** The Brexit Thread ** - 'Brexit Means Brexit'

[Cunobelin]

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/23/police-probe-far-right-yellow-vest-group-anna-soubry?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Although originally posted in error, this incident raised some very interesting points about how Brexit is being hijacked and used by various right wing groups to support their causes

There wear claims and rumours at the start that there were elements of racism and "Nationalism" in the pro- Brexit camp, but these extremists are becoming more vocal

[NATURAL ANKLING]

Hi,

Tony Blair for leader of a unity government to sort this next agonising three months out!

wrong thread? should be in the Funniest clean joke I've heard recently thread?

+1
Can you tell me if the rest of the post from here Are just like this and I don’t need to read them, More hated than other any other p.m. by their own party, and that’s not a joke.

[661-Pete]

Hi,

wrong thread? should be in the Funniest clean joke I've heard recently thread?

+1

I thought the 'funniest clean joke' thread was meant to be a place for jokes. Correct me if I'm wrong here.

My own contributions to that thread may not be original, but at least they fit the thread title. Keep politics out of there please!

[661-Pete]

More hated than other any other p.m. by their own party, and that’s not a joke.

And Theresa is.....?

Don't recall any '48 letters' concerning Mr Blair.

[mjr]

More hated than other any other p.m. by their own party, and that’s not a joke.

And Theresa is.....?

Don't recall any '48 letters' concerning Mr Blair.

You wouldn't because Labour required an alternative candidate to be nominated (which never happened to Blair), not only a Conservative-style negative vote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5177180.stm

[Oldjohnw]

Labour's system of leadership is different to that of the tories. He was, in the end, pressed to go.

[Cyril Haearn]

More hated than other any other p.m. by their own party, and that’s not a joke.

And Theresa is.....?

Don't recall any '48 letters' concerning Mr Blair.

Viel Feind, Viel Ehr (German)
He who has many enemies, has many friends

[mr bajokoses]

At this late juncture (96 days to go) I really can't see Brexit happening. Either by hook or by crook, what's coming next is another general election or a referendum.

Here's the old fool Corbyn making sure a general election wouldn't settle anything...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/21/jeremy-corbyn-labour-policy-leaving-eu

[Cunobelin]

More hated than other any other p.m. by their own party, and that’s not a joke.

And Theresa is.....?

Don't recall any '48 letters' concerning Mr Blair.

Because He and Campbell would have called them something else and deny they had occurred

Of course a 69+ % in support being spun as more hated than any other PM would be typical of the Bliarite period... evidence that this is the case would be nice

[Debs]

At this late juncture (96 days to go) I really can't see Brexit happening. Either by hook or by crook, what's coming next is another general election or a referendum.

Here's the old fool Corbyn making sure a general election wouldn't settle anything...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/21/jeremy-corbyn-labour-policy-leaving-eu

As someone who habitually votes tactfully against the Tories,
i can confirm i definitely won't be voting Labour while that idiot Corbyn is the leader.

Chuka Umunna would make a superb Labour leader. Maybe he will be one day?

[Cyril Haearn]

Smartest thing for Chairperson May to do: call a GE, Laber wins, Jerry keeps his promise to leave the EU, Laber spends decades in the wilderness

The NPG, Natural Party of Government, takes over, leads the UK back into the EU

In 5-10 years we should be back to where we were before 2016

[Oldjohnw]

The 48 is not a magic number. It's a percentage of the total of Tory MPs

[661-Pete]

The NPG, Natural Party of Government, takes over, leads the UK back into the EU

In 5-10 years we should be back to where we were before 2016

That should be happening now, not in 5-10 years (or whatever).

We had a local Libdem activist ring our doorbell the other day. Mrs P told her, she's a signed-up member of the Greens (I'm not - I've not joined any politico party). Ms Libdem was quite nice about it - she said she's long been in contact with the local Green activist (whom we know) and they've agreed a no-competition pact - at least so far as Local elections are concerned. Whether this would translate to a GE, I wouldn't know.

Living as we do in leafy Sussex, SNP aren't really a factor - but they ought to be. Extend their domain south of the border. Why not? And then be part of the pact. I'm waiting!

[Cunobelin]

The 48 is not a magic number. It's a percentage of the total of Tory MPs

So is a majority of 83?

A few malcontents made a bid and lost... then showed their hypocrisy when claiming that over 60% in favour was not sufficient and she should still resign, yet 52% is an unequivocal mandate

This was an attempted political coup, not a confidence vote

[Cunobelin]

The NPG, Natural Party of Government, takes over, leads the UK back into the EU

In 5-10 years we should be back to where we were before 2016

That should be happening now, not in 5-10 years (or whatever).

We had a local Libdem activist ring our doorbell the other day. Mrs P told her, she's a signed-up member of the Greens (I'm not - I've not joined any politico party). Ms Libdem was quite nice about it - she said she's long been in contact with the local Green activist (whom we know) and they've agreed a no-competition pact - at least so far as Local elections are concerned. Whether this would translate to a GE, I wouldn't know.

Living as we do in leafy Sussex, SNP aren't really a factor - but they ought to be. Extend their domain south of the border. Why not? And then be part of the pact. I'm waiting!

Must admit that I fail to see the correlation between General and Local elections.

Locally people are more likely to vote for an individual, than be Party based