May Day for the Tories
The UK PM's last day is June 7, giving her the fifth shortest term in modern British history.
Jonathan Pie provides an obituary.
You know the Conservatives are in trouble when THIS guy is considered the front runner to replace her.
You'd think with such an existential issue as Brexit looming over the UK like a falling henge, and with a schizophrenic and collapsing minority coalition government that can't decide should it stay or should it go, the obvious and necessary next step would be to call new elections so that a government with at least a modicum of legitimacy and coherence can negotiate a final deal with the EU that actually makes a bit of sense.
Calling new elections likely means that Jeremy Corbyn becomes PM, and we already know what the toffs in the UK establishment think about him.
So instead, the Tories will muddle through and, with their stiff upper lips clamped firmly to the backsides of the London bankers, hold yet another Upper Class Twit of the Year competition to see who can top Theresa May's record for shortest PM term this century.
With any luck, it'll end up a tie.
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The current working assumption appears to be that our Shroedinger's Cat system is still alive. But what if we all suspect it's not, and the real problem is we just can't bring ourselves to open the box?
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In the Land of the Blind, the One-Eyed Man is declared mentally ill for describing colors.
Yes Virginia, there is a Global Banking Conspiracy!
@The Liberal Moonbat
The current working assumption appears to be that our Shroedinger's Cat system is still alive. But what if we all suspect it's not, and the real problem is we just can't bring ourselves to open the box?
Since it’s been obvious no palatable deal
was possible and what was possible wasn’t likely to get through Commons the plan was to waste as much time as possible before May quit. Then the Tories could save some face but give Boris no time to get anything acceptable negotiated. Let Boris bear the pain and the blame for a hard exit. “See, he couldn’t do anything either. Look at this mess.” might be enough to bring him down too. But that’d be too risky wouldn’t it? He might pull off a miracle. Now the play looks like to burn down the house so Boris gets the full discredit for what follows. Conservatives are never willing to pass up a crisis to capitalize on are they? Big crisis brings big capital. But only for them.
"Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now..."
I think she was trying to force a new referendum...
by offering no real option to a hard Brexit while at the same time frightening the bejesus out of everyone about the consequences.
Now that the original Brexit date has been extended, the Brexiteers are not putting up with her game of chicken anymore.
So yeah, May was stalling, but not just to screw Boris.
Her larger goal in delaying a deal was to scare up a second vote and overturn Brexit altogether.
The current working assumption appears to be that our Shroedinger's Cat system is still alive. But what if we all suspect it's not, and the real problem is we just can't bring ourselves to open the box?
I agree. Stalling was the primary strategy.
"Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now..."
Wonder if the Brit puppets
know how clueless they appear to their western allies? Makes our congress look almost effectual by comparison.
Don't kid yourself.
Congresscritters are just as clueless as MPs.
The Brits are just a lot better at making fun of their politicians than we are.
The current working assumption appears to be that our Shroedinger's Cat system is still alive. But what if we all suspect it's not, and the real problem is we just can't bring ourselves to open the box?
Yeah, they do have some sense of humour
I liked it when a bunch of them mooned the assembly. That's what we need in our circus. More and better clowns.
Corbyn calls for new elections.
Bloody hippie.
The current working assumption appears to be that our Shroedinger's Cat system is still alive. But what if we all suspect it's not, and the real problem is we just can't bring ourselves to open the box?
She'd no tears for May
Did she shed any tears when the Grenfel towers burned down? For blaming Russia for the Skripals poisoning? For the attacks on Britain's social programs? For anything that didn't affect her? No no no and no!
She'd no tears for May.
Which AIPAC/MIC/pharma/bank bought politician are you going to vote for? Don’t be surprised when nothing changes.