British Politics

[Horsebox]

Double space after full stops?

[corner_back]

That’s normal practice. So it is.

[Horsebox]

Since when?

[Tassotti]

Its how to speak proper

[balbec]

Nice little dig at Tobias Elwood there.

[Sidney]

@Sidney

My bet is that when Johnson becomes leader he will ramp up the no deal rhetoric but in a calculated, non-fully committal way - he will either call a general election or, what he really wants, have his government brought down by Ken Clarke and Dominic Grieve etc.

He’ll want the election forced on him rather than call it himself because the narrative would suit him better - “anti-democratic Remainers denying the will of the British people” or some such bullshit

The election will be set for early October, maybe October 10th to avoid the party conferences

Johnson will hold a “summit” with Farage in which he asssures him that if he wins the election he’ll plough full steam ahead for no deal

Farage will say he has “received the necessary reassurances” and will stand the Brexit party aside in all potential Tory/Labour or Tory/Lib Dem marginal seats

The election will become the effective second referendum and the Tories will win it because Labour and the Lib Dems will split the vote, and Johnson will pretend to be Churchill (who in reality called for a “United States of Europe”)

An election win will be the “Dutch courage” Johnson needs to plough into no deal, and it will come right at the start of the new parliament

“I’m implementing the will of the British people”

It will be a disaster

The alternative scenario is: if Johnson doesn’t do any of the above and the government somehow survives to October, he will lose his nerve as regards no deal and fold

There will be another extension

Election to follow in November, Tories to be routed

But I think scenario two is much less likely

I see Johnson has “ruled out” calling an election before October 31st

Now he is assembling a “war cabinet” (not my words) to plough full steam ahead for no deal

The rhetoric is being ramped up in order to have the election “forced” upon him by Grieve, Greening, Soames etc.

He’s so transparent

[Lazarus]

100% there will be an election

[Sidney]

@Lazarus

100% there will be an election

What’s the majority now, 2 is it?

That’s one more defection

Even if nothing else happened it would be coming through natural wastage if nothing else

[Lazarus]

Keep an eye on this guy. He’s have engineered an alection by now if he wasn’t certain thats exactly what the Brexiteers wanted him to do. It’s high stakes politics at it’s very best which conversely means, also it’s very worst

[Tassotti]

Brecon and Radnorshire by-election: Lib Dems beat Conservatives

Lib Dem Lib Dems Lib Dems

we are not here to take part, we are here to take over

Labour and Corbyn

[Tank]

Alright, Johnson obviously can’t hold on to a majority of 1 until the end of October. He keeps up the hard-Brexit rhetoric, calls a general election and loses a substantial number of seats to Labour and the Lib Dems. What happens to Brexit then?

[Fagan_ODowd]

@Tank

Alright, Johnson obviously can’t hold on to a majority of 1 until the end of October. He keeps up the hard-Brexit rhetoric, calls a general election and loses a substantial number of seats to Labour and the Lib Dems. What happens to Brexit then?

Actually think that was a good result for the Tories. You would expect hard English nationalism to be fairly toxic in rural Wales but the vote held up reasonably well. Granted though it’s only a week and a half into his premiership.

[Tassotti]

No deal brexit is dead

[anon61878697]

offfffft

Funk Butcher (FunkButcher)

[Batigol]

That’s a clamping

[anon61878697]

The tans think it’s the 19th century

[Lazarus]

This guy fucking rocks. Its moments like this that make me proud of my 1/18th Chinese heritage

[Fagan_ODowd]

Sent home with his tea in a mug

[Tim_Riggins]

The Day Today War (full clip)

Somewhat reminded of this

[Juhniallio]

Genius