VILLAMARV Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 10 minutes ago, NurembergVillan said: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Xann Posted July 11, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 11, 2018 Quote Boris Johnson Has Ruined Britain “He knows that the verdict of history is about to come down on him — and bury him.” LONDON — For the second time in three years, Boris Johnson, a politician whose ambition and superficial charm far outstrip his ability, judgment or principles, is destabilizing the British government and threatening the country’s future. On Monday, Mr. Johnson, in protest against Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans for Brexit, resigned from his post as foreign secretary. Now Mrs. May’s authority, longevity and ability to deliver a Brexit without causing an economic crisis are in question. But further political paralysis seems certain. Britain is in this mess principally because the Brexiteers — led largely by Mr. Johnson — sold the country a series of lies in the lead up to the June 2016 referendum on leaving the European Union. They did so because neither Mr. Johnson nor his fellow leader of the Leave campaign, Michael Gove, intended, wanted or expected to win. At the start of 2016, Mr. Johnson was perhaps the most popular politician in Britain. Supporters and fans mobbed him at train stations and traffic lights; pollsters and pundits thought he could reach the parts of the country that other Conservatives could never touch. But he was also driven and insecure, so desperate to guarantee he would be the next prime minister that he cynically abandoned his own previous positions on the European Union in order to try to secure support from his party’s Euroskeptic right wing. Because Mr. Johnson and Mr. Gove were confident that the Leave campaign was a hopeless cause, they were free to make ridiculous claims that they had no expectation of ever having to fulfill. They said that Brexit would make Britain both richer and more independent, with more money for the National Health Service, much greater control of immigration and continued friction-free trade with Europe. Every earnest warning from the other side — about how any Brexit would damage trade, business and jobs — was dismissed airily by the Brexiteers. There were no costs or downsides in this vision of the future. This casual dishonesty has had devastating consequences. In the two years since the Leave campaign unexpectedly won, nobody, from the prime minister to Mr. Johnson to the Labour Party, has been able to come up with a plan for exiting the European Union that can satisfy both a majority in Parliament and the expectant public. Why? Because fulfilling the false promises peddled by Mr. Johnson during the campaign is impossible. The gulf between the easy, prosperous, productive Brexit that its voters are impatiently expecting, and the grim, complicated cost of disentangling economies that have been intertwined for decades has poisoned and paralyzed British politics. The Conservatives’ leaders cannot admit to the electorate that they were deceived without splitting the party. And instead of apologizing for misleading voters, Mr. Johnson and the other Brexiteers have doubled down, taking refuge in optimistic slogans and vapid promises, refusing to believe the increasingly agitated evidence from hospitals, airlines, farmers, supermarkets and factories that a hard Brexit will damage them all. New York Times 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted July 11, 2018 Moderator Share Posted July 11, 2018 1 hour ago, VILLAMARV said: You can only beat what's put in front of you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 16 minutes ago, NurembergVillan said: You can only beat what's put in front of you! Look who's dishing it out though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 I wonder if "starving-rats-eating-each-other-in-a-sack" should be added to the thread title... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 1 hour ago, NurembergVillan said: You can only beat what's put in front of you! That's a Collymore quote, yes? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted July 11, 2018 Moderator Share Posted July 11, 2018 44 minutes ago, snowychap said: That's a Collymore quote, yes? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HanoiVillan Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 'Ensuring Nazanin Zaghari-Radcliff is held in an Iranian prison' might as well have been the main motivating impulse in Boris's time in the job. It's certainly the only thing he did consistently well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 4 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: 'Ensuring Nazanin Zaghari-Radcliff is held in an Iranian prison' might as well have been the main motivating impulse in Boris's time in the job. It's certainly the only thing he did consistently well. The answer to 'why?' this would fascinate me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 (edited) 38 minutes ago, VILLAMARV said: The answer to 'why?' this would fascinate me answer A - Boris knew secret stuff we don't and was acting to postpone a turn of events that could put lives at risk and tilt the balance of power at a delicate time in world history answer B - he's a self obsessed lying fat turd in a crumpled suit clue: we're talking here about someone that used a brexit resignation letter as a publicity photo op Edited July 12, 2018 by chrisp65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 My MP continues to be a piece of shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted July 12, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted July 12, 2018 We need to talk about the Tory party's inherent problem with raci- *muffled cries as the black hood is tightened over the head* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Davkaus Posted July 12, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2018 If I were a tory, trying to embarrass someone, I probably wouldn't bring up pig ****. But that's just me. 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 (edited) Also, holy shit, this is the guy who posted it. Why do you think he's so upset about this? Edited July 12, 2018 by Davkaus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 (edited) 50 minutes ago, Davkaus said: Also, holy shit, this is the guy who posted it. Why do you think he's so upset about this? That huge structure is painted a colour called ‘international orange’. Behind it is the Golden Gate Bridge. Spoiler i know it’s not but the joke is too good Edited July 12, 2018 by a m ole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Whilst all this other shit is going on, the Tories are trying to make it easier to frack. Here's a petition to resist. Quote New government proposals are trying to force through fracking despite mass opposition. Please drop measures to: ● Treat exploratory drilling as permitted development. ● Include fracking in the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects Regime. 38 Degrees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 16 hours ago, StefanAVFC said: My MP continues to be a piece of shit Next day, next scandal Just **** off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 15 hours ago, Chindie said: We need to talk about the Tory party's inherent problem with raci- *muffled cries as the black hood is tightened over the head* Oh come on now no truth whatsoever in that........Our hoods are white mate 'Spit hoods' approved in uk May 2018 - BBC article Nothing to see here. Carry on. Everything is ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ml1dch Posted July 14, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2018 Another minister gone. Don't worry though, it's not another simpleton who doesn't understand politics beyond GCSE level like the last load. "The minister for small business Andrew Griffiths has resigned from the Government after sending depraved social media messages to two female constituents.The contents of the texts will be revealed exclusively in tomorrow's Sunday Mirror.Married Griffiths, 47, the Tory MP for Burton, and Theresa May's former chief of staff, released a statement to the newspaper saying how sorry he was for what he has done" https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/business-minister-andrew-griffiths-quits-12918866 Conservative minister resigning in embarrassing sex scandal - it almost feels quaint and traditional by current standards. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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