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17 Dec 2018, 6:24 pm

Forcing people to vote until they get the right answer isn't democracy.


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18 Dec 2018, 1:27 pm

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Who's enforcing the hard border?


I don't really understand this question.

Do you mean something like 'Who is insisting the hard border has to happen?'

In which case it is the inevitable consequence of the different trading regulations between an EU country and a non-EU country;

and the second possible answer to your question,

'Whose responsibility will it be to enforce the hard border?'

subsequently follows inasmuch as it will be both Ireland's and the UK's responsibility to enforce the border.



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15 Jan 2019, 4:45 am

WA vote scheduled for this evening



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20 Feb 2019, 6:36 am

On Monday 7 Labour MP's quit the party and grouped together to create The Independent Group, not a new party (at the moment), but a loosely affiliated group of MP's who are sick of what is happening right now in UK politics

Last night another Labour MP quit the party to join the Independent Group

This morning 3 Tory MP's have quit their party to join them too

interesting times!



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20 Feb 2019, 12:21 pm

With Labour an orchestrated effort by the Israel lobby to remove Jeremy Corbyn.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailym ... etary.html


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24 Feb 2019, 7:15 am

Cooper-Letwin Amendment being talked about as being put forward potentially on Wednesday this coming week. This is obviously dependant on whether May does or does not anything from her talks in Egypt over the next 2 days.

If she doesn't then Wednesday evening could be interesting



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24 Feb 2019, 12:19 pm

Raised By Wolves wrote:
JohnPowell wrote:
Who's enforcing the hard border?


I don't really understand this question.

Do you mean something like 'Who is insisting the hard border has to happen?'

In which case it is the inevitable consequence of the different trading regulations between an EU country and a non-EU country;

and the second possible answer to your question,

'Whose responsibility will it be to enforce the hard border?'

subsequently follows inasmuch as it will be both Ireland's and the UK's responsibility to enforce the border.


It's the EU who will put it up even though they claim they don't want to.


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26 Feb 2019, 9:03 am

March 12th - Meaningful vote
March 13th - No deal vote (if above doesn't pass) + amendment votes
March 14th - A50 extension vote (if above doesn't pass)



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26 Feb 2019, 9:21 am

Biscuitman wrote:
March 12th - Meaningful vote
March 13th - No deal vote (if above doesn't pass) + amendment votes
March 14th - A50 extension vote (if above doesn't pass)


March 10... I'm off to Spain so I'll miss all that... woohoo!


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26 Feb 2019, 10:13 am

Trueno wrote:
Biscuitman wrote:
March 12th - Meaningful vote
March 13th - No deal vote (if above doesn't pass) + amendment votes
March 14th - A50 extension vote (if above doesn't pass)


March 10... I'm off to Spain so I'll miss all that... woohoo!


You can run but you can't hide, you shall never escape Brexit!!

mwaa aaa aaaaaaah



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26 Feb 2019, 10:16 am

London has had record high temperatures recently. The climate certainly is hot!



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26 Feb 2019, 10:17 am

kraftiekortie wrote:
London has had record high temperatures recently. The climate certainly is hot!


hot day today Kraftie! walked to the gym at lunch and the people out and about + the clear sky made it feel like early summer.

It's February!!



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26 Feb 2019, 10:36 am

I wonder if many people went down to Brighton, and even went in the water?



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26 Feb 2019, 10:56 am

Biscuitman wrote:
Trueno wrote:
Biscuitman wrote:
March 12th - Meaningful vote
March 13th - No deal vote (if above doesn't pass) + amendment votes
March 14th - A50 extension vote (if above doesn't pass)


March 10... I'm off to Spain so I'll miss all that... woohoo!


You can run but you can't hide, you shall never escape Brexit!!

mwaa aaa aaaaaaah


Sadly... true. At least I'll miss two weeks of meaningless news coverage... not that I watch much news now. Can't wait until it's all over so we can get back to NHS in crisis and obesity epidemics...


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26 Feb 2019, 10:58 am

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I wonder if many people went down to Brighton, and even went in the water?


Have you been to Brighton on your travels, Kraftie? The beach is stony and no good for wimps like me with delicate feet.


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26 Feb 2019, 11:00 am

... and I'm just making one more post as I've just notched up 666... that's the post count of the Beast.

Carry on, everyone.


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