UK Politics Thread V: Upon This Blasted Heath

[Souseiseki]

i can't wait to being in a new era of true equality for britain as a tory MP

*conservatives cut maternity leave without instituting paternity leave*

wait no that's not what i meant

*conservatives end affirmative action without instituting anything in its place to ensure equality of opportunity*

it keeps happening

*women-only domestic violence shelters die out to lack of funding with no intention to open anything in their place for men or women*

aaaaaaaa

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this is my official prediction for ostroeuropa's political career

[South Park Labourite]

i can't wait to being in a new era of true equality for britain as a tory MP

*conservatives cut maternity leave without instituting paternity leave*

wait no that's not what i meant

*conservatives end affirmative action without instituting anything in its place to ensure equality of opportunity*

it keeps happening

*women-only domestic violence shelters die out to lack of funding with no intention to open anything in their place for men or women*

aaaaaaaa

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this is my official prediction for ostroeuropa's political career

Ooo, can you do one for me (not planning to become a politician, just a what-if)?

[Anywhere Else But Here]

War on Cancer is Best War.

The only way drone strikes could possibly get more contentious.

It's okay. They're surgical strikes.

[Ostroeuropa]

i can't wait to being in a new era of true equality for britain as a tory MP

*conservatives cut maternity leave without instituting paternity leave*

wait no that's not what i meant

*conservatives end affirmative action without instituting anything in its place to ensure equality of opportunity*

it keeps happening

*women-only domestic violence shelters die out to lack of funding with no intention to open anything in their place for men or women*

aaaaaaaa

----

this is my official prediction for ostroeuropa's political career

They wouldn't let me be an MP yet I doubt. Councillor maybe, and there I think i'm solid based on my charity work and community connections.

If I were going to make a run for it, i'd also avoid parliament before taking on the welsh assembly to demonstrate proof of concept. Just run a "I'm a different, socially liberal-egalitarian tory, end labours vice-grip on this institution blah blah blah", flip the assembly tory, then just demand further devolved powers and instittue a bunch of crap while trolling everyone in the UK conservative party who doesn't hold to my values.

"We demand devolved powers."
*legalizes drugs*

"But muh border smuggling."

"Sounds like your policies aren't implementable in the real world while also respecting democracy and self-determination, fam. Come tourism in wales everyone, we're building a new vegas, but without the radscorpions." etc.

If/when that kind of shit worked and got me popular amongst edgelords, i'd make a run for tory leadership straight from there based on my terrific, incredibly, bigly improvement of welsh GDP and stuff.

But more likely, i'll just be a councillor and end up screaming about bin collection.

The only way a maverick run can work is through the devolved assemblies I think.

[Imperializt Russia]

The only way drone strikes could possibly get more contentious.

It's okay. They're surgical strikes.

Thanks, Here and Frank, you've both cheered me up.

[Ifreann]

i can't wait to being in a new era of true equality for britain as a tory MP

*conservatives cut maternity leave without instituting paternity leave*

wait no that's not what i meant

*conservatives end affirmative action without instituting anything in its place to ensure equality of opportunity*

it keeps happening

*women-only domestic violence shelters die out to lack of funding with no intention to open anything in their place for men or women*

aaaaaaaa

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this is my official prediction for ostroeuropa's political career

But will the Rt. Hon. Ostro be forced to resign in disgrace when he's arrested for doing all the drugs, or will the Home Office interpret their super vague ban on everything in such a way as to get him off the hook?

[Hurdergaryp]

The English have fucked up the Scottish for centuries, so there's a kind of poetic justice in the possibility that the Scottish will be returning the favor in a remarkably civilized way.

It's impossible for a Scot to sound civil, cause everytime they're polite they sound like the most sarcastic wanker you ever met.

Why am I suddenly filled with an overwhelming wave of respect and sympathy for the Scots?

[Imperial Union of America]

Do any of you folks miss the Empire?

[Ostroeuropa]

i can't wait to being in a new era of true equality for britain as a tory MP

*conservatives cut maternity leave without instituting paternity leave*

wait no that's not what i meant

*conservatives end affirmative action without instituting anything in its place to ensure equality of opportunity*

it keeps happening

*women-only domestic violence shelters die out to lack of funding with no intention to open anything in their place for men or women*

aaaaaaaa

----

this is my official prediction for ostroeuropa's political career

But will the Rt. Hon. Ostro be forced to resign in disgrace when he's arrested for doing all the drugs, or will the Home Office interpret their super vague ban on everything in such a way as to get him off the hook?

Chemically enhanced governance is a major selling point of my administration.

[South Park Labourite]

Do any of you folks miss the Empire?

Not particularly, no. Not because I have a negative perception about it, I'm pretty indifferent to it as a whole.

[Imperial Union of America]

Do any of you folks miss the Empire?

Not particularly, no. Not because I have a negative perception about it, I'm pretty indifferent to it as a whole.

The world was a bit better when the United Kingdom was a superpower, no?

[Ifreann]

Do any of you folks miss the Empire?

No one here was alive when the Empire was a thing, so obviously not.

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But will the Rt. Hon. Ostro be forced to resign in disgrace when he's arrested for doing all the drugs, or will the Home Office interpret their super vague ban on everything in such a way as to get him off the hook?

Chemically enhanced governance is a major selling point of my administration.

"I will be so hard working that you will have to sedate me to get me to stop"
*polite British laughter*
"I wasn't joking"

[The Huskar Social Union]

Do any of you folks miss the Empire?

No one here was alive when the Empire was a thing, so obviously not.

