Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 35989403)

It's all true read this.

The Paris-based L’Institute de Eurovision Song - the pan-European body governing the continent’s pop output - warned leaving the EU could mean Great Britain’s glorious Eurovision history might come to an end. Britain’s Eurovision efforts have long been enjoyed across the continent and the nations has likewise enjoyed scrupulously fair adjudication at the hands of the Eurovision judges. Vaya Mentira, chief executive of LIES, said: “It has with a heavy heart that we have decided Britain should no longer compete in Eurovision.

Originally Posted by nomadking (Post 35989343)

So what is the point of Royal Assent being required, if not to block a backdoor overthrowing of a democratic vote?

Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35989361)

Not quite. They aren’t symbolic; they’re very real. They are, however, only exercised on advice (the conferring of the Order of Merit is an extremely rare exception). The monarch avoids a constitutional crisis by respecting a convention, not by obeying a law.

The powers of the sovereign have effectively been brought under democratic control because they are exercised by, or on the advice of, an Executive which is drawn from, and answerable to, our elected Parliament.

However, it is a delicious irony that our last line of defence against tyranny is that there is no law any government can usurp to give itself absolute power, because power has never been stripped from the Crown.

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 35989403)

It's all true read this.

The Paris-based L’Institute de Eurovision Song - the pan-European body governing the continent’s pop output - warned leaving the EU could mean Great Britain’s glorious Eurovision history might come to an end. Britain’s Eurovision efforts have long been enjoyed across the continent and the nations has likewise enjoyed scrupulously fair adjudication at the hands of the Eurovision judges. Vaya Mentira, chief executive of LIES, said: “It has with a heavy heart that we have decided Britain should no longer compete in Eurovision.

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35989463)

Both parties equally culpable for the chaos that has ensued with both split from top to bottom with a never ending civil war..

Originally Posted by jfman (Post 35989465)

In their defence the split in the parties reflects the split in the country.

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35989467)

True but will we ever have a end to this chaos..

Originally Posted by jfman (Post 35989468)

Not until one side is let down badly, unfortunately!

Originally Posted by jfman (Post 35989471)

Depends when it is I suppose. If its 2022 a lot of the tension could have died down. Folk will move on to other issues that irritate them.