Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36015266)

This Parliament has overstepped it’s remit. The legislators have taken on the role of the executive. In any other Parliament a vote of no confidence would have been taken on this government and a GE would have been undertaken months ago.

This Parliament is not fit for purpose.


You can’t have another democratic exercise on that question as the result of the first democratic exercise has not been undertaken.



The opposition parties demanded a GE because May had not won a GE and May duly agreed because she thought she’d walk it. Parliament, you know that great democratic institution voted for a GE.

Funny that Johnson, also not elected via a GE, and Parliament think that’s fine, and won’t test him in a GE? Go figure.

there’s no rules anymore. Bercow and the remainer Parliament have ripped up the conventions. We need a new speaker and a new Parliament.

Originally Posted by Chris (Post 36015244)

“I’d rather” is an expression of how one feels about certain things, not a commitment to do one or the other.

Besides, he’s trying very hard to implicate Parliament as the cause of the delay, rather than he himself.

Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36015235)

The EU counties being “propped up” are customers for all of the products they buy from other EU countries.

Given how strongly the English feel I’m surprised they are so keen to “prop up” Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 36015272)

Perhaps he should have explained that fully when he was making hay at hunts expense during the leadership contest, hunt who told the truth about the possibility of needing an extension and bozo who told us in no uncertain terms it wouldn't happen

Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 36015248)

it him that suspended the bill because he didn't want it scrutinized not the other way around

Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36015285)

Ah, so Britain is willing to pay for colonial nostalgia, but not into wider economic projects. Got ya.

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 36015300)

Well if its anything like the referendum campaign which was full of misinformation , lies and everything else besides from both sides it will be more of the same sadly..

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36015294)

It seems to be the remainers who believe that leavers voted Brexit because of their visions of empires reborn.

Speak to leavers and you will get a rather different picture, based on forging our own future and creating prosperity, being responsible for our own laws, as well as stemming the unrelenting scourge of immigration, which at its recent levels threaten to change the nature of this country and put untold damage on our public services and housing situation.

Colonialism? That's well dead and buried now and firmly consigned to history.

Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 36015303)

exactly Den gonna be lots of lies on all sides in election campaign

Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 36015299)

cant see anthing but another hung parliament

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 36015309)

And likely given the poll trends for the last 10 years we could well be in hung parliament territory again.

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36015310)

Boris has a pretty good lead in the opinion polls, which is steadily increasing, and unlike Theresa, he will be able to build on that.

People want to move forward, not backwards. They've had enough of the silly games being played by all the opposition parties.

Scotland may be an exception to that, but this will not be enough to prevent Boris riding to an overwhelming victory. He will also win over a number of 'leave' Labour seats and the Lib Dems will split the Labour vote. Many traditional Labour voters won't even bother to vote with Corbyn in charge. The Brexit Party is toast now with Boris leading the way.

Boris is home and dry unless something unforeseen happens. You'll see.

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I think the public are well fed up with hung parliaments now. This should bury the desire for proportional representation for a long time.

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36015310)

Boris has a pretty good lead in the opinion polls, which is steadily increasing, and unlike Theresa, he will be able to build on that.

People want to move forward, not backwards. They've had enough of the silly games being played by all the opposition parties.

Scotland may be an exception to that, but this will not be enough to prevent Boris riding to an overwhelming victory. He will also win over a number of 'leave' Labour seats and the Lib Dems will split the Labour vote. Many traditional Labour voters won't even bother to vote with Corbyn in charge. The Brexit Party is toast now with Boris leading the way.

Boris is home and dry unless something unforeseen happens. You'll see.

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I think the public are well fed up with hung parliaments now. This should bury the desire for proportional representation for a long time.