Thats a bingo.

[South Park Labourite]

Not particularly, no. Not because I have a negative perception about it, I'm pretty indifferent to it as a whole.

The world was a bit better when the United Kingdom was a superpower, no?

Dunno, it did some atrocities, it did some good. It's probably better that we aren't a superpower anymore, just look at the perceptions surrounding the US.

[Imperializt Russia]

Chemically enhanced governance is a major selling point of my administration.

"I will be so hard working that you will have to sedate me to get me to stop"
*polite British laughter*
"I wasn't joking"

"My favourite is Valium, please be sure to check my medic alert bracelet before administering"

[Imperializt Russia]

Not particularly, no. Not because I have a negative perception about it, I'm pretty indifferent to it as a whole.

The world was a bit better when the United Kingdom was a superpower, no?

If you lived in the UK, Australia or Canada.
Not many of the countries it controlled.

We were still mass-shooting protesters in imperial possessions until the creation of Israel near enough.

[Salandriagado]

Unless Queen Victoria was the first "sex-negative feminist", no.

Sexual repression is a very longstanding, largely Conservative in nature, who knew, British "tradition", one of the many trash ones.
It's nothing to do with "feminism" - especially since the kind of sex-negative feminist who legit hates pornography and wants it all torn down is hated by most of feminism.

Do you have a source on it being a majority of feminists who are sex-positive?

Anecdotal and with a very poor sample, admittedly, but the general response to any one of Chessmistress' posts.

[South Park Labourite]

guyz world ain't the same as 30 years ago, we don't need Trident.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news ... ic-9280747

Ok, they didn't have stuff they could fire and hit us in 13 minutes.

[Salandriagado]

Well, maybe

I've also realised why May wants Brexit in March...

The March of May!

Plus, if it gets delayed from there, it might end up being May, and that's just too much pun room.

[Imperial Union of America]

guyz world ain't the same as 30 years ago, we don't need Trident.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news ... ic-9280747

Ok, they didn't have stuff they could fire and hit us in 13 minutes.

Trident is a good insurance policy.

[Salandriagado]

I can't be bothered to write up a full proof, but in general, in any prisoner's dilemma situation, the net overall outcome for everybody is improved by any party choosing to act selflessly. Such changes also reduce the cost of acting selflessly for others, while increasing the benefits.
.

Ah, so it is just Social-Humanist fidelity-signalling of the utmost stupidity.

No, taking the unique choice that might not result in us dying.

[Imperializt Russia]

guyz world ain't the same as 30 years ago, we don't need Trident.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news ... ic-9280747

Ok, they didn't have stuff they could fire and hit us in 13 minutes.

They did, they're called ballistic missiles. We had four minute's warning, if you remember.

They're referencing it as "Satan 2", a name no-one will give it, which is presumably in reference to the R-36M ICBM that was known to NATO as SS-18 Satan.

R-36M was also a low-observable countermeasure-carrying MIRV bus so I don't get the Mirror's excessively sensational reporting here. It was developed from the R-36 (SS-9) which dates back to 1974.

No idea what the shit they're talking about with "nation killer" and "Texas killer" warheads. Big unitary warheads are mostly a waste of material anyway and reduce survivability of the package.

[Ifreann]

guyz world ain't the same as 30 years ago, we don't need Trident.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news ... ic-9280747

Ok, they didn't have stuff they could fire and hit us in 13 minutes.

The super weapon is being designed specifically to sit atop Russia's new nation killer nuke Satan 2, which was unveiled last month.

Who names these things?

[Salandriagado]

i can't wait to being in a new era of true equality for britain as a tory MP

*conservatives cut maternity leave without instituting paternity leave*

wait no that's not what i meant

*conservatives end affirmative action without instituting anything in its place to ensure equality of opportunity*

it keeps happening

*women-only domestic violence shelters die out to lack of funding with no intention to open anything in their place for men or women*

aaaaaaaa

----

this is my official prediction for ostroeuropa's political career

They wouldn't let me be an MP yet I doubt. Councillor maybe, and there I think i'm solid based on my charity work and community connections.

If I were going to make a run for it, i'd also avoid parliament before taking on the welsh assembly to demonstrate proof of concept. Just run a "I'm a different, socially liberal-egalitarian tory, end labours vice-grip on this institution blah blah blah", flip the assembly tory, then just demand further devolved powers and instittue a bunch of crap while trolling everyone in the UK conservative party who doesn't hold to my values.

"We demand devolved powers."
*legalizes drugs*

"But muh border smuggling."

"Sounds like your policies aren't implementable in the real world while also respecting democracy and self-determination, fam. Come tourism in wales everyone, we're building a new vegas, but without the radscorpions." etc.

If/when that kind of shit worked and got me popular amongst edgelords, i'd make a run for tory leadership straight from there based on my terrific, incredibly, bigly improvement of welsh GDP and stuff.

But more likely, i'll just be a councillor and end up screaming about bin collection.

The only way a maverick run can work is through the devolved assemblies I think.

Honestly, the only thing you need to do to be acceptable as a council candidate is turn up and not get caught stealing council funds. And in the latter case, UKIP will still have you.

[Salandriagado]

guyz world ain't the same as 30 years ago, we don't need Trident.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news ... ic-9280747

Ok, they didn't have stuff they could fire and hit us in 13 minutes.

The super weapon is being designed specifically to sit atop Russia's new nation killer nuke Satan 2, which was unveiled last month.

Who names these things?

Also, I'm pretty sure that the nuke is not supposed to go underneath the rocket.