UK PM wants to *pause* Parliament

[Jimmy Higgins]

Well the commons just voted 328 to 301 to pause the government's control of parliamentary business.

Which makes Boris Johnson 0 from 1 in votes won in the commons - no wonder he wanted to stop them from sitting.

Another way to spin the results, Johnson is 14 swing seats away from a dictatorship.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

How do you manage to discuss about such things, yet not know that a ruling came forth indicating that the UK could quit the Brexit at any time.

What kind of answer do you want here? I didn't know about it and the articles I've read about Brexit in general have never, to my recall, mentioned it.

I suppose it is possible to be paying attention and oblivious to what is happening.

 

[Metaphor]

How do you manage to discuss about such things, yet not know that a ruling came forth indicating that the UK could quit the Brexit at any time.

What kind of answer do you want here? I didn't know about it and the articles I've read about Brexit in general have never, to my recall, mentioned it.

I suppose it is possible to be paying attention and oblivious to what is happening.

My problem is I'm triggered by all events in the universe, as evidenced by commenting on them, and my brain can't form memories properly.

 

[bilby]

Well the commons just voted 328 to 301 to pause the government's control of parliamentary business.

Which makes Boris Johnson 0 from 1 in votes won in the commons - no wonder he wanted to stop them from sitting.

Another way to spin the results, Johnson is 14 swing seats away from a dictatorship.

Nope - they weren't 'swing' seats, they were his own party.

'Were' being past tense - he sacked them from the party, so now they are not part of his parliamentary majority anymore.

His majority has gone from -1 (yes, minus, even with DUP support), to -42.

It's all going very pear-shaped, very fast for poor BJ. It couldn't happen to a more deserving wee shite, either.

 

[bilby]

Sorry - the Con/DUP majority is now -43, not -42, as they started the day on -1.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Well the commons just voted 328 to 301 to pause the government's control of parliamentary business.

Which makes Boris Johnson 0 from 1 in votes won in the commons - no wonder he wanted to stop them from sitting.

Another way to spin the results, Johnson is 14 swing seats away from a dictatorship.

Nope - they weren't 'swing' seats, they were his own party.

'Were' being past tense - he sacked them from the party, so now they are not part of his parliamentary majority anymore.

His majority has gone from -1 (yes, minus, even with DUP support), to -42.

It's all going very pear-shaped, very fast for poor BJ. It couldn't happen to a more deserving wee shite, either.

My point was just 14 members switching to no on that vote would have meant failure of the opposition.

Johnson’s maneuver came close to working, and it isn’t over yet.

This is extremely disturbing.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

So the next vote has passed regarding a No Deal Brexit ban, and there will be votes on amendments next.

From here a couple more votes, I think, then to The Lords, where there is question about delays there being used to stop the progress of the bill.

Now that Johnson's prorogue maneuver appears to have been countered... quite quickly, Johnson now wants an election, preferably before this bill can pass, but that won't happen. The next best option is right after it passes, but that requires 2/3's support from the House of whom, the majority wants another EU delay in paper first (EU rolls eyes).

Johnson is ultimately pissed that the Ministers are stealing his leverage to strong arm the EU into a better deal... in the next 30 days... a deal that took 600ish days to put together... and Boris doesn't even appear to be openly negotiating with them in the first place.

Honestly, hopefully the Boris administration will meet the same sticky end of the imaginary arachnid.

And then this does beg the next question, Parliament gets the delay... delay until when? My satire piece indicated a permanent delay with no date. Britain would forever be talking about Brexit. There is a deal, the one already hammered out by May's administration... but that has been voted down a number of times. There is some talk about putting that in a referendum, which could at least give this process a path towards an end point Brexit or no Brexit. Of course, Boris wouldn't like being in power and May's deal being voted on.

First thing first. The UK Government must first pass a bill to ask for another delay... which the EU needs to approve of. The UK contingent in the EU is 3/7's leave the EU! The UK as well as its government is muddled. It is a football team that has given up 3 own goals, and is continuously back passing the ball in its own end with ridiculous dreams of scoring a shot from half field, though every time they approach the halfway line, they back pass into their own end... again.

 

[bilby]

BJ's entire strategy has been to keep parliament away from any power.

He set up a long prorogation, but that wasn't enough.

Now his strategy depends on parliament closing itself - by calling a general election.

Like a novice chess player, his only plan is to offer his opponent an opportunity to do something apparently desirable, and to hope that they are too stupid to notice that it's a trap. Leaders of the opposition always want an early election. And chess opponents always want to capture your queen. Except when they don't.

If an election was called for Oct 15, BJ knows that as PM he could unilaterally delay the date for a couple of weeks - until after Oct 31. It's a trap. But it's an obvious trap, and despite BJ's desperate attempts to sacrifice his government, JC just isn't stupid enough to fall into it.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

In a historic ass slapping, Supreme Court unanimously smacks Boris Johnson's ass saying "bad boy".

People are calling for Johnson to resign. The freak show in the UK continues.

 

[bilby]

In 'I wish I had thought of that line' news, a friend of mine commented on this:

"People keep going [on] about Boris Johnson's links with Cambridge Analytica or funnelling money to dodgy American friends, people should instead focus on his clear and easily provable close connection and contracts with the ACME Corporation."

To which others responded:

"I really can’t think of a better metaphor for Brexit than a big doorway, leading through to a promised land of plenty, painted onto a brick wall."
and
"I think we're well into the 'running out over the chasm and pretending that if you don't look down gravity won't get you' phase."

It's difficult to think of a national humiliation for a previous Prime Minister that didn't result in an immediate resignation; However BJ has shown an utter disregard for the sense of honour that has allowed the UK to operate without a written constitution for so many centuries, so who knows.

