UK General Discussion: 2019. Blackadder goes Brexit.

[MillennialModerate]

Have to say Boris has played this great.

He’s talking with all the bluster of a confident leader that’s gung ho on a No Deal if need be, thus weakening the Brexit Party DRAMATICALLY. Now he seems primed to call an election with a weakened Labour, a handcuffed Brexit party: He’s going to thread the needle to a majority

[MillennialModerate]

Have to say Boris has played this great.

He’s talking with all the bluster of a confident leader that’s gung ho on a No Deal if need be, thus weakening the Brexit Party DRAMATICALLY. Now he seems primed to call an election with a weakened Labour, a handcuffed Brexit party: He’s going to thread the needle to a majority

Must ... not ... feed ... trolls ...

What of the things I said insinuates I’m a troll?

Especially considering this...

https://twitter.com/sebastianepayne/status/1168546988205518850

[MillennialModerate]

If it passes then Boris will win a landslide and Farage is toast, forever.

Really the deal is awful. It’s the worst of both worlds for the UK. Don’t get the benefits of a clean break and don’t get the benefits of being a member either. Shame.

[MillennialModerate]

Can someone explain the basis by which people think it will pass?

If the DUP oppose, Labour opposes, SNP opposes and the Lib Dems oppose ...

They’d be short even with ALL of the “Independent-Conservatives” right?

[MillennialModerate]

I would absolutely vote against this deal.

But then again I’m a political anomaly because if I was British I would be a Blairite New Labour voter but here’s the kicker ... one that supports LEAVE and actually doesn’t mind Nigel Farage (not withstanding his partnership with Trump who I naturally despise).

Yet, all indications are it will pass.

[MillennialModerate]

Johnson needs around 10 Labour votes to get it through. Either way it will be close.

This is what’s interesting is the Labour/Leave constituencies in the Northeast especially.

A lot of those MP’s who are on the fence about the deal are likely thinking I’ll be voted out if I vote against it. But that’s a miscalculation: (They obviously should vote based on what they think is best for their country, but if they’re on the fence and thinking about political consequences) Every single vote will make a huge difference so voting for it helps it to pass, while if it gets voted down that puts Labour (and Brexit party for that matter) in a much MUCH better position for a General election. Thus for those Labour Leave areas, I think it’s crucial for those MP’s that whatever they vote it ends up being the actual result