The On-going Never-ending Brexit Story Part Four

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  1. Naughtius Maximus

    Jul 10, 2001
    Shropshire
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
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    England
    Oh, I know we all knew this at the time but it would be nice to see it in black and white in their own words.
     
  2. lanman

    lanman BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 30, 2002
    Farage on the grift.
    The replies are great, though.



     
  3. lanman

    lanman BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 30, 2002
    It was one year ago today when Boris Johnson promised to mend his ways over repeatedly lying if he was given another chance, having the previous day narrowly survived a confidence vote as leader of the Conservative party.
    It was eleven months ago today when Boris Johnson resigned as Prime Minister having lied repeatedly over the appointment of a known sex pest to his cabinet.
     
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  4. charlie15

    charlie15 Member+

    Mar 9, 2000
    Bethesda, Md
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    Arsenal FC
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    United States
    Oh well......Chicken are coming home to roost for the Tories...

    The UK’s opposition Labour Party is on track for a landslide victory at the next general election, according to a new poll — with a higher than typical sample size — that is likely ramp up the pressure on Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak,” Bloomberg reports.

    “Labour could win 470 seats at the election, with the Tories plummeting to just 129, according to the baseline scenario of an MRP poll by Focaldata, which asked 10,140 people in Great Britain how they intend to vote. That would give Labour a huge majority of more than 140 seats, it said.”
     
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  5. rslfanboy

    rslfanboy Member+

    Jul 24, 2007
    Section 26
    I just don't get how the Tories can govern when they are so so so unpopular. I guess it is always good to be king, but it is clear that they country doesn't want them in power.
     
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  6. American Brummie

    Jun 19, 2009
    There Be Dragons Here
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    Birmingham City FC
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    United States
    MRP has problems but Labour should have a sizeable majority.
     
  7. The Jitty Slitter

    The Jitty Slitter Moderator
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    Bayern München
    Germany
    Jul 23, 2004
    Fascist Hellscape
    Club:
    FC Sankt Pauli
    Nat'l Team:
    Belgium
    They can't really govern is the answer. Obviously the civil service can continue to run the country, but any agenda for this government has collapsed. Which is quite amazing when you consider the size of their '19 mandate. Apart from finalise Brexit they've mostly done nothing

    I was getting at this a few weeks back that the Tories seem to functionally incapable of gripping the country and implementing any kind of policy

    Meanwhile they have worsening crises in NHS, Immigration etc
     
  8. American Brummie

    Jun 19, 2009
    There Be Dragons Here
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    Birmingham City FC
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    United States
    "Finalise Brexit" lol there will be more and more deals as they fix and tweak
     
  9. lanman

    lanman BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 30, 2002
    They closed parliament early for the day earlier in the week as they had nothing to progress with - no bills, no debates
    If they're not going to govern then they should step down
     
  10. American Brummie

    Jun 19, 2009
    There Be Dragons Here
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    Birmingham City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I don't know when Keir will start pivoting to the "If all you want to do is ask us what we would do, call a general election so we can take reins of government" line of attack but it should be soon.
     
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  11. lanman

    lanman BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 30, 2002
    A couple of backbenchers had tweeted to that effect.
     
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  12. Naughtius Maximus

    Jul 10, 2001
    Shropshire
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
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    England
    I think jitty was using the phrase more as a euphemism, tbh. As you say, brexit isn't a 'thing' now, or en 'event'... it's more a process.

    We haven't 'got brexit done'. We've fired the starting pistol.

    Just watched this which was interesting. It's ex PM, John Major, making predictions before the vote as to what would happen if we voted leave.



    The only thing he got wrong was his idea that there would be tariffs, (he suggested around 10% as a likely average). But, obviously, that was never likely to happen as it meant the EU shooting themselves in the foot which they had no interest in doing.

    I mean, that was OUR job :D
     
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  13. American Brummie

    Jun 19, 2009
    There Be Dragons Here
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    Birmingham City FC
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    United States
  14. lanman

    lanman BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 30, 2002
    How will we cope.

     
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  15. lanman

    lanman BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 30, 2002
    Johnson's honours list is basically a rogue's gallery.

     
  16. lanman

    lanman BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 30, 2002
    Really?

     
  17. lanman

    lanman BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 30, 2002
    The whole thing just stinks.

    1667205508497899521 is not a valid tweet id
     
  18. lanman

    lanman BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 30, 2002
    Game on

     
  19. lanman

    lanman BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 30, 2002
    That was quick.



    Wonder what odds you can get on him standing in Henley at the next election.
     
  20. lanman

    lanman BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 30, 2002
    Just like Cameron, he scurries off like a coward rather than face the full consequences of his actions. Must be an Eton thing.
     
  21. lanman

    lanman BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 30, 2002
     
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  22. charlie15

    charlie15 Member+

    Mar 9, 2000
    Bethesda, Md
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    Arsenal FC
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    United States
    This is turning out to be a great week. All that’s missing is Putin disappearing
     
  23. The Jitty Slitter

    The Jitty Slitter Moderator
    Staff Member

    Bayern München
    Germany
    Jul 23, 2004
    Fascist Hellscape
    Club:
    FC Sankt Pauli
    Nat'l Team:
    Belgium
    good riddance

    Unfortunately he got a lot of people killed
     
  24. lanman

    lanman BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 30, 2002
    And the "Chaos with Ed Miliband" continues.
     
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  25. American Brummie

    Jun 19, 2009
    There Be Dragons Here
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    Birmingham City FC
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    United States

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