Current Affairs

[screwy]

I could get them to nuke Mrs Krankie !

It's the only thing i would like to do to her......I'll stop being rude now..

[Happydays]

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I could get them to nuke Mrs Krankie !

It's the only thing i would like to do to her......I'll stop being rude now..

if you could include others of her ilk that would be ideal. .....please miss me and mine

[qbman1]

Buck House have announced that Phil the Greek is to retire from public duties

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[Mervyn and Trish]

I hear they're celebrating his retirement by booking a long weekend at Warner

[Mervyn and Trish]

p.s. I understand they've been upgraded to a Royale Room

[qbman1]

p.s. I understand they've been upgraded to a Royale Room

I thought the Buckingham Palace was announcing Prince Philip and the Queen will be our Eurovision act...

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[screwy]

Couldnt do any worse....

[qbman1]

Couldnt do any worse....

[qbman1]

What's old, wrinkly and coming out of circulation today ?

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[Stephen]

p.s. I understand they've been upgraded to a Royale Room

The maid hasn't been in yet

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[Mervyn and Trish]

No no no. That's not their room. That's Cubie's after he left.

[Stephen]

Copied from Facebook

If I were at that meeting with the EU President:

"Just so we can be clear, you are suggesting that we, the government of Great Britain owe you, the European Union the sum of 100 Billion Euros to settle a debt prior to exiting this relationship under article fifty.

You appear to have a very blinkered view of "Our relationship" especially considering that if it were not for our government, there would never have been a 'European Union' ..... Just a very large Federal Republic Germany.

Post which, ALL of Germany's debts were set to zero. Meanwhile, our country who's people both civil and military who risked their lives to fight for YOUR freedom and ours were left with nothing but rations for years. An economy in despair and a very uncertain future.

Great Britain paid a very heavy price both in human and economic sacrifice for a war we really didn't want. And you now have the nerve to suggest after we have always paid our EU annual commitment .... A sum of 100 Billion Euros?

We owe you absolutely nothing.

N. O. T. H. I. N. G.

[screwy]

Well said Stephen, Agree 100%.

We just just tell them to get stuffed. On exiting we should declare ourselves Neutral.

We wont need to defend the Falklands because Jezzer has stated he would be willing to offer them to the Argies..

Beware Gibralter..?

[Stephen]

For those with Face Book access.

I love this bloke. Tells it like it is.

[Jack Staff]

For those with Face Book access.

I love this bloke. Tells it like it is.

Who is he?

[barney]

I'll tell you who he is Jack, my old mate.
He is the most influential politician for a generation.
Considering that they had one MP (and he was dubious) Farage managed to move British politics to a degree never seen before.
Remember 'call me Dave' ?
Farage put enough pressure on him, over many years to concede a referendum. (we don't need a re-run of that Jack, honestly we don't)

Now Dave trundled off to Brussels, cap in hand, and they told him to 'do one'

So, he called the referendum as he'd promised (unlike others who promised and then didn't)
Everyone knows that the Status quo has the ball, and is very rarely overturned because many are scared of change.
But the English & Welsh thought differently.
We voted voluntarily to join the EEC, which morphed into the EU.
At the first chance given, we voted to leave the EU, very probably because what it became is not what we voted for in the first place.

We now live with the consequences of that decision, but it good or bad.
It's over and the UK is leaving the EU.

Who is he, you ask ?

He's the bloke from down the pub that made it happen.

[Mervyn and Trish]

I heard a lovely gaffe from Tim "Who is he?" Farron launching the Lib Dem manifesto. He's promising a second referendum once we know the terms of departure from the EU negotiated by Theresa May.

Errrm. Doesn't that a) concede that TM will be PM (if she's doing the negotiating) and b) therefore mean TF won't be in any position to promise anything (if he's not).

What with McCluskey saying it'll be a victory for Labour if they only get slightly crushed there are a lot of white flags being waved!

[david63]

He's promising a second referendum once we know the terms of departure from the EU

But I thought, and I may be wrong here, that once Article 50 had been triggered then effectively we are out of the EU so what is the point of another referendum?

[Stephen]

I'll tell you who he is Jack, my old mate.
He is the most influential politician for a generation.
Considering that they had one MP (and he was dubious) Farage managed to move British politics to a degree never seen before.
Remember 'call me Dave' ?
Farage put enough pressure on him, over many years to concede a referendum. (we don't need a re-run of that Jack, honestly we don't)

Now Dave trundled off to Brussels, cap in hand, and they told him to 'do one'

So, he called the referendum as he'd promised (unlike others who promised and then didn't)
Everyone knows that the Status quo has the ball, and is very rarely overturned because many are scared of change.
But the English & Welsh thought differently.
We voted voluntarily to join the EEC, which morphed into the EU.
At the first chance given, we voted to leave the EU, very probably because what it became is not what we voted for in the first place.

