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@ Nov 4, 2018 at 10:23 PM | Unregistered CommenterJit
You say btw, that gif of Theresa May being burnt is not funny.
OMG - it was not meant to be funny or 'cool' as you say It alluded to the treachery of the Prime Minister of your country and what once happened to treacherous people in the past. It was a sober statement.Think on.

Nov 4, 2018 at 10:36 PM | Unregistered CommenterDouglas

Looks like The Guardian is working on a grand theory of everything

Nov 4, 2018 at 10:32 PM | Registered Commentertomo

btw, that gif of Theresa May being burnt is not funny. I thought I had better see it before I criticised it, and now I have seen it, I am disappointed in its originators. Such things are never cool.

And on a practical note, if TM is removed, the wished-for result would be further away. Remember, there is a majority in parliament against Brexit. Do not believe that a Brexiteer would be the next PM. That is wishful thinking.

Nov 4, 2018 at 10:23 PM | Unregistered CommenterJit

Regarding the five-year parliament: in general terms, the legislation is pointless. At the time it seemed to be to protect the Blues from the potential short knife of the Oranges.

Regarding another referendum: there are a lot of leavers here, & I am a leaver too, if my circle are entirely remain and look at me (I fear) as at a closet racist for having put a cross in the wrong box. The score was, what? 52-48? That tells me that we need to leave the EU, but that we ought not have the clean break a lot of vocal Brexiteers want. We need to remain close to the EU to respect the 48% who voted remain. Here, of course, we have a binary outcome, but our policy should respect the balance of opinion - which as far as I can see is tilted slightly against the EU (52-48). I would not expect remain to afford leave that courtesy, but how else do you not create seething resentment in the 48%?

In general I am in favour of referenda, but they cannot be more than once per generation (=20 years) or else they become meaningless. I would suggest referenda to settle contentious issues at every general election. (But never the same matter until at least a 20-year gap).

Nov 4, 2018 at 10:13 PM | Unregistered CommenterJit

@ Nov 4, 2018 at 8:25 PM | Registered CommenterPcar

You Ask 'PS Have you written to your Governor-General re China?'
Nope - but there is plenty of concern within this country at much higher levels than I who will likely apply some pressure.
I have no doubt of the political aspirations of China and its manipulations of our government and even sovereignty.of this and many other Pacific island states.

Nov 4, 2018 at 10:07 PM | Unregistered Commenterdouglas

@ Nov 4, 2018 at 9:39 PM | Registered CommenterPcar

aha Love the rhymes Pcar.

Nov 4, 2018 at 9:57 PM | Unregistered Commenterdouglas

@ Nov 4, 2018 at 8:41 PM | Unregistered Commentergolf charlie

You say "We", the UK Electorate can't sack a Prime Minister without a General Election. It is down to Conservative MPs. They will make their decision based on the best option for them to keep their jobs at the next General Election.
I can see that you are even more cynical than I GC.

Nov 4, 2018 at 9:55 PM | Unregistered Commenterdouglas

Mark Hodgson, Our reasons were in part over-lapping but I wasn't just trying to cheerlead. My intention was to be original.

Your reasons seemed to be based on what was the right thing to do.
My reasons were based on what could be done.

Obviously, some of the limiting factors on what could be done are limited by their very wickedness (civil war in NI, for instance). But my objection was not to the wickedness. It was to the fact that no mainstream political party could push such wickedness through, even if they wanted to.

PS To Everybody:
I'm an interloper here. I support Corbyn and voted for him as leader of my party. Don't want to be flying false colours. That is on ethical grounds.

PPS To Pcar:
I'm not doing videos. Please accept my apologies. Offer text information and I will read. But I'm not doing videos or even radio recordings. Transcripts of audio, yes. My apologies for my selectiveness but time is precious to us all.

Nov 4, 2018 at 9:39 PM | Registered CommenterM Courtney

Remember, remember the 5th of November

Who's on the bonfire this 5th of November?

Who will it be?

Will it be Me?

Or will it be May?


(C)Pcar & Kleinefeldmaus 2018

Nov 4, 2018 at 9:39 PM | Registered CommenterPcar

"Sack her. Nov 4, 2018 at 7:40 PM | douglas"

"We", the UK Electorate can't sack a Prime Minister without a General Election. It is down to Conservative MPs. They will make their decision based on the best option for them to keep their jobs at the next General Election.

Nov 4, 2018 at 8:41 PM | Unregistered Commentergolf charlie

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