The Coalition of Expensive Chaos

[The Paranoid Pineapple]

Captain Scumbag Unless I'm going mad (quite conceivable, admittedly) I'm sure you responded to my post on Saturday. I imagine you made it disappear but just to clarify - when I referred to "direct democracy" it was really the Lib Dem push for a second referendum on the terms of Brexit I had in mind rather than parliament approving Article 50 (very much my fault for failing to make this clear). I think the two things are very much interlinked so far as the Lib Dems are concerned, anyway i.e. the official stance, so far as I'm aware, is that their MPs will oppose A50 in the Commons unless there's a promise of a second referendum. Given that the Prime Minister has given little indication as to what Brexit might look like, and given that the Lib Dems gave their backing to a referendum on EU membership in the first instance this demand seems pretty reasonable and coherent to me, irrespective of whatever nefarious Europhile motives one might wish to ascribe to them. Think this is basically what I was trying to articulate.

 

[Captain Scumbag]

You've not gone mad. I deleted my post – partly because it was lazy regurgitation of points I've made dozens of times before, but mostly because I just can't be arsed debating this stuff anymore. Not your fault. Just fed up with politics. Fed up with a lot of stuff, TBH. Adios.

 

[.V.]

Memo saying people shouldn't be leaking is leaked

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...ants-sacked-dismissed-crackdown-a7454421.html

 

[Abertawe]

I imagine working in & around May is an absolute nightmare. Authoritarian dour shitness. I'd much rather work for Cam.

 

[johnnytodd]

I imagine working in & around May is an absolute nightmare. Authoritarian dour shitness. I'd much rather work for Cam.

she has salted celery and tomato soup every day for brunch

 

[.V.]

Now there's a front cover that will sting. Theresa Maybe.

http://www.economist.com/news/leade...ill-unclearperhaps-even?fsrc=scn/fb/wl/rfd/pe

 

[.V.]

https://twitter.com/britishredcross/status/817428060723150849

 

[.V.]

More empty rhetoric from the PM. When will we actually see any meaningful policies that achieve this? Is she just paving the way for tax cuts? Think that might be a problem given the problems with the NHS right now.

Theresa May vows to correct 'burning injustices'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38545674

 

[Hooped Wizard]

Sounds like something Corbyn would come out with at one of his little rallies.

 

[Abertawe]

Look at that swag

 

[Hooped Wizard]

She's a genuine gilf.

 

[Red]

She's a genuine gilf.

She? I'm still not convinced it's a woman and not a man in drag.

I see the Red Cross are having to intervene and help out where the NHS is failing.

The Conservatives - Fucking our NHS up since 1948.

 

[Aber gas]

You know you're in trouble when the delightful Professor Alice Roberts is on your case.
https://twitter.com/draliceroberts/status/819293177777651713

 

[johnnytodd]

You know you're in trouble when the delightful Professor Alice Roberts is on your case.
https://twitter.com/draliceroberts/status/819293177777651713

Alice Roberts is an expert in ancient human remains............could she help the Labour Party i wonder?

 

[Cheese & Biscuits]

Its quite shameful that this is still an issue and getting worse.

https://twitter.com/LabourEoin/status/824214073629876224

 

[silkyman]

Trump: Ban muslims. Build the wall. Silence scientists. Send the army into US Cities. Use torture.

May: We can lead the world together.

 

[johnnytodd]

Trump: Ban muslims. Build the wall. Silence scientists. Send the army into US Cities. Use torture.

May: We can lead the world together.

i'm happy with all of them.

 

[.V.]

http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2017/01/theresa-mays-trumpian-delusions/

 

[silkyman]

Trump Aide: 'So, today is Holocaust Memorial Day, where we remember the senseless slaughter of millions, many of whom had been denied refuge in the USA under a wave of nationalistic 'America First' pressure because they were the wrong religion.'

Trump: 'Oh yeah, that reminds me. Ban all Muslims (from countries where I don't have business interests). Get that done today.'

May: 'Can I hold your hand?'

 

[Benji]

And she's about to enter trade talks with the kindly Erdogan of Turkish Purge infamy. That seems very silly to me since they're definitely joining the EU in a few days anyway.

 

[silkyman]

Theresa May's Tour of Tyrants.

These are the people we need to cosy up to because someone got a bit uncomfortable overhearing Polish in Greggs.

 

[MJA]

looks like we are going to be getting the type of country the democratic vote wanted

 

[.V.]

https://www.theguardian.com/comment...heresa-mays-us-dash-was-mortifying?CMP=twt_gu

 

[MJA]

https://www.theguardian.com/comment...heresa-mays-us-dash-was-mortifying?CMP=twt_gu

Can't argue with any of that.

Once Trump gets in with Putin, May will be viewed as that annoying person who clings onto your group of friends but no-one really wants to be there and no-one particularly likes

 

[Dirk]

In normal times, you’d say everything went swimmingly. Sure, the American president seemed a tad unsure how to say the name of his guest – whom he greeted as Ter-raiser – slightly reinforcing the White House’s earlier failure, in a briefing note, to spell the British prime minister’s name correctly, dropping the “h” and thereby suggesting Donald Trump was about to receive Teresa May, who made her name as a porn star.

Ter-raiser- Hellraiser

(and I just googled "Teresa May" ...... )

 

[Techno Natch]

I would say I'm surprised but....

Theresa May in Turkey: UK agrees £100m defence deal - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38779669

 

[MJA]

I would say I'm surprised but....

Theresa May in Turkey: UK agrees £100m defence deal - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38779669

So we will be supplying defence to a group who are attacking a group who are trying to fight off ISIS?

Do I have that right?

 

[Techno Natch]

So we will be supplying defence to a group who are attacking a group who are trying to fight off ISIS?

Do I have that right?

Pretty much

 

[MJA]

Pretty much

The future of our country is so bright.
It's like a version of Mr & Mrs Smith, but would obviously be Mr & Mrs Trump just without the marriage

 

[silkyman]

Remember during the referendum campaign when Turkey was the enemy and we needed to get out NOW because they were getting full membership in 48 seconds?

Nice to see we're such bezzie mates now.