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Post by lagatta on Feb 10, 2022 4:15:15 GMT
Too bad Gordon, whom I always thought a decent and serious man, will never really escape Tony's shadow.
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Post by mickthecactus on Feb 20, 2022 17:10:10 GMT
The Grand old Duke of York He had £12 million quid He gave it to someone he didn’t know For something he never did.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 20, 2022 18:14:11 GMT
, Mick! Admittedly, I don't really understand British politics. But I'm reading Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde right now and, even though it's fantasy comedy, the political bits are awfully close to reality. (okay, close to US reality, too).
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Post by casimira on Feb 20, 2022 18:31:51 GMT
Good one Mick!!!!
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Post by kerouac2 on Mar 21, 2022 12:18:33 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 21, 2022 13:05:19 GMT
So he’s not Finnish any more? What is he now?
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Post by kerouac2 on Mar 21, 2022 13:26:40 GMT
Don't expect those British newspapers to talk English good.
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 21, 2022 13:39:29 GMT
I see it all the time. TV graphics are one of the worst offenders, particularly spelling.
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Post by kerouac2 on Apr 15, 2022 17:47:00 GMT
I think that the secret ("unannounced") visit by Harry and Meghan to see the Queen and Prince Charles this week is a bit more significant than the topic of "the royals" but I'm wondering how the British media will treat it.
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Post by kerouac2 on May 7, 2022 20:29:26 GMT
After the local elections, I'm just wondering if any of the British are worried about the future of Northern Ireland in the UK. I knoww that nothing could happen quickly, but what about in a few years if Sinn Fein remains in power?
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Post by biddy on May 7, 2022 21:38:44 GMT
Does the UK even want to keep Northern Ireland at this point?
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Post by patricklondon on May 8, 2022 7:19:19 GMT
The position (in law) since 1949, and again enshrined in the Good Friday Agreement, has been "as long as the people of Northern Ireland want it". If they don't (and the GFA provides a mechanism and process for them clearly to so), then virtually no party of any significance in the rest of the UK would gainsay them. But the growth of Sinn Fein support in the Republic raises the question - do the people in the Republic really want to absorb NI, and how would they see it implemented? Would SF members of the NI Assembly and ministers in NI really welcome playing second fiddle in an all-Ireland Dail? How do the parties in the Republic fancy the prospect of some number of intransigent Unionists in the Dail, complicating still further the formation of governments and all the rest of parliamentary business? It could end up with a Scottish or Quebec situation: a strong, even dominant, nationalist party and local government never quite getting full independence (or in this case unification) over the line. My blog | My photos | My video clips | My Librivox recordings"too literate to be spam"
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Post by kerouac2 on May 8, 2022 11:54:54 GMT
I was reading that many of the Northern Irish would not want to lose the NHS and some other benefits that their rich guardian can provide.
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Post by biddy on May 8, 2022 13:44:03 GMT
There are alot of questions swirling right now on both sides of the Irish border. However, the fact that the old, hardcore sectarian lines have blurred is very hopeful. In the Ireland of my youth the idea of Sinn Fein being the majority party in NI was unthinkable. They are knocking on the door in the republic too. They fill a void, especially with younger voters, that the traditional Fianna Fail/Fianna Gael coalition have failed to address. It will be interesting to see what happens next.
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Post by kerouac2 on May 26, 2022 10:01:38 GMT
Mr. Johnson has said that the Partygate controversy is now finished. That is so thoughtful of him.
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Post by patricklondon on May 27, 2022 5:19:58 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on May 28, 2022 2:01:07 GMT
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Post by cheerypeabrain on May 29, 2022 16:10:00 GMT
Rishi Sunak has confirmed a series of measures designed to 'support' the British public through the cost of living crisis. Originally we were to receive a £200 loan towards our energy bills (which we didn't see the point of). Food banks are struggling to meet demand and the cost of food, petrol and everything else is hitting every pocket. Low wages have exacerbated the problem. Years and years of privatisation and cuts by successive (mostly conservative) governments and the complete cock up that is Brexit are imo just as contributory to the current crisis as is coronavirus! Sooooo the tories are trying to buy back our support...
Every uk household will receive a £400 grant to offset the ridiculous hike in energy bills. Energy companies have already asked the government to change the energy price cap review from every 6 months to every 3 months...and the price doesn't seem likely to be going down any time soon...
People on benefits should also receive £650, paid in 2 instalments the first in July. Those who pay for their energy using prepayment meter will have the amount credited or receive vouchers.
People on disability benefits should receive a further £150, and pensioners will get a payment of £300 per household along with the usual winter fuel payment.
So altho it looks good on paper its all wide open to exploitation. People with 2nd homes will get £800 towards their energy bills, landlords with multiple residences will get a £400 payout for each property and won't necessarily pass the saving on to their tenants.
Sunak is encouraging richer households to donate their payments to charity.
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Post by lugg on May 29, 2022 16:25:07 GMT
And Rishi will get at least 1200 but no one really knows how many homes he owns. Good grief -- he is a piece of work! He is so - altho I would describe him in more colourful terms.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 29, 2022 17:19:50 GMT
This is a family forum, although you wouldn't know it when I get going about the glorious leaders of my own native land.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 6, 2022 16:13:53 GMT
Any ideas about what might happen with today's no confidence motion in Parliament? Most of what I have been reading implies that Johnson will survive this vote, but maybe not for long.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 6, 2022 16:49:18 GMT
Seems most likely scenario.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jun 6, 2022 19:41:14 GMT
Hate to think who we'd get in his place, but I hope he goes. I think that he'll hang on by the skin of his teeth. Dagnammit.
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Post by lugg on Jun 6, 2022 19:43:05 GMT
Waiting with not so bated breath. One of the Herefordshire MPs who is a spineless waste of tissue has come out finally and said no more. I still wont vote for him though
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jun 6, 2022 19:45:01 GMT
>>shudder<<
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Post by lugg on Jun 6, 2022 19:47:04 GMT
From Twitter
Some very long faces on supporters of @borisjohnson after poll closed. One PM ally said of Tory MPs: They are a bunch of lying snakes. I don’t trust anything they say.
You could not make it up
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 6, 2022 20:12:50 GMT
211 to 148. not a very glorious result in one's own political party.
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Post by lugg on Jun 6, 2022 20:14:05 GMT
Sir Graham Brady, chair of the Conservative 1922 Committee, says 359 votes were cast. There were no spoilt ballots.
Confidence in Boris Johnson: 211
No confidence in Johnson: 148
That means more than 40% of Tory MPs voted against Johnson.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jun 6, 2022 20:15:00 GMT
darn....
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Post by lugg on Jun 6, 2022 20:15:09 GMT
Hopefully this means he will be out soon ... but I guess it will not be a dignified exit
Remove the “payroll” vote - and look at the free vote from backbenchers. Almost 75% of all Tory MPs not dependent on his patronage voted against him. This is the end for Boris Johnson. The only question is how long the agony is prolonged.
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