the craziness of first-past-the-post elections .... we'll no doubt have to now live through the scotts demanding another referendum, because we may take their lands, but we will never take their freedom!
and so they want to be free of the uk, where they have a disproportionate influence in parliament, and be a little dot that's part of the eu.
yup, freedom.. but anyway, as it stands right now they have 48 seats after getting 1.2m votes.
Is there ANY democratic mandate for an independence referendum in Scotland that the UK would respect? - how often do you want UK independence referendums?
Every 5 years?
If Scotland had a second UK indy ref and chose again to remain in the UK, would you and Wee Jimmy Krankie accept the result and shut up about it?
The 2014 UK independence referendum was marketed as a once in a generation event.
the craziness of first-past-the-post elections .... we'll no doubt have to now live through the scotts demanding another referendum, because we may take their lands, but we will never take their freedom!
and so they want to be free of the uk, where they have a disproportionate influence in parliament, and be a little dot that's part of the eu.
yup, freedom.. but anyway, as it stands right now they have 48 seats after getting 1.2m votes.
@SBF - the problem for the SNP and Scots who want to leave the UK is that they've had that referendum in 2014 and voted to remain in the UK.
Scotland has decided its future. You're moaning because the referendum didn't go the way you wanted.
"brussels plans to insist that in order to get that "quick and dirty" deal, the prime minister would have to sign up to eu conditions: alignment with eu environmental, state aid and tax regulations for example.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-50777995.
would such a deal represent what they thought they were voting for in the referendum?.
Ireland/N.I. situation also looks to have taken a new twist - does it? First I've heard of it.
As far as I can see, Boris Johnson said he'd put the border in the Irish Sea and he's just been elected with a huge majority.
Surely Boris can get on with putting the border in the Irish Sea in due time?
What am I missing here?
she certainly is passionate about climate change.
🤔.
@Min - I know the point you're making and there is some truth in what you say.
But, social media is a bit like the Wild West - there's quite a lot of roasting, making fun of people, etc. Greta's parents should protect her from that. And I don't think they're doing their job properly.
"brussels plans to insist that in order to get that "quick and dirty" deal, the prime minister would have to sign up to eu conditions: alignment with eu environmental, state aid and tax regulations for example.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-50777995.
would such a deal represent what they thought they were voting for in the referendum?.
Yes, I agree with Cofty - I want the UK to have no political union with the EU.
Mutually beneficial trade deals should be sorted out, however long they take.
I'm realistic in that I know Brexit won't happen over night. But I'm reasonably happy - Boris has won a huge majority, giving him the clear democratic mandate he needs. Also, I feel as if Boris genuinely wants to do Brexit (compare his behaviour with that of Theresa May's).
Hopefully Brexit will begin in February.
Would such a deal represent what they thought they were voting for in the referendum? - it's impossible to answer this question. People had the choice of UK remain or UK leave on the ballot. Those Brexiteers who want a hard Brexit, No Deal need to accept that Boris will do the best he can to get us out.
she certainly is passionate about climate change.
🤔.
The anger and lambasting, the pallid skin, the twisted features, the florid face, the crimson cheeks ... is Greta Thunberg a gammon?
ok, ok, so the actual title of the article released today on jw-org is "young people askshould i get a tattoo?
", but i thought i'd replace some words and phrases from the actual article, as follows:"regardless of the motive, you should think long and hard before deciding to have anything growing out of .
your skin!
YOUNG PEOPLE ASK Should I Grow a Beard? - er, not if you're a Spanish woman ...
so, it's been said before how the left ends up eating its own.. and now we have the case of star wars actress - can i say 'actress'?
- daisy ridley ('rey').. in a recent guardian article, she essentially denies her privilege by saying that her star wars co-star john boyega ('finn') is just as privileged as she is.. daisy ridley descends from the fitz-corbetts (landed gentry) on her mother's side; her paternal grandfather was high up in the bbc and she went to a fee-paying school.
and john boyega grew up on a peckham council estate.
So, it's been said before how The Left ends up eating its own.
And now we have the case of Star Wars actress - can I say 'actress'? - Daisy Ridley ('Rey').
In a recent Guardian article, she essentially denies her privilege by saying that her Star Wars co-star John Boyega ('Finn') is just as privileged as she is.
Daisy Ridley descends from the Fitz-Corbetts (landed gentry) on her mother's side; her paternal grandfather was high up in the BBC and she went to a fee-paying school.
And John Boyega grew up on a Peckham council estate.
Er, yeah, nice one Daisy.
TBH, I don't really think she deserves much of a backlash or to be 'cancelled' ... it's just pretty amusing when the 'Liberal-Left' eats one of its own.
far from uniting the british people, the election result on black friday will go down in history books as the day the brexit chasm got wider & deeper imo.
whatever the result, thanks to the past 42 months of unprecedented political bitterness many people's attitudes will harden.
there won't be many "good losers.".
Expect a huge amount of postal votes and proxy votes (cough, cough) ...
marches, sit ins, traffic blocking is the new normal for people to demonstrate.
they block highways, state buildings and roadways.
they may even get arrested but invariably get turned loose by the courts.. i think it’s disgraceful to demonstrate this way.
@Min - well, people have the right to peaceful protest.
Are people from Extinction Rebellion who sit in the road and glue themselves to lamp posts 'peacefully protesting'?
Well, they're seriously pushing the boundaries as they disrupt everyone else's lives.
Peaceful protest shouldn't disrupt ordinary citizens and commuters as they go about their daily lives.
