Brexit w/c 18 march 2019

[guntrip]

De facto deputy PM. Took over after Damien Green had to quit over the porn thing.

Apparently he’s been an MP since 1992?!?? And was Europe minister for six years, when nobody gave a shit about Europe. Thanks to everyone since for ruining that one.

[manches]

Middle class person fixated on remain that hasn’t really considered why the exit vote happened or what the implications of cancelling Article 50 are. Has talked about little else for the last 3 years. Named after Jolyon Maughum.

I’d be happy for the whole thing to be reversed; but it definitely seems like a depressing number of people have learned nothing from the last few years about the tensions and why this whole thing happened.

Just waffling on about the economy or whatever and calling people thick shows no awareness of what really needs changing.

Though, caveat, I am a dum-dum so beats me what I’m talking about.

Something more my level:

[manches]

Michael Gove being lined up as “Compromise Caretaker”

Leyland James Kirby reads the thread with a feeling of sadness and regret

[shinymcshine]

Is this a sneaky load of.pish to keep the march off the front pages?

[sky_box_office]

Smashed that Europe job. Set us up for life.

[marckee]

That’s a bit tinfoil hat.

If the marchers had any sense, they’d be trying to claim credit for it.

[shinymcshine]

Well having glanced at the front pages that seems to be the upshot but probably is a bit far fetched.

[hip_young_gunslinger]

Just waffling on about the economy or whatever and calling people thick

One of these things is not like the other

[Roughyed]

He’s a swinger (allegedly)

[manches]

yeah, I don’t think I phrased this well tbh

I mean in terms of people making economic arguments more in the abstract, as if to say “how could those working class people not care about this numerical projection?!” or whatever.

I haven’t phrased it well here

but I sure as fuck phrased it longer

[Yesiamaduck]

Also Gove and Hunt as pm is a terrifying thought and would mark the 2nd unelected prime minister in 4 years but T May is so fucking far gone that i cant imagine anyone worse. She fucking said the british people voted for pain AND SHE BELIEVED IT

[dots]

I have literally never heard of this man

[1101010]

Feel like a very real reason Article 50 may not have a chance of being revoked is because there seems to be so much more fascism on the Brexit side.

[1101010]

Can anyone explain how a different PM will ‘save’ Brexit now? Or is their job just to do nothing until No Deal happens and that’s that?

[guntrip]

The issue has always been May’s red lines - move away from those and there’s scope for change and go negotiate an exit arrangement that can get through Parliament.

That seems likely to involve some form of customs union, which the hardline elements in the Conservative Party have always been opposed to. So any caretaker Tory PM whose sole mandate is to deliver a workable Brexit would also likely rupture the party. Which is essentially why it hasn’t happened so far.

[BargainMax]

Who the fuck is David Lidington

Shit MP, no fans

[shinymcshine]

Well that clears that up.

[jordan_229]

No way she’ll be booted out

[urbanfox]

I hope she does another speech

[BargainMax]

Absolute highlight of this story:

It is understood that all but one member of the Tory whips office think that her ‘time is up’. One, Paul Maynard, was in tears recently when he told the Prime Minister: ‘I’ve heard enough. When I was told that we would have to come over and talk to you I began to cry. I said I don’t want to go over and talk to that woman any more. She’s betrayed Brexit, destroying our party. I want her gone.’

Mrs May replied: ‘I’m sorry you feel that way.’

Can’t help but picture Brexit here as a lumbering and dim-witted Harry and the Hendersons-type to make the betrayal even more emotional. You’ve betrayed Brexit, Theresa! Look at his little face, sobbing, all red and snotty! How can you sleep at night?