This: 'For the sake of democracy the judiciary must be able to rule on whether or not its intention and length are lawful.' I agree with your thoughts...
A Bridge connecting Scotland and Ireland. Majorly big distraction. Totally taking the piss. Why is he getting away with all this utter bullshit ? Anot...
Well, at least the Scottish Parliament is still open for business. 'Nicola Sturgeon has said the Scottish government’s copy of the Yellowhammer no-dea...
I would hope there are other means other than violence. That would play into their hands. Joanna Cherry ( in the Channel 4 interview ) remarks that th...
A third legal perspective on prorogation. Edit to add. Correction from Guardian Live: 'Here is our latest story on the judgment from the high court in...
Two legal systems - two different outcomes. If the matter of prorogation is 'not justiciable' then how can it be properly and effectively contested. P...
Brexit and Johnson Prorogation means he avoids regular Parliamentary scrutiny. Important Investigative Select Committees are not held. Yesterday the c...
From 'Letters' in the Guardian. So, this seems straightforward.The EU v the USA ? Progress and protect with the more enlightened v Regress with the Ha...
"To achieve no-deal Brexit, Boris Johnson has exploited the weakness of our democracy." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/01/sheer-sc...
Easy enough to google https://www.parliament.uk/about/how/laws/passage-bill/lords/lrds-royal-assent/ How laws are made: https://www.parliament.uk/abou...
Not just the leavers. The undecided. And remainers who might be thinking 'Enough already' - a soft Brexit is better than a hard one. Some compromise t...
Sounds easy, doesn't it ? Trouble is Johnson is being an arse. And even if an extension is achieved, there is still trouble afoot. https://www.theguar...
Google returned this: 'On Monday Austria’s foreign minister, Alexander Schallenberg, said the bloc would keep open the possibility of an extension to ...
All this talk of 'doing or dying' - 'dying in a ditch' - 'surrender bill '- 'coward' - 'rebels'- 'traitors'. The ditch isn't by the wayside, it's abou...
This article and BTL comments might give you a better idea than anything I could offer up. Things are changing so quickly, it is all quite bewildering...
Yes. However still very useful as an anti-Tory campaign tool. We can talk about both that and the Boris Cummings faction. But such images are more inf...
Excellent analysis :up: Exactly this. There is no bargaining chip. The Tories are not in negotiations. See: https://www.channel4.com/news/are-brexit-t...
The Corbyn 'Chicken' was on the cover of the UK Sun. Not on the Scottish or Irish Sun, reflecting different views towards the Tories. In Scotland: 'Fl...
It has backfired on him. He is a nasty piece of work. People will react against this in any election. Hopefully. This R-M pose has been circulated wor...
Front pages are divided between focusing on Boris Johnson’s multiple defeats and calling Jeremy Corbyn an election ‘chicken’. https://www.theguardian....
Deleted by mistake - it was about the Corbyn 'Chicken' front page of the UK Sun and my wish that the opposition would use images to counteract. That t...
Tories are 'Ready' with their dirty tricks election campaign - as are the right-wing newspapers. Corbyn bring branded as 'chicken' with his 'surrender...
Yes. It was cleverly and carefully presented as an objective piece of philosophy. Yes. Still important in itself. However, anyone following @"tim wood...
Yes. And there are clear forum standards for that, I think. However, apparent trolling is treated differently. I've just been scrolling down the Trump...
Yes. I note a few more have made their opinions known as to a certain poster. (I have given up following the Trump thread; it's become rather tedious ...
This thread follows on from exchanges in the Donald Trump thread. If you want to, you can look under @"tim wood" 'Comments' for detail. Of course it's...
Agreed. If things get out of hand, the mods are accessible and can give an objective perspective via PM conversation. I have had a few helpful exchang...
Gove concludes by saying a no-deal Brexit would pose undoubted risks and real challenges for the UK. But he says there would also be opportunities. Op...
Keep on thinking, it sounds good - through the skull walls... :smile: Part of your favourite quote: In order to make progress, one must leave the door...
I like it :up: 'flexibility of thought and vocabulary' The key to passing through the dogma wall... Fresh air through open doors. Cats stay watch. Is ...
from the Guardian Politics Live https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/sep/03/commons-showdown-looms-in-battle-over-no-deal-brexit-live 'As Jo...
Who benefits from Brexit ? Someone suggested that I watch Ch4 Dispatches 'The Brexit Millionaires' - those who've got rich from Brexit. First shown Mo...
Comparing ways of being clever between psychopathic leaders is interesting up to a point. What matters is the outcome when the right-wing, regressive ...
Trump and Boris both lie. They both want a hard Brexit. They have a lot in common. Narcissistic, self-serving, etc., etc... But Boris went to Eton and...
We are being prepped for one soon. Amidst all this turmoil. Nigel Farage, leader of The Brexit Party, exhorts his troops at campaign rallies, shouting...
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