UK General Discussion: 2019. Blackadder goes Brexit.

[Joe Republic]

Brave Boris Battles the Bloody Brexit Bottlers

[Joe Republic]

Was kicking out 21 members of your party on the same day you lost your working majority the... um... right strategy here?

[Joe Republic]

Tory Ayes (21):

Guto Bebb
Steve Brine
Alistair Burt

this cannot be real. these cannot be real people. george lucas-ass country

Guto Bebb’s wife is named Esyllt Bebb, ftr.

[Joe Republic]

Was kicking out 21 members of your party on the same day you lost your working majority the... um... right strategy here?

I imagine the idea is that once an election has been forced they will be replaced in their mostly safe Tory constituencies with True Believers who will do Johnson's bidding.

Yes, I do see the theoretical logic in withdrawing the whip from the rebels and then immediately calling an election to get rid of them.  But when you still need all the precious votes you can get to call the election in the first place, suddenly pulling the rugs (of safe re-election) our from under 21 of your own MPs is not a particularly clever way to go about it.

[Joe Republic]

What a disgrace.  A minority is holding hostage & completely paralyzing the government.

Indeed, Boris truly is the worst.

[Joe Republic]

^ Please stop posting in this thread.  You’re embarrassing the rest of us Americans.

[Joe Republic]

Is there a constituency-by-party map somewhere being updated daily on a regular basis?

[Joe Republic]

So in the last day or two we've got a couple of polls that look ok for the Tories, and a couple that look pretty bad. My own particular take is that anyone claiming to know what an election would look like (before or after October 31) is only lying to themselves.

Just ask Theresa May about triggering an election while the Tories are enjoying a big polling lead. 

[Joe Republic]

Either way, it seems pretty obvious that the path back into government for Labour runs through Scotland.

[Joe Republic]

For me, 'British Constitutional Law' evokes an image of a team of dusty scholars rummaging through a pile of ancient Post It notes.

[Joe Republic]

Uhh, I’m sorry, with everything that’s been happening, how the f**k are the Tories actually gaining in the polls?

[Joe Republic]

Uhh, I’m sorry, with everything that’s been happening, how the f**k are the Tories actually gaining in the polls?

because risking the country to a UK Hugo Chavez would be far far worse than Hard Brexit. Before you scoff at the comparision, here:

https://twitter.com/jeremycorbyn/status/309065744954580992

https://www.cnsnews.com/video/flashback-corbyn-calls-hugo-chavez-absolute-legend-every-way

https://labourlist.org/2013/03/thank-you-hugo-

^ Please stop posting in this thread.  You’re embarrassing the rest of us Americans.

[Joe Republic]

for the love of christ OSR

Please stop posting in this thread.  You’re embarrassing the rest of us Americans.