Well Brexit's got what they wanted; so now they can only blame themselves for the complete mess they are getting the country in.
Except that they wont - just you wait and see. It will be someone else's fault you can bet on that.
Well Brexit's got what they wanted; so now they can only blame themselves for the complete mess they are getting the country in.
I for one am looking forward to our Mad Max future.
Will it be like a Zombie Apocalypse, because I've been training for a Zombie Apocalypse…
I'd imagine you've got some transferable skills
Yeah just saw the announcement, I don’t have much faith in him as PM as apart from Brexit he needs to get the national infrastructure schemes started such as continuing with HS2, expand Heathrow, restart the electrification schemes that Grayling cancelled.
I'm glad to see you're all taking the "news" so calmly and rationally.
Can't the Queen just say no? Would cause a constitutional crisis but would be fun to watch.
Imagine BoJo being told NO!
Technically she can if she doesn't think he can form a working government? Though calling it 'unprecedented' would be an understatement if she did...
Is there now a single EU leadership in defence matters? I thought an EU army (which for the avoidance of doubt will include naval and air forces) was simply brexit supporters fear mongering.Well Brexit's got what they wanted; so now they can only blame themselves for the complete mess they are getting the country in.
Example; the US wants us to capture a tanker, but washes it's hands of us when we ask for assistance in the Gulf, and we have to go cap-in-hand to the EU for protection.
Ah, well. Thank goodness I haven't many years left - reaching my 60's is turning out to be a blessing.
What sort of rational response do you want?I'm glad to see you're all taking the "news" so calmly and rationally.
Article said:Boris Johnson has won the race to be Conservative leader and will soon be prime minister. He is one of the UK's most recognisable politicians.
But that high profile - built up as an MP, London mayor and foreign secretary - has often seen his achievements accompanied by controversy.
Becoming an MP
As editor of the Spectator magazine and a Have I Got News For You contestant, Boris Johnson was already well known for his shambolic persona.
In 2001, he became an MP, replacing Michael Heseltine in the safe Conservative seat of Henley-on-Thames.
As I said at the start, that last one from Jeremy Vine is not verbatim - you should listen to The Inquiry to get the exact wording, but the overall anecdote is the same.Jeremy Vine from The Inquiry (not verbatim) said:He turned up with 2 minutes to go. He comes crashing into his seat and says "now, what am I supposed to do?".... He grabs some paper and a biro and writes down two words ('sheep' and 'shark'). He then goes on and delivers a full speech.
Quite by chance I happened to be at another after-dinner event where Johnson is supposed to give a speech a few years later. He came in with one minute before he was due to come on and said "now, what am I supposed to do?" He wrote the same two words down on a scrap of paper and then went on to deliver the same speech - word for word - with all the same mistakes, mis-pronunciations etc..
I'll take the Corbyn led government, for 10 points. PleaseLike in the US, isn't Johnson the lesser of two evils (or even three)? Would you like a Corbyn-led government or a government with Farage playing the Nick Clegg role?
that isnt going to happen.
The man is utterly unfit to be PM. He is completely lacking in moral fibre or responsibility and the truth appears to be a stranger to him. His attention to detail is zero, he is a philanderer who wont acknowledge the results of his extra curricular activities and his record in office is shocking. His sole interest is advancing the interests of Boris Johnson.
Apart from that nowt to worry about.
She could - although it’s apparently the one thing she can get arrested for, according to my Modern Studies teacher from my school days.Can't the Queen just say no? Would cause a constitutional crisis but would be fun to watch.
Imagine BoJo being told NO!
But as HIGNFY put it "Breaking: We're screwed"
I'll take the Corbyn led government, for 10 points. Please
By that token I think Boris needs to be given a chance. Today has seen the first feeling of positivity in U.K. politics for some while. Never know it might just all work out okay...
I'll take the Corbyn led government, for 10 points. Please
Positivity isnt going to fix the problems we face and it certainly isnt going to deliver a sensible Brexit. Also "positivity" does not remove the point that Johnson is utterly unfit, by virtue of his character, to to be PM.
Positivity isnt going to fix the problems we face and it certainly isnt going to deliver a sensible Brexit. Also "positivity" does not remove the point that Johnson is utterly unfit, by virtue of his character, to to be PM.
I would rather have a labour government led by someone who isnt an utter crackpot, facilitator of antisemitism, friend of terrorists and supporter of every barmpot dictator/regime going.
Who is fit to be PM?
No idea. But we could start with someone who, if he is man enough to cheat on his wife, is man enough to acknowledge his responsibilities towards the results.
The man is utterly unfit to be PM. He is completely lacking in moral fibre or responsibility and the truth appears to be a stranger to him. His attention to detail is zero, he is a philanderer who wont acknowledge the results of his extra curricular activities and his record in office is shocking. His sole interest is advancing the interests of Boris Johnson.
Apart from that nowt to worry about.