Christmas Tree

BBC background: Large huddle of ERG, DUP etc all fuming. I think Mays toast.

Shit meet Fan

I’m also becoming a big fan of Angela Rayner. Think she would romp home.

God Knows.

Mays plan to pick them off one by one tonight.

Interesting 24 hours. Ministers could go, PM could go...

So, EU Army it is.

Apparently the most sought after one is sold in Covent Garden (when stocks allow), called Fucking Fabulous. One person on here I thought would be right up his street

Just having a browse around as I have a birthday coming up and I’m out of aftershave. Some of the patter used to flog this stuff

Fuck me, I only voted for free tuition fees!!!!! Doesn’t make me a lefty!!!

Just sharing a story which was mainly about vote Brexit - less lorry’s I forget how touchy you all are about the messiah

They were watching it live on TV. Sorry if that gets in the way of the right wing press angle

Putting aside the vast majority of his views, he seems to be the invisible man most of the time.

I saw a tweet “moaning” about it yesterday, had a look and thought meh. Thought a black tie would have been better but meh also. Thats why I was a bit surprised these two old labour dears were so offended by it. Of all the things that offend me about JC, his attire is way, way down the list.

This is part of the problem now for Labour with the unwashed having such a big say over Labour leaders. Starmers ok, could even be a wet Tory, but is definitely nowhere near the best leader Labour could have. Obviously the way they lean gets in the way, but Yvette Cooper would wipe the floor with this Government week in week out. Theres quite a few others as well.

Just had the company of two older Labour ladies in the taxi. One thought Brexit was all done, the other pretty sure it wasn’t but hoped that when it was, it might get rid of the big lorry’s clogging up the roads. Next topic was JC wearing a hooded anorak and coloured tie yesterday. Both thought it was very disrespectful and agreed with each other that he is very “iffy”.

I think the only way the disaffected will ever be “happier” is by centrist politics and a wise popular leader. My ideal government needs to understand the responsibility of money, properly look out for those who really need help, have policies that make sense for the long term and is less bravado on the world stage. The politics of simply trying to out bid each other on spending depresses me. Policies like Universal credit are brave decisions which genuinely help people get on. Not funding it properly is criminal. Politicians need to be honest about NHS costs and Social care and have an honest public debate about the real options facing us. Neither the left or right can achieve that imo.

I listened to some bloke on some TV show the other day saying remainers should be very carefull what they wish for by trying to thwart Brexit. Don’t come crying in a few years time if those 17.4 ignored voters end up voting for a Trump style PM. He worded it a lot better but you get the idea.

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In cases like this it’s always worthwhile dropping the ceo a line, including all the relevant details and laying it on thick. While he won’t call you back, he will have a pa who will get the right person to sort it out quickly. I did this years ago with ceo of o2 and got a very quick response. Use a good strap line like “please for God’s sake help me” etc gavin.e.patterson@bt.com

Resigned a job in the government not as an MP.

Truth be told I’m torn on this so I’ll give you an honest opinion of how I feel about Brexit and step away from the partisan back and forth. 1. I still wholeheartedly believe that the Brexit I was offered was a much better future for this country for all the reasons discussed at length. 2. Part of me looks at May and thinks her handling of negogiations has been diabolical. The other part realises that the loss of majority fucked her (as we’ve discussed) and has cemented the path she has had to take, inching forward and can kicking to try and keep as many as possible onboard. That’s not incompetence just a political reality of the circumstances she’s ended up in. To a degree it’s worked as proven by the legislation that’s been passed in a tight parliament. 3. The deal between the main players was / is done but we have arrived at the end of the can kicking and the chickens are coming home to roost. As the cabinet / dup find out what the deal is, shit is hitting the fan. 4. If I’m honest, the deal she has agreed is further can kicking and I think that if voted through we will just postpone this situation for a few years down the line. 5. I don’t think a people’s vote would solve this. 6. Given where we are I would favour no deal WTO but only if (as I said in 2016) it was short term disruption and not the sort of collapse (Nissan etc) that you believe in. 7. Labour are simply playing politics and should really get off the fence and lay out their strategy. 8. That won’t happen yet so what should happen now is this. May puts her deal to the commons. If voted down, she should go and a new PM elected. That person should then either put together their plan for Brexit and deliver it or call a GE. This will ensure genuine details from Labour. 9. My teas ready.