prefer No Deal to further extension if the EU reject itAlastairMeeks said:0 -
How long will you have a ass as pictured or dont you know?HYUFD said:
Indeed and nor should it be in my view if the affair was with someone over the age of consent, a grounds for a professional misconduct hearing and dismissal from post maybe but not jailSandpit said:
In the U.K., the law raising the age of consent from 16 to 18 where there was a relationship of trust was the Sexual Offences Act 2000. Until then, a sexual relationship between a 30 year old teacher and a 16 year old pupil wasn’t actually illegal.Noo said:
Not sure what the law would have been like back then. If it wasn't illegal then, it ought to have been.ydoethur said:
Wow. If that is as indicated, surely he would face criminal charges?Noo said:
...or I could just read the link. Teacher. That's vile if true.Noo said:
As their teacher? He must resign if so. As a student? Good luck to him.Charles said:
The Chronicle is unable to evaluate the veracity of widespread rumors that Trudeau regularly received fellatio from students while on the private school’s campus.dyedwoolie said:
This phrase is almost artistic in terms of getting the story out while disclaiming any responsibility for it...0 -
So you are in favour of no border controls elsewhere (e.g. at airports and seaports on the British mainland)?basicbridge said:
Its very simple - if the British dont put up border posts then they are not in breach of the GFA.Henry_C said:
Leavers understood that the sovereignty that the European Communities Act and subsequent EU treaties had ceded could be got back by leaving the EU. What they didn't understand was that the Good Friday Agreement with another EU member state had also ceded sovereignty. And there is no analogue to an "Article 50" route available for a British withdrawal from the GFA.Casino_Royale said:
Very simple: Brexiteers feel British identity and sovereignty is threatened by the EU, like a slowly boiling frog.The_Taxman said:
I dont agree.MarqueeMark said:
A handful of Europhile headbangers got it to that state.Richard_Nabavi said:
In its current state? Of course he has. He's not a raving loon.MarqueeMark said:
I see Gauke has given up on returning to the Conservative Party then.....AlastairMeeks said:
They will not be missed.
I cannot understand the Brexit psychosis. Rational people have become advocates of implementing the worse deal possible. What has happened to these people?
NI must stay in the SM and CU because otherwise there would have to be border checks, which would be in breach of the GFA. Talk of technological solutions and arguments over whether a border counts as a border if it's in a warehouse are cack. Since the GFA signatories won't all agree to meet on the Isle of Man and burn what they signed, Britain has three options: 1) renege on the GFA; 2) revoke, or 3) agree a BINO. A hard Brexit and a crashout count under 1). Unfortunately exactly none of the political parties, and so far none of the 28 governments, and no EU institution, has had the guts to say this.
Will Varadker though?0 -
The current national rolling polls show a virtual dead-heat between the Liberals and Conservatives with the latter between 0.2 and 0.5% ahead while the weekly Ipsos poll turned a 3% Conservative lead into a 1% Liberal lead.HYUFD said:
Trudeau is apparently the 'sexiest politician in the world' so no surprise he got plenty of action when younger
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/justin-trudeau-sexiest-politician-world-6666495
We've also had a Quebec poll - the province has 78 ridings so just under a quarter of the total. in 2015, Trudeau's Liberals won 40 seats on 36% of the vote with the NDP winning 16 seats, the Conservatives 12 and Bloc Quebecois (BQ) 10 seats.
The current poll shows the Liberals on 35% (-1) with BQ on 27% (+8), the Conservatives on 17% (nc), NDP on 11% (-14) and the Greens on 7% (+5). It looks a question of how many of the 16 NDP seats will fall and to whom with BQ also set to make gains while both Liberals and Conservatives may fall back slightly.
I'd still argue the Liberals as largest party but short of a majority looks the likeliest outcome with the Conservatives a close second.
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Culture isn't just about paella and opera, where other countries clearly excel and Britain offers weak competition.Noo said:
It's not a valid fear, but even if it was, fuck it. Let it boil. Culture is choice. If exposure to other cultures means we end up eating paella, speaking multiple languages, enjoying German opera and Danish beer, it's because we have grown to like those things better than pasties, monolingualism, Billie Piper and Carling.Casino_Royale said:
Very simple: Brexiteers feel British identity and sovereignty is threatened by the EU, like a slowly boiling frog.The_Taxman said:
I dont agree.MarqueeMark said:
A handful of Europhile headbangers got it to that state.Richard_Nabavi said:
In its current state? Of course he has. He's not a raving loon.MarqueeMark said:
I see Gauke has given up on returning to the Conservative Party then.....AlastairMeeks said:
They will not be missed.