We now live with the consequences of that decision, but it good or bad.
It's over and the UK is leaving the EU.

Who is he, you ask ?

He's the bloke from down the pub that made it happen.

[oldbluefox]

I think the idea is you have ongoing referenda until you get the answer you want.
As Andrew Neil put it, 'It's the Liberal Democrats who are like the Japanese soldiers in the jungle. You don't realise the war is over and you lost'.

[Jack Staff]

He's promising a second referendum once we know the terms of departure from the EU

But I thought, and I may be wrong here, that once Article 50 had been triggered then effectively we are out of the EU so what is the point of another referendum?

That is what the Quitlings want you to think.
The fact is from the triggering of Article 50 there is then two years for negotiation. If no agreement is reached we are then out automatically. If agreement is reached we can extend that two year period, onwards from March 2019.
Lord Kerr, the actual author of Article 50 says it is revocable at any time within the first two years (or any agreed extention).

[Mervyn and Trish]

He's promising a second referendum once we know the terms of departure from the EU

But I thought, and I may be wrong here, that once Article 50 had been triggered then effectively we are out of the EU so what is the point of another referendum?

That is what the Quitlings want you to think.
The fact is from the triggering of Article 50 there is then two years for negotiation. If no agreement is reached we are then out automatically. If agreement is reached we can extend that two year period, onwards from March 2019.
Lord Kerr, the actual author of Article 50 says it is revocable at any time within the first two years (or any agreed extention).

Tiny Tim understands none of that. Neither does he understand that unless we agree to keep free movement of people we cannot remain within the EU single market, another of his demands. We may be able to negotiate to trade with the EU on a decent mutually beneficial basis, but that is a different thing.

But my point remains. It is irrelevant. Tiny Tim can promise anything he wants because he's not going to be Prime Minister. As he seems to have conceded by acknowledging that Theresa May will be negotiating, not him.

[Jack Staff]

He's promising a second referendum once we know the terms of departure from the EU

But I thought, and I may be wrong here, that once Article 50 had been triggered then effectively we are out of the EU so what is the point of another referendum?

That is what the Quitlings want you to think.
The fact is from the triggering of Article 50 there is then two years for negotiation. If no agreement is reached we are then out automatically. If agreement is reached we can extend that two year period, onwards from March 2019.
Lord Kerr, the actual author of Article 50 says it is revocable at any time within the first two years (or any agreed extention).

Tiny Tim understands none of that.

Are you sure? I think he might have a bit of an idea.

Neither does he understand that unless we agree to keep free movement of people we cannot remain within the EU single market, another of his demands.

We could however stay in the single market and impose the restrictions on workers movements as other EU countries do. Something Theresa May failed to do in her time as Home Secretary.

We may be able to negotiate to trade with the EU on a decent mutually beneficial basis, but that is a different thing.

You are correct. This has nothing to do with the two year period, as that is to negotiate how we leave the EU.

But my point remains. It is irrelevant. Tiny Tim can promise anything he wants because he's not going to be Prime Minister. As he seems to have conceded by acknowledging that Theresa May will be negotiating, not him.

He has stated he wants to be the opposition that the Labour party seems incapable of providing at the moment. So what actually is your point?

[Mervyn and Trish]

My point is that as leader of the opposition, even if in his wildest dreams he could achieve that, he would not have the power to impose a second referendum nor any of the other cloud cuckoo policies he's putting forward. In fact the way he's going he'll be lucky to keep his seat. He'd be better off pitching for chairman of his local parish council.

[Jack Staff]

My point is that as leader of the opposition, even if in his wildest dreams he could achieve that, he would not have the power to impose a second referendum nor any of the other cloud cuckoo policies he's putting forward. In fact the way he's going he'll be lucky to keep his seat. He'd be better off pitching for chairman of his local parish council.

Actually you are spot on. Have you seen the resources the Tory's are pumping in to his specific seat? (and Clegg's). They are terrified of him and are pulling out all the stops to try and nail him. They may even succeed.
However, that may be a bad idea. When he was picked as party leader they only had a choice of eight. If he goes on June 8th the LibDems may have a far wider choice of sucessors, so the Tory's should perhaps be careful of what they wish for.
I would have said that is dirty tricks by the Tory's and should be stopped, except when it comes to Maidenhead, where I think it is a great idea.