UK Politics Thread VIII—Can't Let EU Go

[The New California Republic]

Trust me, we do. We have pro-choice legislation to get through Parliament, to bring NI in line with the rest of the UK, but that can't happen at the moment with the negotiations clogging up the gears of the system. Sure, said gears move slowly at the best of times, but it is better than the complete standstill that sums up the current state of affairs...

Northern Ireland has its own assembly.

Well aware. Human rights is not a devolved issue, so Westminster can intervene.

[Trumptonium1]

It should be disbanded.



Northern Ireland has its own assembly.

You want to disband the United Kingdom Supreme Court? And replace it with what?

With the status of the ancient age of pre-2009. The final court of appeal being the Lords.

[Trumptonium1]

Northern Ireland has its own assembly.

Well aware. Human rights is not a devolved issue, so Westminster can intervene.

Abortion is not a human right.

[The Blaatschapen]

Well aware. Human rights is not a devolved issue, so Westminster can intervene.

Abortion is not a human right.

Reproductive rights are human rights.

[Trumptonium1]

Abortion is not a human right.

Reproductive rights are human rights.

That's just your opinion.

[The Blaatschapen]

Reproductive rights are human rights.

That's just your opinion.

Well, so was your statement *facepalms*

[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

Reproductive rights are human rights.

That's just your opinion.

And the opinion of the European Court of Human Rights

[Greater vakolicci haven]

That's just your opinion.

And the opinion of the European Court of Human Rights

I was under the impression that the opinion of the ECHR was that the right to life didn't cover unborn life, rather than that abortion was a human right in itself

[The New California Republic]

Well aware. Human rights is not a devolved issue, so Westminster can intervene.

Abortion is not a human right.

Reproductive rights, which abortion is part of, most definitely are; and it is likely that Parliament would take that position too if push came to shove.

[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

And the opinion of the European Court of Human Rights

I was under the impression that the opinion of the ECHR was that the right to life didn't cover unborn life, rather than that abortion was a human right in itself

They hold both of those opinions, and it is necessary to have the first opinion in order to have the second. The ECHR ruled that in some cases (not all) there is a right to abortion in order to save the life of the mother, and if countries have some abortion laws in place, they should make those easily accessible.

[An Alan Smithee Nation]

We should just sell Northern Ireland to the Republic. Problem solved.

[The Huskar Social Union]

We should just sell Northern Ireland to the Republic. Problem solved.

Sell it to me, nothing bad could ever happen.


500 million million drachmae

[An Alan Smithee Nation]

We should just sell Northern Ireland to the Republic. Problem solved.

Sell it to me, nothing bad could ever happen.


500 million million drachmae

Maybe the Dutch would like to put in a bid.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Sell it to me, nothing bad could ever happen.


500 million million drachmae

Maybe the Dutch would like to put in a bid.

Fuck the dutch, literally and figuratively! Mainly the latter!

The North is mine, by rights.

The rights of the rules that i just made up.

[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

Sell it to me, nothing bad could ever happen.


500 million million drachmae

Maybe the Dutch would like to put in a bid.

60 tulips and a lovely pair of clogs for the Prime Minister to frolic in the fields with.

[An Alan Smithee Nation]

We should have a referendum with the question "Do you want the country to continue being held to ransom by a bunch of shouty bigots".

[Chan Island]

Maybe the Dutch would like to put in a bid.

Fuck the dutch, literally and figuratively! Mainly the latter!

The North is mine, by rights.

The rights of the rules that i just made up.

Eh, I suppose there are worse outcomes than having NI become Huskar Social Union's personal tinpot dictatorship/playground.

[Trumptonium1]

That's just your opinion.

And the opinion of the European Court of Human Rights

But not of the British Government.

[Trumptonium1]

We should have a referendum with the question "Do you want the country to continue being held to ransom by a bunch of shouty bigots".

We already did - in June 2016 the answer was no.

[An Alan Smithee Nation]

We should have a referendum with the question "Do you want the country to continue being held to ransom by a bunch of shouty bigots".

We already did - in June 2016 the answer was no.

They asked the wrong question.

[Vassenor]

We should have a referendum with the question "Do you want the country to continue being held to ransom by a bunch of shouty bigots".

We already did - in June 2016 the answer was no.

More like the answer was "we should give the shouty bigots everything they want".

[The Huskar Social Union]

Fuck the dutch, literally and figuratively! Mainly the latter!

The North is mine, by rights.

The rights of the rules that i just made up.

Eh, I suppose there are worse outcomes than having NI become Huskar Social Union's personal tinpot dictatorship/playground.

[The New California Republic]

BSE has been found at a farm in Aberdeenshire.

[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

And the opinion of the European Court of Human Rights

But not of the British Government.

The British Government is bound by the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights. The British Government agreed to that by signing and ratifying the European Convention of Human Rights.

[Souseiseki]

And the opinion of the European Court of Human Rights

But not of the British Government.

british government are insane cunts who cares