UK Politics Thread X: Boris' Big Bonkers Brexit Bash

[Ifreann]

Says the poster who fantasises constantly about Brexit destroying society and some kind of utopia rising from the ashes.

Seeking a utopia is impossible. The word literally means ‘no place’.

A delightful bit of etymology, but obviously whether a utopia is possible or not depends on what one's idea of a utopia is.

[Land Without Shrimp]

So I've been reading up on this (mostly on BBC) and because I'm an ignorant American, not really aware of all your Parliamentary procedures/protocols. It seems that there are only 7 or 8 total working days being lost by this "suspension". Is that really so bad? When I first heard this news, I thought of it as a dissolving of Parliament, which clearly this is not.

Can't Parliament do something in the next week or so to stop this if they want to?

[Hurdergaryp]

Seeking a utopia is impossible. The word literally means ‘no place’.

A delightful bit of etymology, but obviously whether a utopia is possible or not depends on what one's idea of a utopia is.

Now a dystopia is something we can actually do, with minimal efforts even.

[Greater Loegria]

Seeking a utopia is impossible. The word literally means ‘no place’.

A delightful bit of etymology, but obviously whether a utopia is possible or not depends on what one's idea of a utopia is.

No one’s political ideal will ever be reached. Ever.

[Vassenor]

So you hate the idea of independent courts as well. Interesting.

Courts independent of European jurisdiction. At the moment it seems many of our judges are happy to take laws from overseas.

And when the courts exercised that independence the Mail branded them the enemy for not ruling their preferred way.

[Greater Loegria]

Courts independent of European jurisdiction. At the moment it seems many of our judges are happy to take laws from overseas.

And when the courts exercised that independence the Mail branded them the enemy for not ruling their preferred way.

Because the courts are using it to relinquish their independence.

[Vassenor]

And when the courts exercised that independence the Mail branded them the enemy for not ruling their preferred way.

Because the courts are using it to relinquish their independence.

In your opinion.

[Greater Loegria]

Because the courts are using it to relinquish their independence.

In your opinion.

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That is literally what they are doing and they will tell you themselves that’s what they are doing.

FOR FUCK’S SAKE

[The Blaatschapen]

Poor Boris, doing outrageous things in the UK, yet this year still being upstaged by Trump and Bolsanaro.

Even as a populist, he's third rate at best.

[Salandriagado]

So you hate the idea of independent courts as well. Interesting.

Courts independent of European jurisdiction. At the moment it seems many of our judges are happy to take laws from overseas.

You seem to be missing the point of a common-law system.

[Vassenor]

In your opinion.

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That is literally what they are doing and they will tell you themselves that’s what they are doing.

FOR FUCK’S SAKE

Cool. Show the class where they said that's what they were doing.

[Ifreann]

So I've been reading up on this (mostly on BBC) and because I'm an ignorant American, not really aware of all your Parliamentary procedures/protocols. It seems that there are only 7 or 8 total working days being lost by this "suspension". Is that really so bad? When I first heard this news, I thought of it as a dissolving of Parliament, which clearly this is not.

Obviously any time being lost at this critical juncture in British politics is bad.

Can't Parliament do something in the next week or so to stop this if they want to?

Yes, possibly.

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A delightful bit of etymology, but obviously whether a utopia is possible or not depends on what one's idea of a utopia is.

No one’s political ideal will ever be reached. Ever.

That's a nice belief you have there.

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In your opinion.

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That is literally what they are doing and they will tell you themselves that’s what they are doing.

FOR FUCK’S SAKE

If that's what courts are saying then you should be able to quote them saying so.

[Greater Loegria]

Courts independent of European jurisdiction. At the moment it seems many of our judges are happy to take laws from overseas.

You seem to be missing the point of a common-law system.

Excuse me?

[Greater vakolicci haven]

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That is literally what they are doing and they will tell you themselves that’s what they are doing.

FOR FUCK’S SAKE

Cool. Show the class where they said that's what they were doing.

You'd like me to find you a single court case in which a British court applied a European law? You do realise that European union law is supreme in the UK, as in every European union member, right?

[The New California Republic]

Rumours that Ruth Davidson may quit.

[Vassenor]

So the petition against prorogation is knocking on for 550K signatures.

[Ifreann]

Rumours that Ruth Davidson may quit.

I've heard she already has quit.

[Shrillland]

She'll make an announcement tomorrow: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-49502861

[Greater Loegria]

Rumours that Ruth Davidson may quit.

Shame really, when I leafleted about she seemed to be popular with a lot of Scots even those not explicitly Tory.

‘She’s nae bad’ was the usual remark.

[Salandriagado]

So I've been reading up on this (mostly on BBC) and because I'm an ignorant American, not really aware of all your Parliamentary procedures/protocols. It seems that there are only 7 or 8 total working days being lost by this "suspension". Is that really so bad? When I first heard this news, I thought of it as a dissolving of Parliament, which clearly this is not.

Can't Parliament do something in the next week or so to stop this if they want to?

It takes a while to pass almost anything through the commons: it's not a "one vote and done" thing. You have to jump through some hoops to get it even brought to motion, then go through the emergency procedures to get through it quickly enough, then hope that the Lords also get through it quickly enough and don't make any amendments.

[The Nihilistic view]

Boris is a ledge though. Actuary doing what he said he would!

[Vassenor]

Boris is a ledge though. Actuary doing what he said he would!

Local Man Fucks Sixty Million People At Once

[Juristonia]

It's easy to do what you say when you've taken pretty much every standpoint available in a desperate attempt to find something that sticks.

[Ifreann]

Boris is a ledge though. Actuary doing what he said he would!

Imagine actually falling for BoJo's clown antics.

[Nova Cyberia]

Johnson has officially suspended Parliament.

The reaction from the MPs can only be described as "hoes mad".