I cannot understand the Brexit psychosis. Rational people have become advocates of implementing the worse deal possible. What has happened to these people?
The EU does very very little to assuage these fears.
So here we are.
The good bits of our culture will get picked up by others, too.
What a thing to get worked up about. What a blinkered view of the world.
However, we have a pretty good track record when it comes to liberal democracy and a fair and impartial legal system, which is more than can be said for some of our friends on the continent.
Those are not things I fancy getting diluted into a less representative and less democratic system just so the likes of you can enjoy a bit of paella.0 -
What’s weak Boris up to tonight?0
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Trudeau, Lloyd George, Boris, Berlusconi, Mitterand, Chirac, Hollande, JFK, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Bob Hawke, LBJ, plenty of successful leaders have had colourful private lives and multiple affairs or even allegations made against them, I would not want them as pope but that does not mean they cannot be effective politiciansnichomar said:
Trying to make Johnson’s indiscretions seem normal in the political world then.HYUFD said:
I don't see he has done any worse than many other politicians have done in their private lives, many of whom have won electionsydoethur said:I have to say, the more I hear about Trudeau, the more loathsome he seems. I never knew very much about him hut if what's come out in the last few weeks is in any way accurate this is a man who is unfit to be Clerk to Claresholm Town Council.
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Well, it's an improvement but still a long way from a ringing endorsement with almost as big a rise in DK as positive.HYUFD said:
Yes voters increasingly like Boris' Deal and prefer No Deal to further extension if the EU reject itAlastairMeeks said:
I'm not quite sure how you reach the second conclusion from that poll.0 -
That, with respect, is meaningless twaddle.eristdoof said:
It means leaving the EU without a deal. If you want to buy a new outfit you don't walk naked to the shops in winter.spudgfsh said:No deal is a lie in itself. it's no-deal for now and there'll be decades of negotiations eventually ending somewhere near TMs deal.
no-deal means that we will still have to trade with the EU and they will expect the £39Bn to be paid. They will also expect the NI border to be dealt with early on. Also with citizens rights. Even if we have left with no-deal these things will still be the first things on the table and we will need to have a free trade agreement in the long run so regardless of what happens in the next couple of weeks we will need to deal with them.
thinking that we won't is naive in the extreme. and not doing a FTA is not possible long term.0 -
That's a question I don't think we want an answer to, for fear of information overload.Gallowgate said:What’s weak Boris up to tonight?
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The rise of puritanical bores is not a good thing.nichomar said:
Trying to make Johnson’s indiscretions seem normal in the political world then.HYUFD said:
I don't see he has done any worse than many other politicians have done in their private lives, many of whom have won electionsydoethur said:I have to say, the more I hear about Trudeau, the more loathsome he seems. I never knew very much about him hut if what's come out in the last few weeks is in any way accurate this is a man who is unfit to be Clerk to Claresholm Town Council.
No booze, no meat, no holidays, no bonking...
Dull as feck.0 -
Who are the 31% under the impression that Johnson “has a deal”?AlastairMeeks said:
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You may or may not know how that "encouragement" happened.....PClipp said:
They should have been encouraged to join the SDP when first it formed.MarqueeMark said:
Those Europhiles have had a sway mssively out of proportion to the number of voters they represent. Should have been cast adrift 35 years ago.spudgfsh said:
The conservative party has been pulling in different directions on Europe at the edges for 35 years. it's amazing when moderate centre right conservatives are considered europhile headbangers. It's been the ERG that's been banging on about europe for all of that time not the Europhiles, especially following the ERM debacle.MarqueeMark said:
A handful of Europhile headbangers got it to that state.Richard_Nabavi said:
In its current state? Of course he has. He's not a raving loon.MarqueeMark said:
I see Gauke has given up on returning to the Conservative Party then.....AlastairMeeks said:
They will not be missed.0 -
It’s a difficult one, from memory there were a number of cases that were clearly coercive or exploitative, and the new law is more straightforward to prosecute than offences such as rape or false imprisonment.HYUFD said:
Indeed and nor should it be in my view if the affair was with someone over the age of consent, a grounds for a professional misconduct hearing and dismissal from post maybe but not jailSandpit said:
In the U.K., the law raising the age of consent from 16 to 18 where there was a relationship of trust was the Sexual Offences Act 2000. Until then, a sexual relationship between a 30 year old teacher and a 16 year old pupil wasn’t actually illegal.Noo said:
Not sure what the law would have been like back then. If it wasn't illegal then, it ought to have been.ydoethur said:
Wow. If that is as indicated, surely he would face criminal charges?Noo said:
...or I could just read the link. Teacher. That's vile if true.Noo said:
As their teacher? He must resign if so. As a student? Good luck to him.Charles said:
The Chronicle is unable to evaluate the veracity of widespread rumors that Trudeau regularly received fellatio from students while on the private school’s campus.dyedwoolie said:
This phrase is almost artistic in terms of getting the story out while disclaiming any responsibility for it...0 -
What deal? There is no “Boris Deal”. There is only a Boris Offer.HYUFD said:
Yes voters increasingly like Boris' Deal and prefer No Deal to further extension if the EU reject itAlastairMeeks said:0 -
Boris can shag who he likes - I just wish he didn't pay for it with my money.2
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Maybe observing British politics from afar is clouding my view too much, but I find it virtually inconceivable that it should not be possible to find two dozen moderate, sensible, responsible MPs of any colour who are prepared to put the stability and security of NI before any other considerations.HYUFD said:
Yes it does as it would need at least 10 to 20 Labour MPs to vote for it if the DUP does not and probably more given not every one of the 21 Tory anti No Deal MPs or the ERG would vote for even a NI only backstop WAmatthiasfromhamburg said:
Does the DUP still hold a veto in a situation where his parliamentary majority stands at -43 (or whatever it is today) ?HYUFD said:
As the DUP will veto itmatthiasfromhamburg said:
What exactly is prohibiting him from doing it now?HYUFD said:
It will be leave with No Deal unless the EU back down on the backstop (though if the Tories do win a majority I suspect Boris would just remove the GB backstop and let Northern Ireland voters decide by referendum on the NI backstop to get a Deal )kinabalu said:
Question for you - answer to inform my betting.HYUFD said:Most likely if the EU does not agree a new Deal by October 19th at the EU council Boris loses a VONC the subsequent week, then either MPs approve a new PM within 14 days, probably Bercow, to extend, then vote for an election or no new PM is agreed and there is a general election anyway
If we get a GE, will the Tory manifesto Brexit position be a pure and simple leave asap with No Deal?
Or will it be fudged up with the possibility of trying one last time to get a Deal but leave with No Deal if that effort fails?
(Perhaps with the spin that the 'Surrender Act' screwed Johnson's negotiating position this time, so without that, with No Deal back as a credible threat, he remains confident that a Deal is on.)
Keen to be able to predict this because I think it could potentially make a difference to the GE outcome.
Again, he has been actively encouraged to do so.
He would have to win votes from the sensible moderates anyway.0 -
Yes unless it was illegal we do not need nor will we get Saints as politiciansTGOHF2 said:
The rise of puritanical bores is not a good thing.nichomar said:
Trying to make Johnson’s indiscretions seem normal in the political world then.HYUFD said:
I don't see he has done any worse than many other politicians have done in their private lives, many of whom have won electionsydoethur said:I have to say, the more I hear about Trudeau, the more loathsome he seems. I never knew very much about him hut if what's come out in the last few weeks is in any way accurate this is a man who is unfit to be Clerk to Claresholm Town Council.
No booze, no meat, no holidays, no bonking...
Dull as feck.0 -
Incidentally, today's slump in the value of Sterling increases the pound-denominated-value of the Euromillions jackpot by about three-quarters of a million pounds.0
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Yes it looks like Trudeau will lose his majority but stay leader of the largest party, just and remain PM propped up by the NDP and BQstodge said:
The current national rolling polls show a virtual dead-heat between the Liberals and Conservatives with the latter between 0.2 and 0.5% ahead while the weekly Ipsos poll turned a 3% Conservative lead into a 1% Liberal lead.HYUFD said:
Trudeau is apparently the 'sexiest politician in the world' so no surprise he got plenty of action when younger
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/justin-trudeau-sexiest-politician-world-6666495
We've also had a Quebec poll - the province has 78 ridings so just under a quarter of the total. in 2015, Trudeau's Liberals won 40 seats on 36% of the vote with the NDP winning 16 seats, the Conservatives 12 and Bloc Quebecois (BQ) 10 seats.
The current poll shows the Liberals on 35% (-1) with BQ on 27% (+8), the Conservatives on 17% (nc), NDP on 11% (-14) and the Greens on 7% (+5). It looks a question of how many of the 16 NDP seats will fall and to whom with BQ also set to make gains while both Liberals and Conservatives may fall back slightly.
I'd still argue the Liberals as largest party but short of a majority looks the likeliest outcome with the Conservatives a close second.0 -
No, there is the boris 'shit on the rug'DougSeal said:
What deal? There is no “Boris Deal”. There is only a Boris Offer.HYUFD said:
Yes voters increasingly like Boris' Deal and prefer No Deal to further extension if the EU reject itAlastairMeeks said:0