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Gossipy but wouldn't put it past him... Boris could get >150 votes today and word is he?s lending at least 15 MPs to Jeremy Hunt who he regards as a safe, low-energy opponent.

Admin, when you get round to banning posters, any chance you can exile them to another section rather than just the Lounge, perhaps a new 'sin bin' section so they can monotonously cackle on to their heart's content in wonderful isolation?...

Sephiroth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We have exactly the politicians we deserve Hard to disagree with this, but there are still some good politicians around, especially on the backbenches. But the overall standard of politicians has definitely dropped and I'd add journalists to the list too. While watching the Tory debate yesterday and hearing Gove, Hunt et al claiming that they would do this and that with the Withdrawal Agreement, no one seemed to be aware that as I've mentioned before, a condition of the current extension is that the WA cannot be reopened. I expect politicians to conveniently ignore this, but it would be good if at least one journalist made this point and in doing so instantly shot down their unicorns there and then...

The Economist was the first thing that came into my head as I was reading your post, until I got to the bit... Private Eye is very good if you like political satire. Spec and NS worth a look but I find I only really like certain writers such as Stephen Bush at NS rather than the magazines as a whole. Failing that, Angling Times... PS. This was an interesting read about trying to cultivate balanced online debate... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-48579597

Yep, an autumn election is now more likely than not, a no confidence vote would trigger one, which might be the only tool left for those against no deal/proroguing parliament. Whoever the new PM is will need to pass an initial HoC confidence vote, and even if that passes, another one can happen any time before the end of Oct. Assuming Johnson will win, he's already boxed himself into a corner saying we will definitely leave by 31st Oct. He can only do that in the time frame by going no deal, and at that point there'll be a no confidence vote. I think Johnson knows this and therefore is happy to say now that we'll leave by the 31st, in order to win members' votes, knowing that he can later say parliament stopped him from doing it. Brexiters are clueless when it comes to the complexities of Brexit, but very good at the more simplistic blame game. Dangerous game playing in dangerous times...

Johnson is also the only one to avoid the 100+ political journalists 'Lobby Hustings' questions on Monday, so he's not only dodging the TV camera debates. Can't see that going down well with the hacks...

Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > He doesn't want to leave without a deal but he > can't possibly say how he would get one by October > 31st. Why are some contenders spouting this > bollix? More importantly, why aren't interviewers/journalists pressing him to explain. No coincidence that he's not going on Sunday's Channel 4 debate where Rory Stewart will attend, who will openly question Johnson's unicorns. He's gambling that RS won't make it past the next round on Tuesday and therefore won't be in attendance at Thursday's BBC debate...

Johnson has graced us with a Radio4 interview, said that the UK will definitely leave the EU by the Oct deadline, that he doesn't want No Deal/WTO, that there doesn't need to be a hard Irish border, that the Brady 'alternative arrangements' can be discussed after we leave. And so the Mayesque clusterfuckwitteryfudge continues, saying one thing to one wing of the Tory party and another thing to the other...

40 years ago today...

Don't fret, the last laugh will be on him, for when the inevitable general election happens new Prime Minister Johnson will lose his marginal seat...

If you an find your product click on it and it should come up with a care and maintenance section, the one I looked at said not to use cleaning agents with wax and polish. They are designed to be hard wearing so a simple mild detergent with a damp cloth should be ok... https://www.howdens.com/joinery/floors/flooring/laminate-flooring?p=2

Well done my lovelies, anyone who thinks they can cross VelvetBlueBeret and get away with it has got another thing coming...Mwahahaha! http://www.animobil.info/wit-icons/crows.jpg

What a carrion...

*Rushes out to buy some net curtains...*

Well said Art...

Clueless...

And this is a good follow-up to DAG's thread and a further reality... Of course, all of this was far too complicated and long-winded to put on the side of a bus...

This is a good overview of the realities... https://twitter.com/davidallengreen/status/1135926328568549376

mancity68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ...but my life (house, cat, other half) That reminded me of this, must be a Mcr thing... :)

TheCat Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > But am also speaking for a large selection > of guys I know..... If you don't mind same sex group hugs, form a support group with them (also a legit excuse for a night out at the pub), before you know it you've got yourself a whole new set of friends. Job done...

No idea whether that court case will be successful or not, but in this age of post-truth politics there certainly needs to be more accountability for politicians telling outright porkies in order to win votes...

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The European Election Results seem to have proved > that if there were to be a second Referendum > the vote to leave would be much stronger. Hahahahaha!...

We shouldn't mock. One spring after a particularly wet winter, a couple of Mallards took residence in an impromptu pond by the 'big house', now if that isn't village life I don't know what is. Just needs a cricket team and a County Lines drug cartel and it's official...

When are the WTO elections?...