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It is being live streamed on Sky news and BBC news.
September 17, 2019 at 12:43
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Just watching the opening statements in the Supreme Court hearing. Looks like a slam dunk for Gina Miller.
September 17, 2019 at 10:00
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Then the inevitable leaving of the UK was a fait accompli from a much earlier point in the development of the EU. Not only in regards to free movement...
September 17, 2019 at 08:06
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The hulk has morphed into the invisible man, it'll be the incredible shrinking man next.
September 16, 2019 at 21:08
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I'm not arguing, I making the point that the way the EU is set up is flawed and it's inflexibility and lack of reform is one of the reasons why the UK...
September 16, 2019 at 21:06
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Its problematic because, certainly in my area, a lot of people think the amount of incomers has reached saturation point.* There is some impact of res...
September 16, 2019 at 20:53
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Agreed.
September 16, 2019 at 12:33
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My point stands, free movement is ok in principle, but when you then invite large populations into the club without examining and mitigating the demog...
September 16, 2019 at 12:32
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On the freedom of movement issue, I agree, it is a good thing. There is an issue with numbers of Polish people moving into East Anglia and Lincolnshir...
September 16, 2019 at 11:02
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This is my perception, it appears rigid and inflexible. In a world which is changing in ways which were not foreseen when the project was conceived th...
September 16, 2019 at 08:03
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I've seen it first hand. Older upper middle class Conservatives, became spooked by the Germans in the 70's and 80's. I don't think it was justified, I...
September 14, 2019 at 08:41
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A bumbling dictatorship.
September 13, 2019 at 12:28
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Quite, when I think about the philosophy of this, I see populists muddying the waters and rubbishing any chance of the public considering the choices ...
September 13, 2019 at 08:37
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Breaking news, Johnson is going to re-name Great Britain the Titanic.
September 13, 2019 at 07:02
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Yesterday he announced the commissioning of two new warships, which will be built in Belfast. More bribes to the DUP to get them onside. It's not goin...
September 13, 2019 at 06:44
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I like the wood used to make the fire, as the Palace of Westminster is undergoing major refurbishment, it is constructed from timber taken from the Ho...
September 13, 2019 at 06:38
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It looks like this has not been tested before and so the Supreme Court will have to set precedent. I expect it will rule that the executive will have ...
September 12, 2019 at 13:21
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Its not very detailed, it looks like a summary to me. I wonder what point 15 is about. Here is a more racy cartoon from the day Rees Mogg went to Balm...
September 11, 2019 at 20:27
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Yes, I try to keep the cartoons simple, I have a tendency to put to much information in them.
September 11, 2019 at 12:48
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Hey Trump, do you want to buy this real estate? A bargain basement price.
September 11, 2019 at 12:13
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As I thought Johnson and Rees Mogg have committed treason. Just working out how to upload photos, this is a cartoon I did lastnight https://i.ibb.co/0...
September 11, 2019 at 10:27
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The Boris bridge from Northern Ireland to Scotland will save the day. Maybe someone should point out to him that both ends of the bridge might soon be...
September 10, 2019 at 19:27
Boris is going to build a bridge betweeen Northern Ireland and Scotland, so that someone can travel between different parts of the EU without having t...
September 10, 2019 at 19:18
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He's proroging at the first opportunity, while demanding an election. Both tactics which are pushing for a process leading to a Queen's speech. Ideall...
September 09, 2019 at 12:04
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I hope you are right. I worry about president Macron, he has political tensions at home, any sign of weakness might not go down well.
September 09, 2019 at 07:12
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Thats ok, this illustrates the problem of populism, it generates divisions where is there are none, by exploiting moderate human behaviour. For exampl...
September 09, 2019 at 06:36
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It sounds like Johnson's plan B is to cock a snook at the EU at the summit in October and hope they take offence.
September 09, 2019 at 05:38
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They are the people who didn't vote, either they don't know, or can't vote, or won't vote perhaps. I expect a proportion of them are looking on in hor...
September 09, 2019 at 05:32
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Bring it on, anything is better than this. Remember it is only about a third of the population that has been brainwashed, another third is looking on ...
September 09, 2019 at 05:26
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The only way I can see the government getting a deal is if the backstop applies only to Northern Ireland with a border down the Irish Sea. But even th...
September 08, 2019 at 07:00
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Theresa May's deal was actually a really good deal, it managed to dovetail the possibility of an independent trade policy with close alignment with th...
September 07, 2019 at 21:31
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Yes, I was hoping for this, Amber Rudd is a fatal blow.
September 07, 2019 at 21:12
Nice meme lol. It's looking as though Boris is spent, there are more Tory MPs considering their positions this weekend. Due to actions like prorogatio...
September 07, 2019 at 13:10
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As has been pointed out a no deal Brexit ( no idea Brexit) is not and never was a bargaining chip. The EU have always asked us what we want, but we ha...
September 07, 2019 at 06:47
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Agreed, the hardliners will have to be pulled kicking and screaming out of office. They are like headless chickens ( no pun on Corbyn intended).
September 06, 2019 at 12:14
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I don't think it's to late for the government of unity yet. The important thing is not to table the vote of no confidence to soon, because there is a ...
September 06, 2019 at 10:57
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ah, but have they told the EU?
September 06, 2019 at 08:44
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I know, but in the eyes of this group of Tory's it's the fear of a Corbyn government alongside their own haemorrhaging of support to the Brexit party ...
September 06, 2019 at 07:35
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Yes, I am sure the EU will grant an extension if a general election is called. They realise that there is a crisis in the UK which requires time and p...
September 06, 2019 at 07:30
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Yes and I would hope the government would revoke, but as I said earlier it is much deeper than this. The government has lurched to the right and is no...
September 06, 2019 at 07:17
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yes, if an extension isn't granted article 50 ends and the UK ceases to be a member. It's all in the gift of the EU.
September 06, 2019 at 06:27
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Sorry I was still typing on my last message while you posted.
September 06, 2019 at 06:22
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He can, leaving without a deal is the default position at the moment, it requires action to prevent it.The fact that it is illegal in the UK for the g...
September 06, 2019 at 06:07
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Its the breath taking incompetence of Theresa May and the ERG which has left us in this mess. The opposition was happy to work out a cross party Brexi...
September 05, 2019 at 21:42
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That's the worry when it's a test of virility. Perhaps Rees Mogg will have to step into the breach with his Mogg spreading
September 05, 2019 at 21:25
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Yes, it sounds like the opposition has a similar view. I heard someone remarking on Johnson's phrase "do or die", saying that if we don't grant him an...
September 05, 2019 at 21:00
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Yes its all very promising and the parliamentary process of resting control from the bexiters. But the problem is far deeper, you will need to step up...
September 05, 2019 at 18:34
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I woke up in the night spitting cartoons of Johnson's head on a spike and coughing up voodoo dolls of Boris (I am a satirical cartoonist in my spare t...
September 05, 2019 at 07:55
I've just heard Johnson's first PM questions, a rip roaring performance of bluff and bluster. In which he managed to insult nearly everyone and both c...
September 04, 2019 at 13:23
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Well said.
September 04, 2019 at 13:12