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You've seen this Government, right? I don't think that team has actually been hired yet.

Solemn, contemplative silence - CONGA! Solemn, contemplative silence - CONGA! La la laaa la.

I dunno. I've had several quiet moments of contemplation today thinking about the majesty of the combined forces of the world, working together to defeat the nationalist arseholes who didn't like people different to them. And how unity and collaboration can eventually win the day. I expect the blokes a couple of streets over, hugging over each other over warm cans of Carling while bellowing Ten German Bombers at each other, were probably enjoying similar thoughts.

Well I'm convinced. Anyone fancy a spot of 5G mast burning?

Well I'm excited. Show us what you got.

I don't think there's any doubt that in the inevitable enquiry the only answer that any politician will give is "we just followed what the scientists advised us to do"

Must be quite the peculiarity to in effect be fired by Boris Johnson, for having sex with somebody else's wife.

The Remain-voting Piers Morgan? I'd have suggested that Johnson, Gove or Sunak are slightly more obvious.

It's important to remember the Tory politican's hierachy of needs. In this situation, the strength of the economy trumps human lives. But the strength of the economy is still found above the base layer of the pyramid, which if I remember Maslow correctly, is being a dick to foreigners.

Don't really see why he needs to resign. Surely that's completely on brand for what one would expect a Conservative MP to do? I'd be more surprised to find one that wasn't doing things like that.

They've already said that they will, as an alternative to a permanent presence. See Gove's letter to the leaders of the Stormont Assembly. Paragraph 3. And I don't think you need to open our eyes about what a bunch of untrustworthy shits they are. We've lived through this. But as for "the court of public opinion", their MO is far more to meekly cave in and just shout loudly that they haven't. They've rightly assumed that by the time it next matters, their potential voters either (a) didn't care anyway, (b) have forgotten or, the biggest group by miles (c) have never heard of any of this because they don't really care one way or the other. Can't imagine they'd need to get CJEU involved. As you rightly say, the terms of the withdrawal have been written into UK law. Just pursue the matter through the British courts.

Maybe that. Or maybe go with "alright, if you think that thrice-weekly processions from our permanent office in Dublin to judge and scrutinise how Belfast is working is better optics for you then fine, let's go with that".

Middle name.

I don't think the person in charge really comes into it. Nasty, untrustworthy charlatan though he is, and those around him are. International agreements don't rely on trust, whatever the relationships between the parties are like. They rely on rules which both sides are expected to adhere to. That would be the same with this ring piece in charge, or someone they liked. Wouldn't make a difference.

Then again, if it were going to be such a massive issue for those throbbers, maybe they shouldn't have signed a treaty agreeing that someone else would be setting the rules that applied. Once they agreed to that, what did they expect the consequence to be? A rule without an enforcement mechanism isn't really a rule.

Children Of The Corn

This is great:

The account Football Manager Hair On Politicians is well worth a follow.

"Isn't it true minister, that the Government is doing an excellent job under difficult circumstances?"

Jesus.