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British politics is proper mega. Gone mad fer it. D'you know what I mean?

Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,520
edited September 2019 in A Moving Train
Today a dude literally crossed the aisle to take away Boris majority:



And just watch these peeps. Swedish politics has nothing on this entertainment:

https://youtu.be/6xJlPO5jqE8


"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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  • Miss.SnowdropMiss.Snowdrop Posts: 192
    It'd been pretty nuts for the past few years but this year is just insane. On one hand it's all so ridiculous you want to just laugh at it but it's our future and lived they're fucking with.... uargh
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,017
    Another first world vehicle who's wheels are about to fall off.  Welcome to the future.
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  • rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    I like that he literally crossed the aisle.  Beauty.
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  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Posts: 36,965
    I'm calling it now. the piece of garbage Katie Hopkins is going to run and win in a few years. she's currently to Britain what trump was to obama. 
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  • Meltdown99Meltdown99 Posts: 10,739
    In a parliamentary democracy, aisle crossing happens from time to time...


    Give Peas A Chance…
  • lastexitlondonlastexitlondon Posts: 13,846
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    I'm calling it now. the piece of garbage Katie Hopkins is going to run and win in a few years. she's currently to Britain what trump was to obama. 
    She is hated here.  Not a chance. I mean really hated.
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  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Posts: 36,965
    edited September 2019
    lastexitlondon said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    I'm calling it now. the piece of garbage Katie Hopkins is going to run and win in a few years. she's currently to Britain what trump was to obama. 
    She is hated here.  Not a chance. I mean really hated.
    I think there are a lot of folks that agree with her. but I certainly hope you are correct. 
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  • Meltdown99Meltdown99 Posts: 10,739
    lastexitlondon said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    I'm calling it now. the piece of garbage Katie Hopkins is going to run and win in a few years. she's currently to Britain what trump was to obama. 
    She is hated here.  Not a chance. I mean really hated.
    Your politics are entertaining.  I will say that.  And the speaker. Man, that dude is awesome.
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  • benjsbenjs Posts: 9,143
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  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,520
    benjs said:
    OOOOOHHHDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
    THE STARS ABOUT TO FALL
    SO WHAT YOU SAY
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • pearljammr78pearljammr78 Posts: 1,613
    Can I ask a dumb question? Ok, that’s a dumb question too so I’ll ask two. What effect does Brexit have on the world? And since I’m an ignorant and selfish American, what do I care about it anyways. Besides the PM and Trump sharing horrible hair styles. 
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  • Meltdown99Meltdown99 Posts: 10,739
    pearljammr78 said:
    Can I ask a dumb question? Ok, that’s a dumb question too so I’ll ask two. What effect does Brexit have on the world? And since I’m an ignorant and selfish American, what do I care about it anyways. Besides the PM and Trump sharing horrible hair styles. 
    Smoke a joint and watch the speaker in the parliament.  That dude is just straight-up funny.  When I get home from in the morning I usually try to watch the latest...what a riot.
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  • pearljammr78pearljammr78 Posts: 1,613
    Meltdown99 said:
    pearljammr78 said:
    Can I ask a dumb question? Ok, that’s a dumb question too so I’ll ask two. What effect does Brexit have on the world? And since I’m an ignorant and selfish American, what do I care about it anyways. Besides the PM and Trump sharing horrible hair styles. 
    Smoke a joint and watch the speaker in the parliament.  That dude is just straight-up funny.  When I get home from in the morning I usually try to watch the latest...what a riot.
    Your the doctor! Sounds like a prescription for amazingness. Will do. 
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  • lastexitlondonlastexitlondon Posts: 13,846
    I dont have a clue about brexit amd nor do they i think
     That speaker i think his name is john bercow or something.  I think his wife was in the news not too long ago. Oooorrrder. Order
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  • Meltdown99Meltdown99 Posts: 10,739
    pearljammr78 said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    pearljammr78 said:
    Can I ask a dumb question? Ok, that’s a dumb question too so I’ll ask two. What effect does Brexit have on the world? And since I’m an ignorant and selfish American, what do I care about it anyways. Besides the PM and Trump sharing horrible hair styles. 
    Smoke a joint and watch the speaker in the parliament.  That dude is just straight-up funny.  When I get home from in the morning I usually try to watch the latest...what a riot.
    Your the doctor! Sounds like a prescription for amazingness. Will do. 
    Oh yeah.  That fellow is just entertaining.  I have really come to like British politics as I watched Brexit unfold.  I like how close they sit across from each.  And some of those insults they throw at each other are funny.  Trump would never survive in a Parliamentary system.  He would leave in tears.  
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  • Meltdown99Meltdown99 Posts: 10,739
    lastexitlondon said:
    I dont have a clue about brexit amd nor do they i think
     That speaker i think his name is john bercow or something.  I think his wife was in the news not too long ago. Oooorrrder. Order
    I love your answer.  I agree.  No one knows.  What is the problem?  Is it the money that the UK gives to the EU?  I have read some article that state some in the UK do not like that the EU helps pooer EU financially to improve their lifestyles, to mitigate migration.  If that is true, I think that is money well spent.  Help the entire country in the EU, not the few who manage to get to a wealthier country.  But who knows.  Looks like it will not happen.
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  • JimmyVJimmyV Posts: 19,168
    For all your British news needs:

    https://youtu.be/9Vha59srSks

    This guy is hilarious. 
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  • angry_skullangry_skull Posts: 323
    It seems to somewhat parallel the US. The rural folk feel unrepresented and don't understand how being in the EU helps them paired with the immigrants crisis; while the urban folk think they need the EU to be financially and globally sound/significant. If it is a money issue, I wonder how much more of their tax money has been wasted figuring out how to leave the EU vs just staying in.
  • lastexitlondonlastexitlondon Posts: 13,846
    The haves have not a clue.
    Drilling for fear makes the job simple. 
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  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,948
    UK politics is so much funnier than North American politics. SO much funnier, lol. I do take the issues seriously, but damn, the way they behave and talk in parliament is just fantastically entertaining.
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  • oftenreadingoftenreading Posts: 12,845
    I was sure we had a Brexit thread but couldn't find it in the approximately 1.5 minutes I spent searching.

    Seems important to at least acknowledge that a brexit deal has been signed, though predictably no one seems really happy with it.

    Johnson also described it as a "jumbo, Canada-style" deal and I have no idea what he meant by that. Is the UK going to have to cope with Quebec now? ;)

    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/dec/24/boris-johnson-says-brexit-deal-has-settled-uk-europe-question
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    Figgy pudding?
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  • oftenreadingoftenreading Posts: 12,845
    Fight pudding trade rated higher even than fishing rights, I believe.  
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  • qontheboardqontheboard Posts: 784
    oftenreading said:
    I was sure we had a Brexit thread but couldn't find it in the approximately 1.5 minutes I spent searching.

    Seems important to at least acknowledge that a brexit deal has been signed, though predictably no one seems really happy with it.

    Johnson also described it as a "jumbo, Canada-style" deal and I have no idea what he meant by that. Is the UK going to have to cope with Quebec now? ;)

    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/dec/24/boris-johnson-says-brexit-deal-has-settled-uk-europe-question
    Ha!

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