FanboyOf91 Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 (edited) And that's it for me tonight. Edited June 9, 2017 by FanboyOf91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 (edited) Edited June 9, 2017 by visionary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Est.1974 Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Expect another election within the next 6 months then !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonniey Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 (edited) Well looks like the Scots of all people pulled Mays bacon out of the fire (partially at least she/the Conservatives screwed up three ways to Sunday with this gamble which was supposed to be a sure thing). The Conservatives lost 12 seats overall and lost their majority but if they hadn't gained 12 seats in Scotland they'd have been down 24 and Corbyn would probably have been able to form a government. As it stands May is allying with the Irish Unionists to form a Government. As for the Scots electing 12 Tories - to equate this with American politics it would almost be the equivalent of Washington DC giving their 3 electoral votes and the victory to a Republican Presidential candidate. Make no bones about it - having a combination of Trump leading the US and Corbyn leading Britain would have been a catastrophe for the West - likely would have led to the end of NATO and the collapse of first the British economy followed by the rest of Europe and then the US. And for all you ant-GOPers the British Conservative party isn't the equivalent of our Republican Party it is probably left of the Democrats in the United States so you Dems should probably be happy that Corbyn won't be able to assume the Prime Minister-ship (Corbyn is closer to Venezuelan President Maduro than he is to the Dems). Edited June 9, 2017 by nonniey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanboyOf91 Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Oh good Lord, the DUP? Ken Clarke and co are reaching for the knives to carve up this lame duck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs Hog Heaven Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Last weekend we kicked a bunch of racists out of the City before they'd even gotten in. AGAIN! Now we unanimously do the right thing and help **** the Tory majority up and set about the wind of change to repairing this ****e. A United Labour Party is a strong party for the people. The witch may still be in power, but in your parlance, we won by 261 TD's to 316 of theirs. God I'm ****ing proud to be from this City! Hail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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techboy Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 (edited) Yeah, according to the analyst I saw this morning, a big monkey wrench is that one of the principle ideas of Brexit was to close the borders, but the Irish party they're bringing into coalition is firm in its demand of an open border with Ireland. Wow this got messy fast, and it was totally self-inflicted. On the other hand the pound is $1.27, so it's a good time to visit for American types. Edited June 9, 2017 by techboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanboyOf91 Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 1 minute ago, techboy said: Yeah, according to the analyst I saw this morning, a big monkey wrench is that one of the principle ideas of Brexit was to close the borders, but the Irish party they're bringing into coalition is firm in its demand of an open border with Ireland. Wow this got messy fast, and it was totally self-inflicted. Oh, it gets worse. Theresa May, ladies and gentlemen! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 I wish one of the parties had tried the minority government thing. I find the very idea fascinating, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Because none of the main parties in GB run candidates in Northern Ireland, it still has a bit of a colonial feel about the relationship. Labor and Conservatives claim that whomever is in power wants to act in an impartial manner toward NI, but of course Labour is pretty much aligned with the SDLP and the Tories with the Unionist side. The messy legacy of empire. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinInsite Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 22 minutes ago, techboy said: Yeah, according to the analyst I saw this morning, a big monkey wrench is that one of the principle ideas of Brexit was to close the borders, but the Irish party they're bringing into coalition is firm in its demand of an open border with Ireland. Wow this got messy fast, and it was totally self-inflicted. On the other hand the pound is $1.27, so it's a good time to visit for American types. The plus side of this mess for me is that our London office is thinking about closing down and shift operation to Barcelona or Zurich. Maybe I can get transferred and finally live the dream in Barcelona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Est.1974 Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Should only be a matter of time before May gets booted out. What an epic fail. Very amusing. Her only saving grace has been that the opposition are all ****ing useless too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs Hog Heaven Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Lissa Evans @LissaKEvans Arlene Foster turning up for negotiations with May. 11:19 am · 9 Jun 2017 Robert Peston @Peston Senior Tory MP: "We all f***ing hate her. But there is nothing we can do. She has totally f***ed us". 3:58 pm · 9 Jun 2017 Hail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Est.1974 Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 May is done. Won't take long but she's finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs Hog Heaven Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 (edited) 6 hours ago, Corcaigh said: Because none of the main parties in GB run candidates in Northern Ireland, it still has a bit of a colonial feel about the relationship. Labor and Conservatives claim that whomever is in power wants to act in an impartial manner toward NI, but of course Labour is pretty much aligned with the SDLP and the Tories with the Unionist side. The messy legacy of empire. It absolutely beggars belief that she's THAT desperate to control the Brexit talks she'd jump feet first into bed with an even more bat **** crazy party with some VERY extreme views even John Major wouldn't touch! You've the British Government currently mediating between the DUP and Sinn Fein and they're proposing an allegiance with one of the parties they're mediating! Just how the F does that work? It's a monumental cluster**** all of the demented biatch's own making and she's continuing to bury her head in the sand like there's no problem here. Hail. Edited June 9, 2017 by Gibbs Hog Heaven 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanboyOf91 Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Good times, PM TM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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UK_HOG Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Trump would approve of the DUP. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jun/09/from-climate-denial-to-abortion-heres-six-dup-policies-you-should-know-about The British government supposed to be neutral to Northern Ireland according to the Good Friday agreement but because of the lack of an agreement regarding power sharing in Northern Ireland between the DUP and Sinn Fein the UK government will have to step in. How they will then be able to claim neutrality when they are being propped up by the DUP should be interesting to say the least. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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