UK Politics Thread XI: Boris' Big Bombastic Brexit Bash

[Ifreann]

Commiserations to Northern Ireland for once again being blighted by politics.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Commiserations to Northern Ireland for once again being blighted by politics.

WOO! WOO! WOO! WOO! WOO!

[Rojava Free State]

Commiserations to Northern Ireland for once again being blighted by politics.

WOO! WOO! WOO! WOO! WOO!

What happened in northern ireland?

[The Huskar Social Union]

WOO! WOO! WOO! WOO! WOO!

What happened in northern ireland?

Our Stormont assembly is back up and running, so we have a government again after three years.

[Rojava Free State]

Nvm I just read about what happened, and it actually was a kinda good thing this time

[The Huskar Social Union]

Im genuinely pissed Guinness world records wouldnt give us the record for longest a government has not been sitting, all because stormont is not a national governmental body and Westminster can still pass laws, fuck off!

[Gormwood]

So now the Sussex situation has reached "crisis talks" levels.

But somehow Andrew turning out to be a possible paedophile never triggered this sort of response.

Coming or going, Meghan gets the blame -- and it's because of her race

Racism And The Royals

[Ifreann]

Im genuinely pissed Guinness world records wouldnt give us the record for longest a government has not been sitting, all because stormont is not a national governmental body and Westminster can still pass laws, fuck off!

Very disappointed in Mr. Guinness.

[The Blaatschapen]

Im genuinely pissed Guinness world records wouldnt give us the record for longest a government has not been sitting, all because stormont is not a national governmental body and Westminster can still pass laws, fuck off!

Can't trust those southerners *nods*

[Salandriagado]

so northern ireland has a government now... i think?

has the 1,000 day reign finally come to an end?

1,089 days total last i checked

And yes we have a government now, here are the new ministers:

DUP: 4 (First Minister, Economy, Education, Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs)
SF: 3 (Deputy First Minister, Communities, Finance)
SDLP: 1 (Infrastructure)
UUP: 1 (Health)
APNI: 1 (Justice)

Total breakdown of MLA's is unchanged from last election so:

Executive:
DUP: 27 (U)
SF: 26 (N)
SDLP: 12 (N)
UUP: 10 (U)
APNI: 8 (O)

Opposition:
GRN: 2 (O)
PBP: 1 (O)
TUV: 1 (U)
IND: 2 (U)

Nationalists (Total): 38
Unionists (Total): 40
Others (Total): 11
Speaker: 1

The Alliance party, SDLP and UUP might move into the opposition in the future

Surely a deputy first minister is a second minister?

[Vassenor]

And now we're wasting £120 million on a "Festival of Brexit" for some stupid reason.

[Gormwood]

And now we're wasting £120 million on a "Festival of Brexit" for some stupid reason.

Well as might call it what is. Fyre Festival UK.

[Austria-Bohemia-Hungary]

And now we're wasting £120 million on a "Festival of Brexit" for some stupid reason.

So what's there to celebrate about a national act of seppuku and then prostration before Peking?

[Gormwood]

And now we're wasting £120 million on a "Festival of Brexit" for some stupid reason.

So what's there to celebrate about a national act of seppuku and then prostration before Peking?

Some Tories get to live out their Dickensian dream of kicking grimy poor people and street urchins?

[Vassenor]

And now we're wasting £120 million on a "Festival of Brexit" for some stupid reason.

So what's there to celebrate about a national act of seppuku and then prostration before Peking?

Especially since this is apparently getting more planning than Brexit itself.

[Phoenicaea]

i bet labour will stay with ‘labour’ policies, and not reshuffle again. see u.s.a. where two Sanders and Warren of four, with Bloomberg and Biden, do.

in u.s.a. then, other faction has grown strong immigrant issues. in europe and uk you have not ius soli, so you will take ‘labour’ and not ‘growth’ faction.

[Gormwood]

So what's there to celebrate about a national act of seppuku and then prostration before Peking?

Especially since this is apparently getting more planning than Brexit itself.

Just need that one Dr. Strangelove pic with BoJo's face photoshopped over Slim Pickens'.

[The Huskar Social Union]

1,089 days total last i checked

And yes we have a government now, here are the new ministers:

DUP: 4 (First Minister, Economy, Education, Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs)
SF: 3 (Deputy First Minister, Communities, Finance)
SDLP: 1 (Infrastructure)
UUP: 1 (Health)
APNI: 1 (Justice)

Total breakdown of MLA's is unchanged from last election so:

Executive:
DUP: 27 (U)
SF: 26 (N)
SDLP: 12 (N)
UUP: 10 (U)
APNI: 8 (O)

Opposition:
GRN: 2 (O)
PBP: 1 (O)
TUV: 1 (U)
IND: 2 (U)

Nationalists (Total): 38
Unionists (Total): 40
Others (Total): 11
Speaker: 1

The Alliance party, SDLP and UUP might move into the opposition in the future

Surely a deputy first minister is a second minister?

First Minister and Deputy First Minister are literally the same role in the executive, despite the name difference, one is not subservient to the other and they both have equal power and responsibilities, the term deputy is used purely for differentiation between the two offices.

[Ifreann]

Especially since this is apparently getting more planning than Brexit itself.

Just need that one Dr. Strangelove pic with BoJo's face photoshopped over Slim Pickens'.

Or get the picture of Boris stuck on a zipline and photoshop a bomb between his legs.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Go on the gays

[Andsed]

Go on the gays

Noice.

[Purgatio]

Reading back the last few pages, I have to say, I'm genuinely surprised that, save for one or two posts, there isn't more discussion and debate on here about the unprecedented step of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to "step back" from their essential royal duties (and their upcoming crisis meeting with Her Majesty), in blatant and flagrant violation of royal protocol and their essential responsibilities. Akin to the abdication crisis, this latest radical step, portending a most unnecessary constitutional crisis, evinces a very troubling disrespect on their part for Her Majesty's position, and is likely to undermine the prestige and institution of the British royal family by undercutting all the roles, responsibilities, and functions that come attached with being members of 'the Firm'.

[Alvecia]

What happened in northern ireland?

Our Stormont assembly is back up and running, so we have a government again after three years.

Congrats

[The Huskar Social Union]

Our Stormont assembly is back up and running, so we have a government again after three years.

Congrats

I still hope the DUP and Sinn Fein get hammered in the next election, even if we have a government again

[An Alan Smithee Nation]

Reading back the last few pages, I have to say, I'm genuinely surprised that, save for one or two posts, there isn't more discussion and debate on here about the unprecedented step of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to "step back" from their essential royal duties (and their upcoming crisis meeting with Her Majesty), in blatant and flagrant violation of royal protocol and their essential responsibilities. Akin to the abdication crisis, this latest radical step, portending a most unnecessary constitutional crisis, evinces a very troubling disrespect on their part for Her Majesty's position, and is likely to undermine the prestige and institution of the British royal family by undercutting all the roles, responsibilities, and functions that come attached with being members of 'the Firm'.

Not many people give a flying fuck.