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  1. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    There is a similar one with punch your face as the, umm, punch line. Which really isn't much better.
  2. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Seems they have been trying to persuade Rory to stand but he isn’t keen.
  3. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    And if a decent Remain candidate were put up in his own constituency, it is likely he couldn't even command a majority there. Leaving Labour, possibly, to win.
  4. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Welsh opinion: Last week a YouGov poll indicated that 33% of Welsh citizens would vote in favour of independence from the UK if it meant Wales could remain in the EU. Excluding respondents who said they didn’t know how they would vote/wouldn’t vote, this figure rose to 41%. The same poll also...
  5. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    And the Bill of Rights says: Freedom of Speech. That the Freedome of Speech and Debates or Proceedings in Parlyament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any Court or Place out of Parlyament. Modern pretender - not a real bulldog clip with real bulldog spirit.
  6. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Lots of disagreements in the comments, such as: The United Islands‏ @IrelandsThe 3h3 hours ago Replying to @BBCPolitics Still can’t understand how the courts got involved in the Gina miller case Under article 9 bill of rights “ courts ought...
  7. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    If there is a pact (libdem/PC) I might have to choose PC. Which would be fine - I just hope there are enough like-minded to ensure a tory doesn't win.
  8. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Unfortunately, this one doesn't go fast enough.
  9. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    No - you can't have a recess for your conference.
  10. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I am sure someone here could come up with some entries: Get ready for Brexit satire: Led By Donkeys launches billboard contest
  11. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Yes, I know what they mean. Talk of one at Milford Haven. But, for example, the oil refineries were talking about having zero tariff on imports and the effect that would have on their ability to continue operating. And some huge percentage of all imports were going to be tax free.
  12. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    There was talk of no taxes on any imports.
  13. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Is it possible to get rid of a PM by his contravention of HoC code of conduct? I was going to quote one or two relevant bits, but as I read on, I found few that he couldn't be accused of (even if not all such allegations would stand proper investigation). Anyway, I post the first real bit and...
  14. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    And... Aren't DM (and the like) complaining about use of the Supreme Court for political issues?
  15. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    So BJ is guilty of contravening CITES, as well as everything else?
  16. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    From BJ's rambling, chaotic UN speech: “When Prometheus brought fire to mankind. In a tube of fennel, as you may remember, that Zeus punished him by chaining him to a Tartarean crag while his liver was pecked out by an eagle. And every time his liver regrew the eagle came back and pecked it...
  17. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    By 49% to 30%, Britons agree with the Supreme Court’s ruling that proroguing Parliament was unlawful In: BrexitLegalPolitics & current affairs September 24, 2019, 2:41 p.m.
  18. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Which reminded me: The Tower of London features frequently, and is described in exhaustive detail, in Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle, especially The System of the World, in which the tower is the setting for one of the series' grandest set pieces. Thoroughly enjoyed the whole cycle.
  19. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Can't help thinking Farage's parents made one of the worst mistakes.
  20. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Think of the Moral Hazard!