Re: UK politics thread

[lardbucket]

Only horrie is left of the ABC!

[skully]

That's probably a fair call.

[lardbucket]

Apparently they're rioting in Glasgow. Not sure how they can tell.

[G.Wood]

They showered first

[Merlin]

They showered first

[JGK]

EMAIL GAG OF THE WEEK

A man is cupping his hand to scoop water from a Scottish Highland burn.
The gamekeeper shouts, "Dinnae drink thon water, mun, it's foo o' coo's shite 'n' pish."
The man replies, "My good fellow, I'm English.. Repeat that in English."
The gamekeeper replies, "I said use both hands – you get more that way."


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/comment/wonderful-words-can-always-bring-a-smile-20140919-10j9ba.html#ixzz3DuJfojQx

[lardbucket]

I liked this one:

"He told us to make sure . . . don't have unprotected sex with your wives in January. I said to Leigh, 'I think that's a bit beyond your jurisdiction.' I laughed and he didn't."

Brad Scott on his one-time Brisbane Lions coach Leigh Matthews.

[Basil]

Suppose that an English Parliament is introduced. It is conceivable that in some parts of the country, you will be subject to five layers of government:

parish council
district council
county council
english parliament
westminster

Barmy or what? Cameron simply has no idea. We need a radical overhaul of how we (England) are governed. Adding a layer of government is ridiculous. And it will take more than nine months to sort out.

[buckSH]

Code:

William J. Bryan ‏@Will_J_Bryan Sep 23

It was an ancient evil...from the Dark Ages of medieval Europe....

[JGK]

Now this is a real speaker scandal:

John Buttifant Sewel, senior House of Lords member, quits after drugs video

July 27, 2015 - 7:38AM
Andrew Osborn

London: A senior British lord quit his post on Sunday and will face a police investigation after a tabloid newspaper released a video showing him semi-naked and snorting white powder through a banknote while partying with two women.

John Buttifant Sewel stood down from his post as deputy speaker of Britain's unelected House of Lords after The Sun on Sunday released the footage and accused him of using cocaine and of hiring prostitutes.

Mr Sewel, 69, who is married, could not be immediately reached for comment. Baroness Frances D'Souza, the upper chamber's speaker, said Mr Sewel had decided to resign as deputy speaker and would be investigated by police. She did not say if he confirmed or denied the allegations.

The imbroglio comes as Britain's politicians are still trying to regain voter trust after a far-reaching 2009 expenses scandal, and could fuel support for former fringe parties who have styled themselves as anti-establishment.

Ironically, Mr Sewel's senior position in the House of Lords tasked him with ensuring fellow lords behaved properly. Packed with political appointees from all parties, its role is to scrutinise government legislation, but some politicians on the left believe it is an elitist anachronism and should be abolished.

Mr Sewel's behaviour was "shocking and unacceptable", Baroness D'Souza said in a statement.

"Lord Sewel has this morning resigned as chairman of committees. The House of Lords will continue to uphold standards in public life and will not tolerate departure from these standards," she said.

"These serious allegations will be referred to the House of Lords commissioner for standards and the Metropolitan Police for investigation as a matter of urgency."

The Sun on Sunday said Sewel had disgraced himself and parliament and said that Westminster, the seat of parliament, sometimes seemed as if it was "a giant cesspit of moral, financial and sexual corruption."

"His behaviour reeks of the sense of entitlement so widespread in our political class," it wrote.

"The Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords should be a figure of respect and unimpeachable character. Not a low-life."

The scandal follows a press campaign aimed at John Bercow, the speaker of the House of Commons, over what his critics say are his excessive expenses.

Reuters



Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/john-buttifant-sewel-senior-house-of-lords-member-quits-after-drugs-video-20150726-gikzvh.html#ixzz3h2ovblMs

[JGK]

Question for our UK posters - if the Brexit poll ends in a "Leave" vote - would David Cameron have to quit as PM? Surely his position would be untenable?

[skully]

Meanwhile, our jittery market shits itself FFS.

[Basil]

Question for our UK posters - if the Brexit poll ends in a "Leave" vote - would David Cameron have to quit as PM?  Surely his position would be  untenable?

He's committed himself to standing down before the next election in 2020 anyway, but if the vote goes in favour of leaving the EU, I'd say he would have to go within weeks. George Osborne would have to go too.

[JGK]

So who'd take over the top job? Would Boris be drafted in?

[taipan]

So who'd take over the top job? Would Boris be drafted in?

So that's the Bullingdon Club farked.

[Basil]

So who'd take over the top job? Would Boris be drafted in?

Yep, I think he's racing certainty if Brexit wins the day.

[JGK]

So who'd take over the top job? Would Boris be drafted in?

Yep, I think he's racing certainty if Brexit wins the day.

So it's not out of the question that by the end of the year we'll have Boris as British PM and The Donald as US Prez.

[taipan]

So who'd take over the top job? Would Boris be drafted in?

Yep, I think he's racing certainty if Brexit wins the day.

So it's not out of the question that by the end of the year we'll have Boris as British PM and The Donald as US Prez.

So Boris, Donald and Vladimir. That's some triumvirate.

[skully]

FMD.

[horace]

Could be worse if the MM was still PM in Oz...

time for tin foil hats and Better call Saul space blankets.

[horace]

Shite...just saw this about Labour MP Jo Cox being shot and stabbed.

Link

[JGK]

Shite...just saw this about Labour MP Jo Cox being shot and stabbed.

Link

Jaysus!

[taipan]

Shite...just saw this about Labour MP Jo Cox being shot and stabbed.

Link

Jaysus!

Don't expect that in an English village.

[horace]

Just announced that Jo Cox has died.

[Brass Monkey]

Disgusting. 'Britain first' he was heard to shout. What a thing for that poor woman to die for. I repeat: disgusting.

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