And if he does resign, who would want to take his place at this moment in history? Hell, if he quits as PM, who even gets to pick his replacement? His party hasn't even got close to a majority in the commons anymore, so if they select a new leader, that new leader cannot go the the Queen and tell her he can form a government with the confidence of the house.

The English language lacks words for a shitshow of such breadth and depth.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

In 'I wish I had thought of that line' news, a friend of mine commented on this:

"People keep going [on] about Boris Johnson's links with Cambridge Analytica or funnelling money to dodgy American friends, people should instead focus on his clear and easily provable close connection and contracts with the ACME Corporation."

To which others responded:

"I really can’t think of a better metaphor for Brexit than a big doorway, leading through to a promised land of plenty, painted onto a brick wall."
and
"I think we're well into the 'running out over the chasm and pretending that if you don't look down gravity won't get you' phase."

It's difficult to think of a national humiliation for a previous Prime Minister that didn't result in an immediate resignation; However BJ has shown an utter disregard for the sense of honour that has allowed the UK to operate without a written constitution for so many centuries, so who knows.

And if he does resign, who would want to take his place at this moment in history? Hell, if he quits as PM, who even gets to pick his replacement? His party hasn't even got close to a majority in the commons anymore, so if they select a new leader, that new leader cannot go the the Queen and tell her he can form a government with the confidence of the house.

The English language lacks words for a shitshow of such breadth and depth.

A full out Charlie Sheen?

 

[bilby]

In 'I wish I had thought of that line' news, a friend of mine commented on this:

"People keep going [on] about Boris Johnson's links with Cambridge Analytica or funnelling money to dodgy American friends, people should instead focus on his clear and easily provable close connection and contracts with the ACME Corporation."

To which others responded:

"I really can’t think of a better metaphor for Brexit than a big doorway, leading through to a promised land of plenty, painted onto a brick wall."
and
"I think we're well into the 'running out over the chasm and pretending that if you don't look down gravity won't get you' phase."

It's difficult to think of a national humiliation for a previous Prime Minister that didn't result in an immediate resignation; However BJ has shown an utter disregard for the sense of honour that has allowed the UK to operate without a written constitution for so many centuries, so who knows.

And if he does resign, who would want to take his place at this moment in history? Hell, if he quits as PM, who even gets to pick his replacement? His party hasn't even got close to a majority in the commons anymore, so if they select a new leader, that new leader cannot go the the Queen and tell her he can form a government with the confidence of the house.

The English language lacks words for a shitshow of such breadth and depth.

A full out Charlie Sheen?

Which country did Charlie Sheen destroy?

 

[ZiprHead]

In 'I wish I had thought of that line' news, a friend of mine commented on this:

"People keep going [on] about Boris Johnson's links with Cambridge Analytica or funnelling money to dodgy American friends, people should instead focus on his clear and easily provable close connection and contracts with the ACME Corporation."

To which others responded:

"I really can’t think of a better metaphor for Brexit than a big doorway, leading through to a promised land of plenty, painted onto a brick wall."
and
"I think we're well into the 'running out over the chasm and pretending that if you don't look down gravity won't get you' phase."

It's difficult to think of a national humiliation for a previous Prime Minister that didn't result in an immediate resignation; However BJ has shown an utter disregard for the sense of honour that has allowed the UK to operate without a written constitution for so many centuries, so who knows.

And if he does resign, who would want to take his place at this moment in history? Hell, if he quits as PM, who even gets to pick his replacement? His party hasn't even got close to a majority in the commons anymore, so if they select a new leader, that new leader cannot go the the Queen and tell her he can form a government with the confidence of the house.

The English language lacks words for a shitshow of such breadth and depth.

A full out Charlie Sheen?

I don't think Boris has tiger blood.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

In 'I wish I had thought of that line' news, a friend of mine commented on this:

"People keep going [on] about Boris Johnson's links with Cambridge Analytica or funnelling money to dodgy American friends, people should instead focus on his clear and easily provable close connection and contracts with the ACME Corporation."

To which others responded:

"I really can’t think of a better metaphor for Brexit than a big doorway, leading through to a promised land of plenty, painted onto a brick wall."
and
"I think we're well into the 'running out over the chasm and pretending that if you don't look down gravity won't get you' phase."

It's difficult to think of a national humiliation for a previous Prime Minister that didn't result in an immediate resignation; However BJ has shown an utter disregard for the sense of honour that has allowed the UK to operate without a written constitution for so many centuries, so who knows.

And if he does resign, who would want to take his place at this moment in history? Hell, if he quits as PM, who even gets to pick his replacement? His party hasn't even got close to a majority in the commons anymore, so if they select a new leader, that new leader cannot go the the Queen and tell her he can form a government with the confidence of the house.

The English language lacks words for a shitshow of such breadth and depth.

A full out Charlie Sheen?

Which country did Charlie Sheen destroy?

The United States of Charlie Sheen

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

The population of the UK on verge of all becoming magistrates as continual reporting of legal related matters has provided the general population enough background on the law to become lawyers.

Today's lesson? Nobile Officium

The case has been brought by three petitioners - businessman Dale Vince, QC Jolyon Maugham and SNP MP Joanna Cherry.

They want the court to use its "nobile officium" power to, in effect, sign a letter to European leaders on behalf of Mr Johnson if the prime minister refuses to do so himself.

Mr Johnson has previously said he would "rather be dead in a ditch" than seek another delay beyond the current 31 October exit date.

 

[Jason Harvestdancer]

Will it take a war between the UK and Germany to settle whether or not Germany rules Europe?

Didn't that happen before?